Business Analyst - Senior Consultant (Contract)

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Opencast

Business Analyst - Senior Consultant (Contract)

£490

/day -

£600

/day

Multiple locations

Hybrid

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Description

Hybrid requirements: This role has flexible working patterns.
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Want to solve meaningful problems?
Are you looking to make a positive impact in your work? Do you want to work in an environment where you can grow, while solving problems to help improve government, healthcare and private sector services?
If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We’re a growing tech consultancy that creates user-centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government and business. As a Business Analyst, you’ll listen, ask questions and turn needs into plans usingstrong analysis, facilitation and problem-solving skills.
The role
You’ll lead business analysis activities within projects and be responsible for planning and achieving deliverables for our clients.
You’ll provide expert advice to our consultants and contribute towards building the BA community at Opencast.
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.
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 will have experience as a business analyst across different industries and/or clients. You will also ensure BA activities and outcomes align across multiple work streams and/or projects. Please show how you have:
• Experience working in UK central government, delivering services to GDS / UK Service Standard guidelines.
• Analysed and evaluated complex business systems and processes to recommend improvement opportunities or change initiatives.
• Planned and executed the business analysis deliverables to meet the objectives of a project.
• Delegated and managed the tasks of others.
• Successfully worked within unfamiliar industries and/or clients and quickly adapted to understand the business domain and project needs.
• Built meaningful and lasting relationships with stakeholders to elicit and manage requirements and facilitate the path to delivery.
• Shaped the requirements management approach, including methodology, tools, and processes to enable successful delivery and value.
• Used a variety of BA techniques to solve complex problems and present ideas to stakeholders.
• Coached junior members of a team, sharing your knowledge of best practice and ways of working.
• Experience working in agile delivery teams
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 £490 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.

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

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
Microsoft Azure
java
Java
nodejs
Node.js
mysql
MySQL
mssql
Microsoft SQL server (MSSQL)
spring-boot
Spring Boot
spring-data
Spring Data
spring
Spring
rails
Ruby on rails
spring-mvc
Spring MVC
adobe-xd
Adobe XD
scalatra
Scalatra
scala
Scala
splunk
Splunk
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Opencast
Business Analyst - Senior Consultant (Contract)
£490/day - £600/day
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