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Senior Data Analyst

London & Southeastern Railway
City of London
1 week ago
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Are you looking for a career where you can make a real difference in people’s day.

We are seeking a Senior Data Analyst to join our team based out of our Head Office in London Bridge.

2025 is the 200th anniversary of the first-ever passenger rail journey, so we’re celebrating our proud history and our bright future.

Can you move people? Apply now.

What you’ll do

As a Senior Data Analyst, you will train, advise, develop and mentor the Subject Matter Experts (SME’s), Apprentices, Interns, entry level Data Analysts and Graduates – allocating & scheduling projects and supporting the Analytics Manager to ensure that the data roadmap objectives are attained.

This will include liaising with colleagues throughout the business to support their development and establish relationships with our internal/external business partners regarding data gathering, analysis and reporting.

Other responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

  • Gathering, designing & developing systems (specifically Power BI development).
  • End to end development covering Business requirements gathering, Data analysis and reporting capabilities, continuous performance monitoring and establishing mechanisms to identify improvements, measure business benefits & undertake gap analysis.
  • Co-ordinating all requests for changes to existing dashboards, requests for new dashboards as well as reporting requirements to meet business objectives and road-mapping projects via the Project request tracker.
  • Managing the underlying data in SQL to transform the data in readiness for Power BI development of dashboards.
  • Reviewing external BI developments so that new BI capabilities, enhanced automation, new add-ons or services can be implemented/procured to enhance & automate the existing systems.
  • Sharing best practise and engaging with colleagues across the wider rail industry.
  • Working across the business with a wide range of stakeholders to solve problems and to communicate the data in a timely, relevant and customer-centric manner.
  • Acquiring data from primary or secondary data sources and maintaining databases/data systems.
  • Creatively applying the most appropriate analytical methods to address business questions.
  • Identifying, analysing and interpreting trends or patterns in complex data sets using statistical techniques and providing ongoing performance reports.
The experience you’ll need

To be considered for this role we recommend you demonstrate the below in your application;

  • Desirable to be Microsoft certified in PL300 and/or DP600
  • Qualified with a STEM or numeracy based degree
  • Be a power user of Microsoft Power BI as well as be proficient in all Office 365 applications
  • Be well versed in a variety of BI & ETL software (e.g. DAX, SQL, Azure tools, Power Query, R or Python)
  • Have excellent communication skills and the ability to get on with people at all levels
  • Strong documentation and presentation skills
  • Experience in working with and ingesting a variety of different data sources of different data types (e.g. JSON, CSV, API etc.)
  • Have strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organise, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and across a variety of different datasets
  • Proven working experience as an Analyst is essential
  • Beneficial to have experience in Power Apps and Power Automate

As proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Scheme, we will offer you an interview if you apply under these schemes and meet the minimum criteria for the role. Find out more here.

Other things to know
  • This vacancy may close early if we receive a large number of applications. So, make sure you get yours in early.
  • All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, a right to work verification, a basic criminal record check, and a pre-employment medical assessment. Work visa sponsorship isn’t available for this role.
  • If you applied but weren’t successful in getting a similar role at Southeastern, please wait six months before applying again.

Find out more about our recruitment process and get tips to help you apply.

What you’ll get in return

Along with your salary, the rewards you’ll get include:

  • a final salary pension
  • 25 days annual leave allowance (plus bank holidays)
  • free rail travel across our networks.

Meaning you can feel secure in your career as well as fulfilled by your work. Click here to see our full range of amazing benefits.

A bit about Southeastern

We’re one of Britain's busiest train operators, serving London, Kent and parts of East Sussex. We run over 1,700 trains a day, carrying more than 500,000 passengers and serving 180 stations.

However, working on our railway is more than getting passengers from A to B. It’s about all the little moments that make a difference to their journey.

It’s also about making our railway a great place to work. With a team that represents the communities we serve. This is a journey we’re fully committed to and we’re proud to have been named a ‘Great Place to Work’ at the 2023 National Rail Awards and endorsed as a WORK180 Employer for Women.

Our ways of working are what we expect of everyone at Southeastern. They are powerful. Tiny moments, every day, from every one of us, add up to massive, positive change. Improving how it feels to work here and how it feels to travel with us.

At the heart of everything we do, our Safeguarding Team works to keep our customers, colleagues, and the public safe by improving safeguarding measures and knowledge making sure everyone gets home safe, every day.

Learn more about our railway.


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