Senior Business Analyst

Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited

Methods is a £100M+ IT Services Consultancy who has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK. Established over 30 years ago and UK-based, we apply our skills in transformation, delivery, and collaboration from across the Methods Group, to create end-to-end business and technical solutions that are people‑centred, safe, and designed for the future.

Our human touch sets us apart from other consultancies, system integrators and software houses – with people, technology, and data at the heart of who we are, we believe in creating value and sustainability through everything we do for our clients, staff, communities, and the planet.

We support our clients in the success of their projects while working collaboratively to share skill sets and solve problems. At Methods we have fun while working hard; we are not afraid of making mistakes and learning from them.

Predominantly focused on the public‑sector, Methods is now building a significant private sector client portfolio.

Methods was acquired by the Alten Group in early 2022.

The Senior Business Analyst will typically play a leading role in a DDaT multidisciplinary team, within agile and waterfall project environments. They will apply analytical and problem‑solving tools to assess situations and understand problems, eliciting, analysing, validating, and gaining consensus on business requirements and user stories. The role will involve leading business analysts in small to medium sized projects and supporting the analysis of more complex transformations.

They will be responsible for leading a variety of business analysis tasks, working independently to deliver the required outputs, managing stakeholder relationships, and developing others through sharing best practice and mentoring.

The ideal candidate will have experience applying business analysis skills in digital transformations across a number of different styles of transformation. They will have experience and knowledge underpinned by the tailored use of several frameworks and methodologies to perform as an effective analyst. They will understand the UK public services landscape, with knowledge in one or more sectors. In addition to business analysis skills, they will have experience in how emerging technologies and innovation can benefit the delivery of improved public services.

The role will be home based and will include work on client sites. It is expected that the Senior Business Analyst will quickly acquire an understanding of Methods Portfolio offering to work effectively for our clients. The role will support the development of our Business Analysis Service and Community of Practice.

• Analyse and understand complex user and business needs, including where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
• Map complex processes and information flows into appropriate artefacts for communication with both stakeholders and the team
• Translate user needs into system functionality requirements
• Understand the internal and external situation and environment, eliciting and managing any non‑functional requirements.
• Track, review and manage requirements with appropriate stakeholders to maintain records of traceability and prioritisation.
• Negotiate with and persuade stakeholders with a balanced consultative approach to ensure that the principles of user centred design are balanced against service requirements.
• Write clear and concise user stories with clear and testable acceptance criteria.
• Contributing to Methods Business Analysis Community of Practice and mentoring other business analysts

• Extensive Business Analysis or relevant knowledge gained from recognised bodies (BCS, BABOK, Agile PO).
• Leading the analysis as part of a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Demonstrably able to select the appropriate business modelling techniques that are most effective to help people understand the situations, problems, and solutions.
• Can recommend and influence improvements to business…