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Pay up to £66,058, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. We are looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join thriving community of practise here at DWP Digital. You will be a leading figure within our community of over 200 Business Analysts, growing your leadership experience and expanding your management capability by supporting your colleagues to develop their skills too. Join our DWP Place Team and deliver continuous improvements as well as new projects on the ServiceNow platform. Using your skills to deliver changes on the ServiceNow Platform, whether that be to IT Service Management module, HR Module, Security Modules as well as improving intelligent automation across the platform. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. Our team provide critical insight to support DWP in delivering critical public services. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? How will this be assessed? The application process for these roles includes both a technical statement and a personal statement. This is your opportunity to showcase clear examples and evidence of how you meet the following: Technical statement: How does your previous Service Now analysis experience make you a great fit for this Senior Business Analyst role in DWP Digital? Personal Statement: Significant experience of working at Senior BA level (as detailed in our job description) leading business analysis activities within complex projects / environments. Experience of supporting more junior BAs to take responsibility for their own learning and development and building their BA toolkit. Significant experience of working at Senior BA level and leading business analysis activities within complex projects / environments. Using a wide range of tools and techniques to identify improvements and make recommendations. Supporting colleagues to take responsibility for their own learning and development. The sift panel will use the information in your employment history, personal statement, and technical statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above. Full details, as well as application guidance are detailed in the Civil Service Job description - Click "Apply" to be redirected here. You and your role As a Senior Business Analyst you will work across our DWP Place product delivery team as part of a ServiceNow Centre of Excellence Product Delivery Unit. You will work across the product delivery team as part of a ServiceNow Centre of Excellence Product Delivery Unit. You will implement and improve business process to ensure our colleagues can make full use of the tooling. You will lead workshops, interviews and focus groups to translate business and user needs to effective products and services for our colleagues and customers. Day-to-day you'll be leading business analysis activities within your project areas. You know which tools and techniques to use to identify improvements and make recommendations. You will communicate across senior technical and business stakeholders ensuring the understanding of requirement and acceptance criteria is aligned. And you'll have a chance to share your skills. You'll manage our junior BAs, develop your leadership skills, and pass on your knowledge and experience to the BA leaders of the future. You will also support in recruitment for your area. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in our brilliant digital hub in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever works best for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £66,058. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to over £19,000 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.
Pay up to £66,058, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. We are looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join thriving community of practise here at DWP Digital. You will be a leading figure within our community of over 200 Business Analysts, growing your leadership experience and expanding your management capability by supporting your colleagues to develop their skills too. Join our DWP Place Team and deliver continuous improvements as well as new projects on the ServiceNow platform. Using your skills to deliver changes on the ServiceNow Platform, whether that be to IT Service Management module, HR Module, Security Modules as well as improving intelligent automation across the platform. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. Our team provide critical insight to support DWP in delivering critical public services. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? How will this be assessed? The application process for these roles includes both a technical statement and a personal statement. This is your opportunity to showcase clear examples and evidence of how you meet the following: Technical statement: How does your previous Service Now analysis experience make you a great fit for this Senior Business Analyst role in DWP Digital? Personal Statement: Significant experience of working at Senior BA level (as detailed in our job description) leading business analysis activities within complex projects / environments. Experience of supporting more junior BAs to take responsibility for their own learning and development and building their BA toolkit. Significant experience of working at Senior BA level and leading business analysis activities within complex projects / environments. Using a wide range of tools and techniques to identify improvements and make recommendations. Supporting colleagues to take responsibility for their own learning and development. The sift panel will use the information in your employment history, personal statement, and technical statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above. Full details, as well as application guidance are detailed in the Civil Service Job description - Click "Apply" to be redirected here. You and your role As a Senior Business Analyst you will work across our DWP Place product delivery team as part of a ServiceNow Centre of Excellence Product Delivery Unit. You will work across the product delivery team as part of a ServiceNow Centre of Excellence Product Delivery Unit. You will implement and improve business process to ensure our colleagues can make full use of the tooling. You will lead workshops, interviews and focus groups to translate business and user needs to effective products and services for our colleagues and customers. Day-to-day you'll be leading business analysis activities within your project areas. You know which tools and techniques to use to identify improvements and make recommendations. You will communicate across senior technical and business stakeholders ensuring the understanding of requirement and acceptance criteria is aligned. And you'll have a chance to share your skills. You'll manage our junior BAs, develop your leadership skills, and pass on your knowledge and experience to the BA leaders of the future. You will also support in recruitment for your area. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in our brilliant digital hub in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever works best for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £66,058. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to over £19,000 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.
Pay up to £66,058, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. We are looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join thriving community of practise here at DWP Digital. You will be a leading figure within our community of over 200 Business Analysts, growing your leadership experience and expanding your management capability by supporting your colleagues to develop their skills too. Join our DWP Place Team and deliver continuous improvements as well as new projects on the ServiceNow platform. Using your skills to deliver changes on the ServiceNow Platform, whether that be to IT Service Management module, HR Module, Security Modules as well as improving intelligent automation across the platform. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. Our team provide critical insight to support DWP in delivering critical public services. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? How will this be assessed? The application process for these roles includes both a technical statement and a personal statement. This is your opportunity to showcase clear examples and evidence of how you meet the following: Technical statement: How does your previous Service Now analysis experience make you a great fit for this Senior Business Analyst role in DWP Digital? Personal Statement: Significant experience of working at Senior BA level (as detailed in our job description) leading business analysis activities within complex projects / environments. Experience of supporting more junior BAs to take responsibility for their own learning and development and building their BA toolkit. Significant experience of working at Senior BA level and leading business analysis activities within complex projects / environments. Using a wide range of tools and techniques to identify improvements and make recommendations. Supporting colleagues to take responsibility for their own learning and development. The sift panel will use the information in your employment history, personal statement, and technical statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above. Full details, as well as application guidance are detailed in the Civil Service Job description - Click "Apply" to be redirected here. You and your role As a Senior Business Analyst you will work across our DWP Place product delivery team as part of a ServiceNow Centre of Excellence Product Delivery Unit. You will work across the product delivery team as part of a ServiceNow Centre of Excellence Product Delivery Unit. You will implement and improve business process to ensure our colleagues can make full use of the tooling. You will lead workshops, interviews and focus groups to translate business and user needs to effective products and services for our colleagues and customers. Day-to-day you'll be leading business analysis activities within your project areas. You know which tools and techniques to use to identify improvements and make recommendations. You will communicate across senior technical and business stakeholders ensuring the understanding of requirement and acceptance criteria is aligned. And you'll have a chance to share your skills. You'll manage our junior BAs, develop your leadership skills, and pass on your knowledge and experience to the BA leaders of the future. You will also support in recruitment for your area. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in our brilliant digital hub in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever works best for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £66,058. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to over £19,000 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.
Pay up to £66,058, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. We are looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join thriving community of practise here at DWP Digital. You will be a leading figure within our community of over 200 Business Analysts, growing your leadership experience and expanding your management capability by supporting your colleagues to develop their skills too. Join our DWP Place Team and deliver continuous improvements as well as new projects on the ServiceNow platform. Using your skills to deliver changes on the ServiceNow Platform, whether that be to IT Service Management module, HR Module, Security Modules as well as improving intelligent automation across the platform. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. Our team provide critical insight to support DWP in delivering critical public services. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? How will this be assessed? The application process for these roles includes both a technical statement and a personal statement. This is your opportunity to showcase clear examples and evidence of how you meet the following: Technical statement: How does your previous Service Now analysis experience make you a great fit for this Senior Business Analyst role in DWP Digital? Personal Statement: Significant experience of working at Senior BA level (as detailed in our job description) leading business analysis activities within complex projects / environments. Experience of supporting more junior BAs to take responsibility for their own learning and development and building their BA toolkit. Significant experience of working at Senior BA level and leading business analysis activities within complex projects / environments. Using a wide range of tools and techniques to identify improvements and make recommendations. Supporting colleagues to take responsibility for their own learning and development. The sift panel will use the information in your employment history, personal statement, and technical statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above. Full details, as well as application guidance are detailed in the Civil Service Job description - Click "Apply" to be redirected here. You and your role As a Senior Business Analyst you will work across our DWP Place product delivery team as part of a ServiceNow Centre of Excellence Product Delivery Unit. You will work across the product delivery team as part of a ServiceNow Centre of Excellence Product Delivery Unit. You will implement and improve business process to ensure our colleagues can make full use of the tooling. You will lead workshops, interviews and focus groups to translate business and user needs to effective products and services for our colleagues and customers. Day-to-day you'll be leading business analysis activities within your project areas. You know which tools and techniques to use to identify improvements and make recommendations. You will communicate across senior technical and business stakeholders ensuring the understanding of requirement and acceptance criteria is aligned. And you'll have a chance to share your skills. You'll manage our junior BAs, develop your leadership skills, and pass on your knowledge and experience to the BA leaders of the future. You will also support in recruitment for your area. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in our brilliant digital hub in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever works best for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £66,058. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to over £19,000 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.
Pay up to £66,058, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. We are looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join thriving community of practise here at DWP Digital. You will be a leading figure within our community of over 200 Business Analysts, growing your leadership experience and expanding your management capability by supporting your colleagues to develop their skills too. Join our DWP Place Team and deliver continuous improvements as well as new projects on the ServiceNow platform. Using your skills to deliver changes on the ServiceNow Platform, whether that be to IT Service Management module, HR Module, Security Modules as well as improving intelligent automation across the platform. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. Our team provide critical insight to support DWP in delivering critical public services. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? How will this be assessed? The application process for these roles includes both a technical statement and a personal statement. This is your opportunity to showcase clear examples and evidence of how you meet the following: Technical statement: How does your previous Service Now analysis experience make you a great fit for this Senior Business Analyst role in DWP Digital? Personal Statement: Significant experience of working at Senior BA level (as detailed in our job description) leading business analysis activities within complex projects / environments. Experience of supporting more junior BAs to take responsibility for their own learning and development and building their BA toolkit. Significant experience of working at Senior BA level and leading business analysis activities within complex projects / environments. Using a wide range of tools and techniques to identify improvements and make recommendations. Supporting colleagues to take responsibility for their own learning and development. The sift panel will use the information in your employment history, personal statement, and technical statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above. Full details, as well as application guidance are detailed in the Civil Service Job description - Click "Apply" to be redirected here. You and your role As a Senior Business Analyst you will work across our DWP Place product delivery team as part of a ServiceNow Centre of Excellence Product Delivery Unit. You will work across the product delivery team as part of a ServiceNow Centre of Excellence Product Delivery Unit. You will implement and improve business process to ensure our colleagues can make full use of the tooling. You will lead workshops, interviews and focus groups to translate business and user needs to effective products and services for our colleagues and customers. Day-to-day you'll be leading business analysis activities within your project areas. You know which tools and techniques to use to identify improvements and make recommendations. You will communicate across senior technical and business stakeholders ensuring the understanding of requirement and acceptance criteria is aligned. And you'll have a chance to share your skills. You'll manage our junior BAs, develop your leadership skills, and pass on your knowledge and experience to the BA leaders of the future. You will also support in recruitment for your area. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in our brilliant digital hub in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever works best for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £66,058. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to over £19,000 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.
About The Role Team - Member Servicing and Claims - IT Working Pattern - Hybrid - 2 days per week in any of the Vitality Offices (Bournemouth, London or Stockport). Full time hours. We are happy to discuss flexible working! What this role is all about: Our Test Engineers play a critical role in Vitality's successful business model by planning and executing tests on products and features to validate that they are fit for purpose. The Principal test engineer leads and plans testing across large or multiple teams, providing expertise in many areas or specialisms. They are responsible for maintaining and designing test automation frameworks for use as templates. They are expert in two specialisms (one of which is automation) and are working towards competency in a third specialism. Key Actions Implement the software test life cycle: The process used to test software and ensure that quality standards are met. It includes test analysis and design, test estimation, test planning and approach, test execution, defect management, and reporting. Recognised as an expert in a core subset of the testing practices employed by the teams and provide technical management and guidance. Seek to minimise the creation of technical debt in the resolution of complex problems, for example; assurance of automation standards and KPIs being achieved. Adhere to testing standards: adhering to the Group test strategy that defines the required testing standards and practices. Recognised as the subject matter expert on adherence to standards and champions a modern test engineering standard approach at Vitality. Encourage and reinforce the correct application of standards and leading by example. Engage stakeholders. Work with stakeholders to develop an understanding of the needs and requirements of both internal and external stakeholders in order to achieve the desired outcomes. Build and transfer skills and knowledge. Take responsibility for developing personal skills and expertise aligned to role, encourage and coach test engineers to build a competent team. An expert in two specialisms (one of which is automation), working towards competency in a third specialism. Research and recommends upcoming technologies to fill existing gaps or modernise Vitality's test framework Collaborate within and across teams . Work effectively together with others across varying areas of expertise to achieve the required results. What do you need to thrive? Proven experience in designing, maintaining, and implementing test automation frameworks, with a deep understanding of automation standards and practices. Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate test activities across large or multiple teams, including test analysis, design, estimation, planning, execution, and defect management. Experience working with various stakeholders, including senior management, project managers, developers, and external parties, to understand requirements. You will discuss product launch needs, and ensure integration across multiple systems. Recognized as a subject matter expert in testing standards, with experience in developing, reviewing, and ensuring adherence to both in-house and industry standards. So, what's in it for you? Bonus Schemes - A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance A pension of up to 12%- We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary Our award-winning Vitality health insurance - With its own set of rewards and benefits Life Assurance - Four times annual salary These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page. Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities! If you are successful in your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, w e will: Help you to be the healthiest you've ever been. Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self. Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work. Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths. Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be. Give you the space to try, fail and learn. Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support. Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits. Be there for you when you need us. Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society. We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy. About The Company We're really excited to announce that we have recently been awarded "Top 10 Best Places To Work" in The Sunday Times Awards 2024! Vitality is a multi-award-winning UK insurance brand, here to make the world a healthier, happier place. We've been a purpose and values-driven business from day 1- long before it became fashionable. Our core purpose is to make people healthier and enhance protect their lives. Diversity & Inclusion We're committed to diversity and inclusion because it's good for our employees, for our business, and for society. To learn more please visit our Careers page. Vitality's approach to sustainability Vitality is a business that drives positive change. We reward people for making and sustaining healthier choices. But healthy people also need a healthy environment. To learn more please visit our Careers page. If we are fortunate in receiving a high volume of quality applications we may need to close this vacancy early.
Pay up to £66,058, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. We are looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join thriving community of practise here at DWP Digital. You will be a leading figure within our community of over 200 Business Analysts, growing your leadership experience and expanding your management capability by supporting your colleagues to develop their skills too. Join our DWP Place Team and deliver continuous improvements as well as new projects on the ServiceNow platform. Using your skills to deliver changes on the ServiceNow Platform, whether that be to IT Service Management module, HR Module, Security Modules as well as improving intelligent automation across the platform. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. Our team provide critical insight to support DWP in delivering critical public services. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? How will this be assessed? The application process for these roles includes both a technical statement and a personal statement. This is your opportunity to showcase clear examples and evidence of how you meet the following: Technical statement: How does your previous Service Now analysis experience make you a great fit for this Senior Business Analyst role in DWP Digital? Personal Statement: Significant experience of working at Senior BA level (as detailed in our job description) leading business analysis activities within complex projects / environments. Experience of supporting more junior BAs to take responsibility for their own learning and development and building their BA toolkit. Significant experience of working at Senior BA level and leading business analysis activities within complex projects / environments. Using a wide range of tools and techniques to identify improvements and make recommendations. Supporting colleagues to take responsibility for their own learning and development. The sift panel will use the information in your employment history, personal statement, and technical statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above. Full details, as well as application guidance are detailed in the Civil Service Job description - Click "Apply" to be redirected here. You and your role As a Senior Business Analyst you will work across our DWP Place product delivery team as part of a ServiceNow Centre of Excellence Product Delivery Unit. You will work across the product delivery team as part of a ServiceNow Centre of Excellence Product Delivery Unit. You will implement and improve business process to ensure our colleagues can make full use of the tooling. You will lead workshops, interviews and focus groups to translate business and user needs to effective products and services for our colleagues and customers. Day-to-day you'll be leading business analysis activities within your project areas. You know which tools and techniques to use to identify improvements and make recommendations. You will communicate across senior technical and business stakeholders ensuring the understanding of requirement and acceptance criteria is aligned. And you'll have a chance to share your skills. You'll manage our junior BAs, develop your leadership skills, and pass on your knowledge and experience to the BA leaders of the future. You will also support in recruitment for your area. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in our brilliant digital hub in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever works best for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £66,058. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to over £19,000 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.
Pay up to £66,058, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. We are looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join thriving community of practise here at DWP Digital. You will be a leading figure within our community of over 200 Business Analysts, growing your leadership experience and expanding your management capability by supporting your colleagues to develop their skills too. Join our DWP Place Team and deliver continuous improvements as well as new projects on the ServiceNow platform. Using your skills to deliver changes on the ServiceNow Platform, whether that be to IT Service Management module, HR Module, Security Modules as well as improving intelligent automation across the platform. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. Our team provide critical insight to support DWP in delivering critical public services. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? How will this be assessed? The application process for these roles includes both a technical statement and a personal statement. This is your opportunity to showcase clear examples and evidence of how you meet the following: Technical statement: How does your previous Service Now analysis experience make you a great fit for this Senior Business Analyst role in DWP Digital? Personal Statement: Significant experience of working at Senior BA level (as detailed in our job description) leading business analysis activities within complex projects / environments. Experience of supporting more junior BAs to take responsibility for their own learning and development and building their BA toolkit. Significant experience of working at Senior BA level and leading business analysis activities within complex projects / environments. Using a wide range of tools and techniques to identify improvements and make recommendations. Supporting colleagues to take responsibility for their own learning and development. The sift panel will use the information in your employment history, personal statement, and technical statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above. Full details, as well as application guidance are detailed in the Civil Service Job description - Click "Apply" to be redirected here. You and your role As a Senior Business Analyst you will work across our DWP Place product delivery team as part of a ServiceNow Centre of Excellence Product Delivery Unit. You will work across the product delivery team as part of a ServiceNow Centre of Excellence Product Delivery Unit. You will implement and improve business process to ensure our colleagues can make full use of the tooling. You will lead workshops, interviews and focus groups to translate business and user needs to effective products and services for our colleagues and customers. Day-to-day you'll be leading business analysis activities within your project areas. You know which tools and techniques to use to identify improvements and make recommendations. You will communicate across senior technical and business stakeholders ensuring the understanding of requirement and acceptance criteria is aligned. And you'll have a chance to share your skills. You'll manage our junior BAs, develop your leadership skills, and pass on your knowledge and experience to the BA leaders of the future. You will also support in recruitment for your area. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in our brilliant digital hub in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever works best for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £66,058. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to over £19,000 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. 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The UK IT market has some unique characteristics compared to other job sectors. It is constantly evolving alongside the rapid development of new technologies and programming languages.
The market is also significantly impacted by changes in work patterns and broader societal shifts, such as the emergence of previously unknown roles like "psydesigner" or "ethicist" linked to the rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
According to the Opteamis barometer on IT market trends, this industry is experiencing consistent growth at a rate well above the national average.
It is also one of the few sectors where demand often exceeds supply. Some professions face a real talent shortage, particularly in areas like:
When it comes to sought-after skills, software design and development remain the most in-demand, significantly outpacing cloud computing and infrastructure. Roles in IT management and project management, while still in high demand, are relatively less so.
To stay up-to-date on the latest job trends in the UK IT market, feel free to consult our IT barometer.
There you'll find the skills and profiles most sought after by recruiters, as well as relevant job opportunities.
For IT freelancers, the high demand and talent shortage is driving an increase in daily rates. However, significant disparities persist depending on:
Additionally, there is no official rate schedule for daily rates in IT. Each freelancer must calculate their own rate based on their expenses, status, and desired profit margin.
To help you calculate your own daily rate, you can consult our database of IT expert rates. The presented rates are calculated from the contributions of independent IT professionals who are members of the Freelance-info community. You can sort them by your specialty and region.
The IT market involves a variety of players, including end clients, recruitment agencies, and IT services/digital services companies (known as SSIIs or ESNs).
The acronym ESN replaced SSII after 2013, but they are essentially the same structures. These companies offer their clients digital services, including:
ESNs can specialise in a specific sector (banking, insurance, etc.). They generally sign contracts for several months or years with their clients and commit to providing their IT skills and resources mainly through their employees and collaborators.
IT professionals can thus be hired on permanent contracts (CDI), fixed-term contracts (CDD), or freelance contracts by the ESN. After interviews and tests, the ESN will assign you a job with one of their end clients. Equally, end clients can request that you go through the ESN they are accustomed to working with.
The recruitment agency is another intermediary between companies and IT employees or freelancers.
However, unlike ESNs, these agencies hire you directly by one of their end clients.
Recruitment agencies also have an advisory role and can help you integrate into a network of companies and benefit from several internal job opportunities.
In return, they take a percentage of the employee's annual gross salary or the freelancer's turnover.
Recruitment platforms or portals allow companies looking for employees or freelancers to browse candidates' profiles and CVs.
For example, our platform reserved for IT recruiters: Turnover-it.com brings together the CV databases of our two historical sites for IT opportunities and jobs: Freelance-info and Carriere-info.
Companies can post their offers and disseminate their intercontracts in our CV database to obtain profiles of IT and IS specialists suited to their needs.
As a candidate, you can browse the list of recruiting companies and be directly redirected to corresponding offers by visiting our IT recruiters directory.
End clients include all companies and organisations looking to hire an IT employee or contractor. They can go through one of the intermediaries mentioned above or proceed with direct recruitment.
If you want to work as a freelancer without intermediaries, you will need to create a legal structure (micro-enterprise, SASU, EURL, etc.) to establish a service contract. You can also use a contracting company to work independently while retaining the benefits of an employment contract and outsourcing the management of contracts and billing to the contracting company.
The acronym IT represents the vast field of Information Technology.
While software development is at the heart of the digital sector, it relies on and interacts with many other skills and professions.
IT jobs are constantly evolving, driven by a market in perpetual growth and change. The increasing digitalization of businesses and work methods, the rise of AI, IoT (Internet of Things), and the exponential growth of cybersecurity are leading to the creation of new roles and professions.
To help you get a clearer picture, here are some of the most in-demand positions in the IT field. Design and Development Jobs
The developer position is probably the first that comes to mind when thinking about IT jobs.
Software Developers are professionals in algorithms and programming languages. However, their role is not limited to just writing code for applications and software.
Developers must be able to design and understand a specification document detailing the technical specifics of a project. For this, they can participate early in gathering user needs.
During and after development, they are also responsible for testing and deploying their application and ensuring its maintenance.
Developers generally specialise in a technology, language, or specific part of development, for example:
A DBA is responsible for the creation, maintenance, security, and optimization of an organisation’s databases.
They manage access rights to the databases, establish standards and best practices, and can provide support to development teams by:
Sometimes called an integrator project manager, application project manager, or Product Owner (PO) in Agile methodology, IT Project Managers (CPI) are experts who manages a team of technicians to design, develop, and integrate a software or IT solution.
They must have both technical and managerial skills and be able to consider project timelines and budgets.
Scrum Masters (SM) are related to the Scrum methodology. They manage the product and software in collaboration with development teams.
Unlike the Project Manager, they do not aim to lead the team but rather support and help organize and distribute tasks. They notably facilitate daily scrums, planning poker, retrospectives, and other stages of the Scrum method.
Network Administrators ensure access to and the security of the information system. They can create and develop an organisation’s IT network and evolve it according to the applications and software used.
They must also detect and coordinate anomalies and conduct security and technology monitoring.
A IS (information systems) Architect sets up and coordinates all equipment and software (servers, operating systems, computers, etc.) to adapt them to their company’s or client's needs. Their tasks also include an audit and needs analysis phase, as well as controlling the efficiency, monitoring, and maintenance of their IS.
IT consultants work with companies that want to evolve their IS. They propose technical solutions adapted to the organisation and its objectives. For this, they may design and participate in the installation and supervision of the IS’s evolution, ensuring its performance and security.
They also provide advice on which tools and software to choose and how to use them (e.g., preventive maintenance or access management). Finally, they can conduct training sessions for IT teams.
IT consultants are generally specialized in a defined field such as:
A ISSM ensures that cybercriminals do not infiltrate an information system.
To do this, they define and implement the organisation’s security policy, particularly regarding access rights, permissions, procedures, and incident recovery plans.
They also contribute to ensuring the availability of the company's information system and conduct ongoing security monitoring to anticipate vulnerabilities and new types of cyberattacks.
A Data Analyst collects, studies, and interprets data sets to answer a question or solve a problem.
This role is part of IT because a Data Analyst will use:
A Data Scientist is also a professional in data extraction and analysis. Unlike the Data Analyst, they do not limit themselves to raw analysis but create predictive statistical and mathematical models that serve as the basis for "intelligent" decision-making tools. They also have excellent knowledge of Big Data (Data Mining).
An AI engineer creates predictive models and algorithms using machine learning, neural networks, and deep learning.
These algorithms serve as the basis for AI software and systems.
AI engineers therefore have a good understanding of data analysis and science, as well as programming to design and maintain AI models.
This list is, of course, not exhaustive, as IT is a field in constant evolution. New roles are developing with AI, such as Chief Data Officer (CDO) in charge of data governance or the Cloud Architect.
Mixed skills are also highly sought after, such as DevSecOps, who must know how to program and maintain and monitor security infrastructures.
To find more IT profiles and jobs, you can directly consult the list of IT jobs and the related offers.
The IT market is booming, and job opportunities are multiplying. However, to quickly find the job suited to your profile, skills, and goals, certain steps are essential.
The CV is the first "contact" a recruiter has with you. It is almost indispensable for all candidates seeking a salaried position.
A "traditional" CV can work, but make sure to highlight your IT skills, including:
Online CVs or one-page websites are also excellent ways to showcase your skills and potentially link to your various projects.
For a freelancer, the CV is completely different since it aims not to obtain a job, but to sell a service...
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The IT field is constantly evolving. The skills in demand change with the popularity of programming languages, the emergence of new technologies, the growing shortage of profiles in certain sectors, etc.
To remain competitive throughout your IT career, you will often need to train and stay informed about changes by keeping up with technological, security, and sometimes legal developments.
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