Company: Templeton & Partners – Innovative & Inclusive Hiring Solutions
Location: London
Job Description:
Business Analyst – Data Platform Transformation (Contract)
Location: London or Livingston (Hybrid: 3 days per week onsite)
Contract: 6 months
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join a high-profile data platform transformation programme, working within a Platform Architecture and Design squad.
This is a strategic, future-focused role where you will play a critical part in shaping the organisation’s next-generation, cloud-agnostic and vendor-agnostic data platform. You will work at the forefront of innovation, helping define the future state of data capabilities, rather than documenting current processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and shape solution-agnostic requirements aligned to long-term platform strategy
- Partner with senior stakeholders across the business and technology teams
- Drive the design of future-state data capabilities
- Support agile squads in delivering incremental value (not big bang releases)
- Structure and articulate complex problems into clear, actionable requirements
- Engage with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment across architecture, data, and engineering
- Lead analysis activities, including stakeholder workshops, requirements gathering, and playback sessions
- Support scope definition and sign-off processes
What We’re Looking For
Experience
- Proven experience as a BA within large-scale transformation programmes Enterprise-level experience preferred
Key Skills
- Strong solution-agnostic mindset with the ability to define future-state requirements
- Experience working on data-focused programmes or platforms
- Comfortable engaging with concepts such as:
- Data ingestion
- AI-enabled capabilities
- Emerging data architectures (e.g. vector stores, graph databases)
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience working with:
- Senior internal stakeholders
- External partners
- Cross-functional teams
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-change environment
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Posted: May 24th, 2026