Senior Business Analyst (Data) in Leicester

We’re a digital insurance provider with ambitious plans to become the best and biggest in the UK market. We have invested heavily in data and technology and nurture a culture of four Cs – care, curiosity, collaboration and confidence. We provide insurance to over four million customers and are looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join our Data team. You will play a key role in unlocking value through data‑driven decision making and supporting complex, business‑critical initiatives.

What you will do

• Translate complex business needs into clear, structured, and testable requirements.
• Work closely with developers, architects, and QA to ensure solutions are feasible and well understood.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure technical solutions are clearly communicated back in business terms.
• Support end‑to‑end traceability from business objectives to technical solutions and test validation.
• Analyze and document data flows, APIs, integrations, and service interactions.
• Contribute to solution design by understanding architecture diagrams and technical intent.
• Ensure solutions consider resilience, scale, performance, and regulatory compliance.

Collaboration

• Work closely with business stakeholders to translate needs into actionable requirements and present solutions clearly.
• Co‑operate with developers and technical leads to validate feasibility and clarify delivery details.
• Support solution architects in reviewing and challenging design decisions.
• Partner with QA teams to ensure requirements support effective testing.

What we are looking for

• Strong experience translating business requirements into technical deliverables.
• Ability to manage complex, competing stakeholder needs.
• A naturally curious and analytical mindset focused on understanding root cause.
• Excellent communication skills across both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Proven experience documenting complex processes, integrations, and system behaviour.
• Comfortable working across multiple systems, data flows, and integration points.
• Experience working in fast‑paced, agile environments.

Technical & Domain Experience

• APIs, integrations, and data services.
• Microservices and distributed systems.
• Data flow analysis and traceability.
• Working with technical teams on solution delivery.
• Experience with the Guidewire ecosystem (Nice to have).
• Exposure to event‑driven or service‑oriented architectures (Nice to have).

Core Technical Understanding

• API & integration skills – understanding structures, payloads, error handling, and JSON payloads.
• Microservices & architecture – service boundaries, orchestration vs delegation, downstream impacts.
• Data & journey understanding – data persistence vs transient enrichment, data evolution across journeys, phase‑based behaviour.
• Non‑functional thinking – error handling, fallback strategies, performance, resilience, scalability, logging, auditability, data retention.
• Cloud & platform literacy – Azure‑based microservices, Cosmos DB, Snowflake, Kubernetes, interpretation of solution architecture diagrams.

What we offer

• We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company, and community – our 4Cs culture.
• We provide extensive support, training, and development opportunities, recognition and rewards, and a platform to voice your ideas.
• Reward & Salary – Attractive salary based on experience with annual reviews.
• Flexible Working – We champion a flexible and hybrid working approach; discuss details with our recruiter.
• Competitive Bonus Scheme – Eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus, usually paid in March.
• Physical Wellbeing – Funding for health care through our healthcare cash plan.
• Financial Wellbeing – Life assurance cover and income protection at no extra cost, pension contribution matching up to 10%, plus an award‑winning benefits package.

Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status. We also perform thorough referencing, including credit and criminal record checks. We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Our recruitment team will provide the support you need for a fair and accessible experience for all.