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Description
Hybrid requirements: This role has flexible working patterns.
Check out this brand new role!
Open to a new challenge?
Do you enjoy shaping products and services which positively impact people?
Are you looking for empowerment to deliver for some of the most important services in the UK?
If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We’re an independent UK technology consultancy specialising in designing, building and running user-centred digital and technology solutions that make a positive difference to people’s lives.
The role
You’ll already be working as a business analyst in your current role.
You’ll work with our clients to help them achieve their business goals.
You’ll work with other disciplines such as developers and user researchers to solve complex and interesting problems.
You’ll create relationships with stakeholders to understand what they need, then translate these into the requirements of the project.
You’ll ensure that work is carried out in accordance with Opencast’s quality, environmental, and information security policies and procedures, as well as applicable customer policies, standards and procedures while working on client.
If you take more of a leadership role on projects, you may be more suited to our senior business analyst role.
Applicants must be based within a 40-mile radius of Newcastle, Manchester or Leeds, as the role requires close collaboration with our teams and regular travel.
Applicants must either currently hold active Security Clearance (SC) or meet the eligibility criteria to obtain it.
Eligibility requires UK citizenship, continuous residence in the UK for the past five years, and no single absence from the UK exceeding 28 consecutive days.
Essential experience
To succeed in this role, you need experience of working as a business analyst. You’ll need to show how you have:
• Applied business analysis techniques to solve problems in a methodical and considered way
• Elicited and managed business requirements using different methods
• Presented complex information in a way that is easy to understand
• Built effective working relationships within cross functional teams and across business stakeholders
• Shared knowledge and best practice with BAs and other disciplines
• Planned and managed your own workload to achieve the objectives of your project
• Experience working in UK central government, delivering services to GDS / UK Service Standard guidelines.
• Working in agile delivery teams
• Demonstrated experience or knowledge in agile delivery management and/or product management
As well as business analysis skills, there are essential core skills you’ll need to be a great consultant. You’ll need to show how you have:
• Contributed to improving ways of working within teams
• Positively challenged decisions or solutions you don’t agree with
In the interview, we’ll ask you questions that demonstrates this experience. We’ll also ask you questions based around these topics.
Salary
Inside IR35 - from £380 per day
Where you’ll work
Your working time at Opencast will be split between multiple locations, including from our HQ and hub locations, client site or home. Travel is part of life at Opencast, and takes in account requirements of your work, our clients and your team.
We include you
We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all.
Interview
Job interviews are on Microsoft Teams. We’ll make any adjustments to help you.
Life at
Opencast
Culture overview
At Opencast, our culture is built around purpose, collaboration and growth.
We bring together people, technology and values to create a supportive, inclusive workplace where individuals are trusted to contribute, learn and make a difference. Our teams work collaboratively to deliver high-quality digital services with real-world impact, supported by hybrid ways of working, strong communities and a focus on wellbeing. With opportunities for learning, mentoring and pro-bono work, Opencast is a place where your ideas are valued, your career can develop and the work you do genuinely matters.
Employee benefits
Bonus Scheme
Company Car
Cycle To Work
Flexible Hours
Flexible Working
Free Parking
Health Cash Plan
Home office allowance
Laptop
Learning Allowance
Pension
Share Options
Wellbeing Programme
Office vibe
Clubs & Meetups
Free Coffee
Hackathons
Open Plan
Social Events
Team Building Days
Location
Tech at
Opencast
Leadership
David Sarginson
Director of Architecture & Engineering Capability
Tech overview
At Opencast, we use technology to create meaningful outcomes. Our work spans the full digital delivery lifecycle:
• User-centred design: Research, service design, interaction and content design to ensure solutions meet real user needs.
• Architecture: Designing scalable, secure and sustainable technical strategies that guide end-to-end delivery.
• Software and digital delivery: Building high-quality, reliable software that solves complex business problems.
• DevOps, cloud and platform engineering: Optimising platforms, automating pipelines and managing cloud infrastructure to support resilient services.
• Data and analytics: Turning data into actionable insights to drive better decisions and improve services.
Our approach balances technical excellence with purpose, ensuring every project we deliver is user-focused, sustainable and impactful.
Engineering principles
Agile Process
Code Reviews
Configuration management
Continuous integration
Knowledge sharing
Mentoring
Micro services
Pair programming
Scrum
Test Driven Development
Unit testing
Company tech stack
Microsoft Azure
Java
Node.js
MySQL
Microsoft SQL server (MSSQL)
Spring Boot
Spring Data
Spring
Ruby on rails
Spring MVC
Adobe XD
Scalatra
Scala
Splunk
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