Business Analyst

Business Analyst - Cyber Security

Contract: Permanent // Full Time
Location: Coventry
Salary: £44,845 - £52,758 Per annum

About the Role

Are you a skilled Business Analyst with a passion for Cyber Security?

Join our team and play a crucial role in driving our business forward. As a Business Analyst - Cyber Security, you will work closely with the Product Owner to develop business cases and prioritise backlog items that deliver maximum value to our customers. Your expertise in agile methodologies and stakeholder management will be instrumental in ensuring that our product releases align with business needs and commitments.

Key Accountabilities:

• Collaborate with the Product Owner to develop business cases and prioritise backlog items that maximise customer value.
• Define the scope and create backlog items (epics/user stories) to guide the development activities of our agile team.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to manage product releases and ensure they meet true business needs.
• Translate complex IT issues into business-related vocabulary and effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels.

About You

We're seeking applications from candidates who:

• Have experience working with diverse stakeholders and exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Have an understanding of the role of technology and digital platforms in delivering business value, with knowledge of the technology product lifecycle.
• Have proven experience in an agile product-centric environment, working with multi-disciplinary technology teams.
• Have the ability to create product specifications, including capturing requirements, writing user stories, and documenting acceptance criteria.
• Are proficient in analytical models such as PESTLE, Porter's Five Forces, and SWOT.
• Are proficient in the use of Atlassian products: Jira and Confluence.

What’s In It For You

We are committed to supporting our employees to get the best out of themselves. For this role in particular we can offer:

• Funding and support towards completing relevant qualifications
• Ample opportunity for progression within the business
• Mentoring and guidance opportunities

We are also working flexibly, if this is something that you are interested in then please don’t hesitate to contact us to discuss.

Benefits

We offer a host of benefits to suit your lifestyle and support your well-being. These include:

• 25 days holiday, plus 8 statutory days and an option to buy or sell holiday days
• A generous pension scheme where the company double matches your contributions up to 12% i.e. if you contribute 6% a month, the company will contribute 12%
• MyChoices benefits like bicycles, salary sacrifice cars and healthcare that you can pick and choose from. You could get a better deal than you would on the high street and make tax and National Insurance savings
• A free Employee Assistance Line where you can get support and advice on any of the challenges you’re facing, completely confidentially
• Support to help you cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, examination fees and time off for study leave – so long as it’s relevant to your role
• A Matched Giving scheme where the Company will match any funds raised by permanent employees for registered charities up to £400 each year
• The chance to say “thank you” to one another when you’ve done a good job through our Cadent Congratulates Scheme

We want our employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance and are happy to discuss flexible working options with you if the role can accommodate it. Let us know about your flexibility requirements, whether that be reduced hours, remote working, flexible start/finish times, or compressed hours, and we will be more than happy to explore what’s possible for the role.

About Us

At Cadent we’re excited to be part of the future of UK energy! We’ve got a clear roadmap that will drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving its net zero targets by 2050.

We’re making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together we’re shaping a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers whom we put at the heart of everything we do.

Diversity and Inclusion

Don’t meet every single requirement listed?

Understanding, learning, and celebrating what makes us different, as well as what we have in common, is good for us as individuals and enables us to work better together as one team. Cadent is committed to being an equitable and diverse employer that fosters an inclusive culture for all our employees, therefore, all our employment decisions are assessed based on qualifications, merit, and business need. So, if you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application – You may just be the right person for this role or other opportunities at Cadent.

As a recognised Disability Confident Employer, we are proud to champion inclusion in the workplace and ensure to provide an environment that is accessible to all and supports individuals throughout their journey with Cadent. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process.

We place great importance on equity, diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Our employee communities Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive! (Disability) and the Cadent Military Community can’t wait to welcome you!

Circle Back Initiative

As an active and proud member of The Circle Back Initiative, we aim to ensure that all candidates receive a response to their application, regardless of the outcome.

We will be receiving applications until the specified date above, though Cadent retains the right to close this vacancy early without prior notification, so it is advisable to complete your application at your earliest convenience.

Be part of something big. Help shape the future of gas for generations to come.

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