Lead Data Analyst

Lead Data Analyst

Posted 1 day ago by Alexander Mann Solutions - Public Sector Resourcing

Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
London, UK

Summary: The Lead Data Analyst role at Homes England involves overseeing data processes and managing Agile data projects to enhance data quality and drive business improvements. The position requires strong technical expertise in modern data platforms, including AWS and Microsoft Azure, and aims to support self-service analytics across teams. This is a 6-month hybrid contract based in London, with a focus on addressing housing challenges in the UK. The role is classified as inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Oversee end-to-end data processes, ensuring alignment with standards and continuous improvement.
  • Manage Agile data projects, prioritising work and coordinating stakeholders effectively.
  • Champion data quality by providing training, resolving issues, and promoting best practices.
  • Act as a senior escalation point for data and reporting challenges, proactively addressing risks.
  • Drive innovation and business improvement through data insights and analytical solutions.
  • Contribute to system and process enhancements, ensuring data and reporting requirements are met.
  • Build and maintain high-quality data assets while supporting self-service analytics and collaboration across teams.
  • Possess strong technical expertise across modern data platforms, including hands-on experience with AWS and Microsoft Azure cloud environments, Databricks for scalable data processing, advanced SQL for relational data management, and semantic data modelling to enable robust, business-friendly reporting and analytics solutions.

Key Skills:

  • Strong technical expertise in modern data platforms (AWS, Microsoft Azure).
  • Experience with Databricks for scalable data processing.
  • Advanced SQL skills for relational data management.
  • Knowledge of semantic data modelling.
  • Ability to manage Agile data projects and coordinate stakeholders.
  • Experience in championing data quality and providing training.
  • Proven ability to drive innovation and business improvement through data insights.
  • Strong problem-solving skills for data and reporting challenges.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

On behalf of Homes England, we are looking for a Lead Data analyst Inside IR35 for a 6 months contract based hybrid London


Homes England, the government's housing and regeneration agency, plays a central role in tackling the housing challenges the country now faces. We have the appetite, influence, expertise, and resource to drive positive market change, and our mission is to ensure more homes are built in areas of greatest need, improve affordability and create a sustainable housing market.


Following the publication of the government's Levelling Up White Paper, Homes England has also been tasked with a core role in spearheading regeneration, partnering with places to reduce economic disparity, empower local leaders and create equal opportunities across the country to ensure communities reach their full potential.


As a Lead Data Analyst, your main responsibilities will be:


Essential:


  • Oversee end-to-end data processes, ensuring alignment with standards and continuous improvement.
  • Manage Agile data projects, prioritising work and coordinating stakeholders effectively.
  • Champion data quality by providing training, resolving issues, and promoting best practices.
  • Act as a senior escalation point for data and reporting challenges, proactively addressing risks.
  • Drive innovation and business improvement through data insights and analytical solutions.
  • Contribute to system and process enhancements, ensuring data and reporting requirements are met.
  • Build and maintain high-quality data assets while supporting self-service analytics and collaboration across teams.
  • Possess strong technical expertise across modern data platforms, including hands-on experience with AWS and Microsoft Azure cloud environments, Databricks for scalable data processing, advanced SQL for relational data management, and semantic data modelling to enable robust, business-friendly reporting and analytics solutions.

Desirable:


Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.


Disability Confident


As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Homes England guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.


Armed Forces Covenant


Homes England guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.


In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".