Data Analyst

Job description for DE&S/SDA Data Analyst

As part of the Information Management & IT function, your impact will be felt across the organisation, helping to embed new technology and tools, automate processes and improve data management. We’ll support you to innovate, as you bring positive change and fresh ideas to the team. Don’t settle for the status quo. Improve on what’s gone before – and drive for what’s next.

This is an exciting time to join the MI & Data Analytics team here at Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), and our sister organisation, the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA), as we grow our community with the hiring of a number of Data Analysts, who will support our continued journey to transform the usage and quality of data across the organisation.

The work of a DE&S Data Analyst is front and centre of the DE&S 2025 strategy. In joining our team, you will be able to bring your entire skillset to the role.

We have multiple roles available; some are delivering analytical solutions for business needs, tackling data manipulation, ETL, and reporting. We also have roles supporting the Data Quality Boards which involves liaising with stakeholders, communications planning and further analysis of data maturity.

You’ll work with the industry standard MS BI stack and will have the opportunity to explore an increasing number of complex datasets, solve interesting problems, form new questions, challenge the established narrative, and inform stakeholders in key functions across the organisation with compelling visualisations.

If you have professional experience of producing Management Information and the analysis of data, this could be the perfect opportunity to progress your career. We would also be interested to know if you have any experience utilising SQL for Data Analysis or use of Data Visualisation tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Cognos or Crystal Reports. This is not essential to applying but would be a point of interest to discuss further during the process.

We offer outstanding training and development opportunities, defined progression routes, and a host of other benefits including our ‘Smarter Working’ policy, which means that you’ll be able to enjoy a high degree of flexible working whilst also having the opportunity to work at our MOD Abbey Wood campus.

Please note, due to the nature of work, some posts are Reserved (open to UK Nationals only) and require SC (Security Clearance).

We strongly recommend tailoring your CV in line with our CV guidance before applying, with specific sections to highlight Key Achievements, Relevant Experience, and Applied Skills & Knowledge.

Responsibilities for DE&S/SDA Data Analyst

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Gather, analyse, explore and visualise the data to present the ‘story’ of the data in a meaningful way.
• Build credible models from the data and use best coding practices to generate reproducible work.
• Identify complex business problems whilst leveraging data value, use an evolving range of data analysis tools
• Support the development and application of the data governance processes.
• Validate, store, process and protect data in order to make it reliable, highlighting any discrepancies and ensuring it is accessible to users in a secure authorised way.
• Use intellectual curiosity to explore data, models and software applications to support data mining and more efficient data manipulation and visualisation.

Person specification

To be successful with your application, you’ll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Experience of running a data analysis project within an organisation, from raw data to the production of management information
• Experience of stakeholder engagement and management

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

• MI & Analytics – Practitioner
• Data Literacy – Supervised Practitioner
• Communicating and Influencing – CSBC3
• Working Together – CSBC3

Benefits

We’re pleased to offer a generous benefits package to support everything from your work-life balance to your bank balance, including:

• 25 days’ holiday a year, plus 1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday
• A market-leading employer pension contribution of around 27 percent, an annual performance-based bonus, and recognition awards
• Flexible and hybrid working wherever possible, to support your work-life balance (though some attendance to the stated site is required)
• Access to specialist training and funded professional qualifications, with plenty of opportunities and support for progression
• A huge range of discounts including retail, sports, leisure, restaurants, gifts, days out, holidays, cinema, motoring, insurance, health care, gym memberships, and more
• Up to six days of paid leave a year for volunteering
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave schemes, offering 100% pay for 26 weeks (after a qualifying period)
• We champion a diverse and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and give their best. We believe that by harnessing the power of different ideas, experiences, and perspectives, we can achieve our ambitions, together. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Closing date - 13th February 2023 at 23:55

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £32,500.00-£42,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Flexitime
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Performance bonus

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bristol, BS34 8JH

Reference ID: 849