Technical Business Analyst - Data Analytics

Location: Walton Park
Salary: £34,644 - £43,363 (dependent on skills & qualifications)
Reference: REQ1376

An exciting new opportunity has arisen to join our Data & Analytics Team as a Technical Business Analyst.This position requires an energetic and skilled individual with an understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and successful previous experience in a Technical Business Analyst (or similar) role.

THE ROLE

This role will help us to deliver a roadmap that will grow and develop SGN's analytics capabilities. We're looking for an individual who enjoys working in complex environments with multiple stakeholders - the ideal candidate will possess a blend of technical, business, and people skills.

You will act as a 'translator' between business, data analytics and other technology teams ensuring that business requirements are translated into appropriate technical documentation to support delivery.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Establishing and maintaining productive cross-functional relationships with a network of IT delivery teams, business stakeholders and external suppliers
• Helping SGN to mature and grow its Analytics Data Platform capabilities, products, and solutions by taking a lead role on key activities through the full project lifecycle
• Contributing to the design and delivery of proof of concept, proof of technology and protype projects
• Providing thought leadership and help to foster collaborative development
• Identifying opportunities to drive self-serve adoption of our products and services and enabling business teams to be more self-sufficient in meeting their Data & Analytics requirements
• Supervising, coaching, and mentoring other team members

CULTURE/BENEFITS

This role will offer plenty of genuine learning and development opportunities, as well as a competitive salary with SGN company benefits including retail & leisure discounts, HolidayPlus & Cycle2work schemes, gym & mobile discounts, a pension scheme, and more.

We're on a journey to transform the future of gas and want our workplace to be an innovative and inclusive place to work. We encourage our employees to foster a diverse and inclusive culture, so our working environment enables you to feel empowered and achieve professional success.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

We are looking for someone with experience in a Technical Business Analyst, System Analyst, Business Analyst, or similar role, that has a good understanding of the software development lifecycle. With degree level education in a relevant subject (e.g. data science, computer science, business analysis)

The role requires someone with an analytical mindset and ability to quickly assimilate and understand new concepts and technologies. Stakeholder management skills are also essential to building strong working relationships and managing any conflicts.

We're also looking for demonstrable experience of the following:

• An understanding of business analysis skills, techniques, and practices
• Requirements elicitation (both functional and non-functional) and user story generation, ideally in the context of data analytics
• Querying, reviewing, and manipulating large quantities of data using programming languages like SQL and Python
• Analysing and documenting complex business processes with a strong data focus
• Excellent presentation skills and the ability to confidently present to a broad set of stakeholders across all levels
• Capable of managing other individuals to ensure the timely delivery of project work

The ideal candidate will also have experience of working on Data Analytics projects.

Not a perfect skills match? Tell us what you're interested in - you might have a skill we didn't realise we needed!

WHO WE ARE

At SGN, we think outside the box - futuristic technologies and robotics are leading our innovation. Keeping our customers safe and warm is what we do but beyond that, we want to make the world a better place, which is why we're passionate about helping in our communities, reducing our carbon footprint and driving innovation in our industry.

We strive to sustain our world through managing the network that distributes natural and green gas across the south of England and Scotland. We are responsible for keeping the gas flowing to 5.9 million homes and businesses and your work directly impacts SGNs commitments to keeping our customers' homes and businesses safe.

We're quick to deliver and we may not always wait until the job advert expires before reviewing applications. We recommend you submit your application as soon as possible so we can continue the conversation…