Lead Data Analyst

Overview

As Lead Data Analyst you guide a specialist team to assess performance, reliability and effectiveness of complex Defence systems. You will lead analysis activities, mentor colleagues and present insights to stakeholders in a high-security, technical environment. This role blends leadership with deep data analysis to inform critical decisions and drive continuous improvement. You will work onsite in Wiltshire, contributing to secure, mission-critical outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• private medical insurance
• private dental insurance
• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
• buy or sell up to 5 days’ annual leave
• Two charity days per year
• Two pension schemes to choose from

Responsibilities

• lead a small team providing expert analysis services
• ensure core deliverables meet milestones
• resource manage and support analysis of functional data for performance and reliability
• brief the intelligent customer and represent the team at technical meetings
• disseminate high-quality information to stakeholders
• apply best practices in specialist areas
• mentor and coach early-career team members

Key requirements

• strong leadership, teamwork and organisational skills
• minimum five years of system analysis experience
• commitment to delivering high-quality solutions
• good understanding of system performance and statistical analysis
• experience using data in a team environment to support decision-making
• strong written, verbal and presentational communication
• eligible to work in the UK
• UK National, willing to undergo and maintain UK Government Security Clearance

• flexible and adaptable communicator
• clear storytelling tailored to the audience
• curiosity and methodical problem-solving
• data analysis methods – modelling, classification, regression, clustering, simulation and prediction
• understanding of system performance
• statistical analysis

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