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Lead Business Analyst

FCDO Services
Hanslope, GBR
Full-time
Onsite
£62,561–£65,371,
Discovered 2 days ago
Business analysisUser stories and requirements definitionBusiness process mappingGap analysis and change planningBusiness analysis leadershipService design

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About the role

Lead Business Analyst role in the Digital and Data technology team at FCDO Services.

Lead high-quality analysis across projects, establish standards and assurance, and deliver reusable artefacts and testable requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Establish business analysis standards, templates, and output assurance; maintain consistency, traceability, and alignment with government capability frameworks.
  • Analyse business rules, data models, and user documentation, and produce reusable business artefacts.
  • Translate complex business needs into testable requirements and support robust, cost-effective solutions.
  • Represent the business group at governance boards, committees, and design authorities.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Analysts.
  • Provide consultancy and work with suppliers to review requirements, manage dependencies, and maintain standards.
  • Manage risk, compliance, and change; monitor delivery metrics, feedback, and data.
  • Improve business analysis methods and promote evidence-based decision-making and continuous improvement.

Experience and capabilities

  • Translate business needs into well-defined user stories and requirements; perform as-is and to-be process mapping and gap analysis, and develop change plans.
  • Collaborate with senior leaders and stakeholders; develop, mentor, and manage less experienced colleagues.
  • Lead business analysis and service design and deliver complex IT or digital services.
  • Design secure or air-gapped platforms within the government sector.
  • Lead co-design workshops and apply human-centred design methods to complex problems.

Formal qualifications and knowledge

  • Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology, professional-level Business Analysis certifications, or equivalent hands-on experience.
  • Knowledge of NCSC, GDS, and UK government security frameworks, including Secure by Design, Cloud Security Principles, Government Functional Standards, and the Technology Code of Practice.

Salary and contract

  • Salary is £62,561–£65,371, with a £1,750 location allowance and Civil Service Pension employer contribution of 28.97%.
  • The contract is permanent and the working pattern is full-time.

Location

  • The listed location is Hanslope, South East England.

About FCDO Services

FCDO Services protects UK interests at home and overseas through secure government buildings, diplomatic courier services, and government technology support.

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