Data Business Analyst - Fixed Term Contract

The salary for this role is £45,000. This role is being offered on a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract.

Are you experienced in gathering and translating business requirements into effective data and reporting solutions? Do you enjoy working with stakeholders, analysing data, and collaborating with technical teams to deliver high-quality outcomes? Can you use your SQL, Power BI, and analytical skills to support data validation, testing, and continuous improvement across a modern Azure data environment? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

At Livestock Information Ltd, our mission is to be an outstanding service provider of livestock data, empowering government, industry, and farmers to effectively manage disease and infection control, whilst enhancing productivity and innovation in agriculture. To achieve this, we need great people, who share in our values.

As a Data Business Analyst at LI, you will play a key role in shaping and supporting high-quality data and reporting solutions that help drive business decisions and improve services. Working closely with stakeholders and customers, you will gather and define both functional and non-functional requirements, ensuring business needs are clearly understood and translated into effective data solutions. You will analyse datasets, document findings, and help maintain clear and reliable knowledge resources for LI’s data products and services. You will also work collaboratively with Data Modellers, Data Engineers, and Testers to support the design, development, and testing of data solutions. Alongside Product Owners, you will help deliver data products and services to end users, supporting continuous improvement as business and customer needs evolve. The role also involves working across teams to monitor progress, manage defects, identify risks, and help maintain high standards of data quality, integrity, and performance across our platforms.

Responsibilities

• Engaging with stakeholders to gather, define, and manage functional and non-functional requirements, supporting delivery through development, testing, and UAT activities.
• Conducting data profiling and analysis to support data validation, quality, and understanding for Data Engineering and Data Modelling activities.
• Supporting ETL processes by promoting best practices and validating data against Entity Relationship (ER) diagrams and data models.
• Creating and maintaining clear, concise documentation and artefacts to support data knowledge and solution understanding.
• Supporting Product Owners with stakeholder engagement, User Story and Task creation, data analysis, and solution delivery activities.
• Working closely with Data Modelling and Data Engineering teams to support the design and implementation of data solutions, including dimensionally modelled Data Warehouses and Data Lakes using the Microsoft Azure technology stack, including Azure Databricks and Azure Data Factory.
• Supporting testing activities through the creation of comprehensive test scenarios and test cases aligned to business requirements and user stories.
• Supporting Power BI Development and Support activities by:

• Gathering and documenting reporting requirements, including KPIs, metrics, filters, and business rules.
• Translating business requirements into clear reporting specifications.
• Validating report accuracy and consistency against underlying data sources.
• Performing functional testing of reports and dashboards, including filters, slicers, drill-down and drill-through functionality.
• Ensuring reporting outputs align with business requirements and agreed data models.
• Acting as a liaison between business stakeholders and Power BI developers to support successful delivery.

• Providing effort estimates, tracking progress, and communicating status updates.
• Logging and managing defects with clear descriptions, priorities, and severity levels.
• Tracking defects through to resolution, validating fixes, and formally closing issues.
• Escalating critical risks, issues, or data integrity concerns in a proactive and timely manner.

Requirements

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across technical and business teams.
• Strong documentation skills and the ability to communicate complex information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong experience using SQL for data analysis, validation, and troubleshooting.
• Excellent attention to detail with a strong focus on data quality, accuracy, and consistency.
• A good understanding of ETL processes, data warehousing concepts, and data lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with Entity Relationship (ER) diagrams and data modelling principles.
• Experience defining and executing test scenarios and test cases within Agile or similar delivery environments.
• Proven experience working with Power BI in a Business Analysis capacity, including stakeholder engagement, requirements gathering, report validation, and functional testing.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities effectively while working collaboratively across cross-functional teams.

Benefits

• A fully remote and flexible working set up.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service up to a maximum of 30 days (plus Bank Holidays).
• 1 Privilege Day.
• 4 x annual salary Life Assurance.
• Market leading pension scheme through Legal & General.
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies.
• Excellent learning, training, and career development opportunities.
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• A diverse and inclusive culture where everyone is respected and valued.

Application and Interview Process

To apply for this role, you will need to submit a CV and answer some pre-screening questions. The interview and assessment process for this role will involve a telephone interview with our Talent Team, followed by a first stage and a final stage interview. Interviews will be conducted either remotely via MS Teams or face to face. If we need to make a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, please contact us as soon as possible by emailing talent@livestockinformation.org.uk before the closing date to discuss your needs. The closing date for this role is 4pm on Wednesday, 27th May. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. Please note that we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Values

We approach our work with TACT; we are Transparent, Accountable, Committed and we work as a Team. We are transparent together, embracing honesty and building trust. We are accountable to the industry and strive for the best possible solutions for the communities we serve. We drive change with passion, commitment and enthusiasm to deliver a great service to the livestock industry. We work kindly and cohesively which allows us to support each other in our personal and strategic goals.

At Livestock Information Ltd, we have a zero-tolerance approach to harassment, abuse, discrimination, or bullying during our recruitment process. Any such behaviour may result in a candidate being withdrawn from consideration. We are committed to upholding our company values and ensuring a safe and respectful experience for all candidates and staff.

Diversity statement

At Livestock Information, we value diversity and believe that every individual brings different strengths. We understand that not everyone may possess every single skill outlined in this job description, but if you believe you have a solid skill set that enables you to excel in this position then we really encourage you to apply.

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in a fair and open manner or if you are dis-satisfied with any of your interactions during the recruitment process and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact our Talent team via email: talent@livestockinformation.org.uk.