Data Analyst

Overview

In this Data Analyst role you will transform the British Army’s training by turning complex data into actionable insights. You will work in a collaborative, hybrid environment to support decision-making, governance, and military training improvements. You’ll partner with engineers, architects, and defence partners to design scalable analytics that inform strategy and operations. This mission-driven position offers exposure to cutting-edge data solutions in a secure, enterprise environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Ground-breaking mission
• Collaborative culture
• Cross-organisational team dynamics
• Cross-border work across organisations
• Opportunity to drive innovation
• Career growth and benefits

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex datasets and translate insights to support Army training objectives
• Create clear visualisations and reports for operational decision-making
• Explore data patterns with statistical tools to guide development
• Collaborate with data architects and engineers to ensure outputs align with architecture standards
• Support evolution of data architectures by providing analytical requirements
• Communicate findings to non-technical stakeholders to inform strategy
• Conduct exploratory analysis and prototyping of emerging data techniques
• Ensure analytics comply with security, governance, and regulatory requirements
• Document analytical processes to enable repeatability and scalability
• Perform other duties to meet programme needs

Key requirements

• 2+ years in a Data Analyst or similar role
• Experience in large-scale, secure data environments and digital transformation
• Knowledge of data architecture and collaboration with Agile engineering teams
• Relational and dimensional data modelling including metadata management
• Understanding of data security, governance, and MOD standards
• Strong SQL skills
• Python or R for analysis and automation
• Experience building dashboards with Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools
• Advanced Excel for modelling and reporting
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS) in hybrid environments
• Experience with data Lakehouse technologies (Delta Lake, Databricks)
• Willingness to travel within the UK
• Security clearance or ability to obtain (SC or above)

• mission focus
• curiosity and attention to detail
• fast-paced, results-driven mindset
• SQL
• Python or R
• Power BI or Tableau (or similar)

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