Senior Business Analyst

The successful candidate will play a key role in connecting business needs with technology solutions. The position involves analysing business processes, identifying improvement opportunities and applying data-driven insights to support decision-making across the organisation. The role requires close collaboration with business stakeholders, delivery teams and technical specialists. Responsibilities • Engage with stakeholders to gather and document business requirements and objectives. • Translate business needs into functional and non-functional requirements, including user stories and acceptance criteria. • Analyse existing business processes and workflows and identify opportunities for improvement. • Develop process maps, use cases and supporting documentation to guide solution design and delivery. • Work with technical teams and business stakeholders to maintain alignment on project objectives and deliverables. • Support the development of business cases, feasibility assessments and cost-benefit analyses. • Support testing activities, including user acceptance testing planning and solution validation. • Provide guidance and support on business analysis approaches, tools and standards. • Maintain awareness of developments in business analysis, data utilisation and public sector transformation. Essential Criteria • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Data Science or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience. • Demonstrated experience as a Business Analyst on data analytics, digital transformation or technology-enabled projects. • Experience gathering and documenting business requirements. • Experience producing user stories, acceptance criteria, process maps, use cases and functional specifications. • Ability to analyse business challenges and translate requirements into practical solutions. • Experience communicating effectively with stakeholders at different organisational levels. • Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes. • Experience working independently and within multidisciplinary teams. • Experience using DevOps tools and practices. • Experience working with Power BI. • Experience supporting Agile, Scrum or similar delivery methodologies. Desirable Criteria • Agile or Scrum certification. • Master's degree in a relevant discipline. • Experience supporting public sector organisations. • Experience working on multi-agency or cross-department programmes. • Knowledge of housing-related datasets, reporting requirements or government programmes. • Experience contributing to data analytics initiatives and reporting projects. Why Version 1?    At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.   • Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits   • Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme   • Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance   • Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme   • Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special lea