Senior Business Analyst, Data

Hastings Direct

Senior Business Analyst translating business needs into clear, structured, and testable requirements. Working for a digital insurance provider with a strong data and tech focus.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeLeicester • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsGuidewireMicroservices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Translate complex business needs into clear, structured, and testable requirements
Work closely with developers, architects, and QA to ensure solutions are feasible and well understood
Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure technical solutions are clearly communicated back in business terms
Support end-to-end traceability from business objectives → technical solutions → test validation
Analyse and document data flows, APIs, integrations, and service interactions
Contribute to solution design by understanding architecture diagrams and technical intent
Ensure solutions consider resilience, scale, performance, and regulatory compliance

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience in translating business requirements into technical deliverables
Ability to manage complex, competing stakeholder needs
A naturally curious and analytical mindset, focused on understanding root cause
Excellent communication skills across both technical and non-technical audiences
Proven experience documenting complex processes, integrations, and system behaviour
Comfortable working across multiple systems, data flows, and integration points
Experience working in fast-paced, agile environments
Essential: APIs, integrations, and data services
Microservices and distributed systems
Data flow analysis and traceability
Working with technical teams on solution delivery
Nice to have: Experience with the Guidewire ecosystem
Exposure to event-driven or service-oriented architectures

Benefits

Comp & perks

Salary – Attractive salary based on experience (pay reviews also completed each year)
Flexible Working – We champion a flexible and hybrid working approach so please speak to your recruiter to discuss in more detail, including days in the office and at home.
Competitive Bonus Scheme - All colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus, which is usually paid in March. The scheme is based on Hastings’ performance against our business goals and your own personal performance.
Physical Wellbeing – We like to help our colleagues take a proactive approach in keeping themselves well, that’s why we fund our colleagues to be able to claim against everyday health care through our healthcare cash plan.
Financial Wellbeing – As well as providing you with 4x your salary with our life assurance cover and income protection at no extra cost, pension contribution match up to 10%, we are proud to provide you with an AWARD WINNING package which includes – discounts and cashback.

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Hard Skills & Tools

APIsintegrationsdata servicesmicroservicesdistributed systemsdata flow analysissolution deliveryevent-driven architectureservice-oriented architecture

Soft Skills

analytical mindsetcommunication skillsstakeholder managementcuriositycollaboration