Opencast | B Corp™

www.opencastsoftware.com

3 Jobs

428 Employees

About the Company

We're a growing team of specialists who work at the heart of government, global finance and growth enterprise with a range of digital consultancy and tech services.

Our OpenCulture empowers independent-minded people in our mission to do the right thing for our clients, our team and wider society: good teamwork to make life better.

Listed Jobs

Company Name: Opencast | B Corp™
Job Title: Business Analyst - Consultant (Contractor)
Job Description: **Job title:** Business Analyst – Consultant (Contractor) **Role Summary:** Provide end‑to‑end business analysis to UK government clients, translating stakeholder needs into clear project requirements. Work collaboratively with cross‑functional teams—developers, user researchers, and product owners—to deliver solutions that meet government service standards and agility best practices. **Expectations:** - Deliver detailed, well‑structured requirements and recommendations that drive business outcomes. - Actively contribute to continuous improvement of team workflows and decision processes. - Maintain situational awareness of security clearance requirements and compliance standards. **Key Responsibilities:** - Conduct stakeholder interviews and workshops to elicit business needs. - Document, validate, and prioritize requirements, producing user stories, use cases, and acceptance criteria. - Facilitate communication between business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure alignment on scope and quality. - Participate in agile ceremonies: sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives. - Provide input to project planning, risk assessments, and delivery timelines. - Support knowledge transfer and mentorship within the BA community. - Ensure adherence to Opencast, client, and UK government policies on quality, environment, and information security. **Required Skills:** - Proven experience as a Business Analyst in UK central government or public sector environments. - Strong application of business analysis techniques (e.g., business process modeling, gap analysis). - Skilled in requirement elicitation, facilitation, and effective communication of complex information. - Experience delivering projects under the Government Digital Service (GDS) or UK Service Standard guidelines. - Working knowledge of agile delivery models and product management principles. - Ability to build and sustain collaborative relationships across technical and non‑technical stakeholders. - Demonstrated ability to challenge decisions constructively and promote continuous improvement. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Relevant tertiary qualification (e.g., BA/BSc in Business, Economics, Computer Science, or equivalent experience). - Current Security Clearance (SC) or eligibility to obtain it (UK citizenship, continuous UK residence 5 years, no absences >28 days). ---

Newcastle upon tyne, United kingdom

Hybrid

10-11-2025

Company Name: Opencast | B Corp™
Job Title: Business Analyst
Job Description: **Job Title**: Business Analyst **Role Summary** Deliver business analysis across government, healthcare, and private sector projects. Gather, analyse, and transform stakeholder needs into clear, actionable requirements. Collaborate with developers, user researchers, and cross‑functional teams to design solutions that meet business objectives while adhering to quality, security, and environmental standards. **Expectations** - Hold active Security Clearance (SC) or meet eligibility criteria for SC (UK citizenship, continuous UK residence 5+ years, no single absences >28 days). - Based within a 40‑mile radius of Newcastle, Leeds, or Manchester. - Work in hybrid environment, including regular travel to client sites. - Demonstrate strong analytical, facilitation, and problem‑solving skills. - Apply UK Government Service Standard where applicable. **Key Responsibilities** 1. **Requirements Management** – Elicit, document, and prioritise business needs using techniques such as workshops, user stories, and process mapping. 2. **Stakeholder Engagement** – Build and maintain relationships with business owners, users, and technical teams; translate requirements into project artefacts. 3. **Documentation & Communication** – Produce clear, concise requirement specifications, use cases, and diagrams; present complex information understandably to non‑technical audiences. 4. **Collaboration** – Work closely with developers, QA, and research teams to ensure requirements are feasible and align with project goals. 5. **Quality & Compliance** – Ensure work meets Opencast and client policies on quality, security, and environmental standards. 6. **Continuous Improvement** – Identify and implement improvements to analysis processes, share best practices, and challenge sub‑optimal decisions constructively. 7. **Workload Management** – Plan and manage own tasks to meet project deadlines and objectives. **Required Skills** - Business analysis techniques (e.g., SWOT, gap analysis, user journeys). - Requirement elicitation, documentation, and validation. - Stakeholder relationship building and facilitation. - Strong verbal and written communication. - Analytical reasoning and problem‑solving. - Team collaboration and cross‑functional coordination. - Knowledge of agile delivery principles (highly desirable). **Required Education & Certifications** - No specific degree requirement stated. - SC Security Clearance currently held or eligibility to obtain. - UK citizenship and continuous UK residence (≥5 years). ---

Manchester, United kingdom

Hybrid

02-12-2025

Company Name: Opencast | B Corp™
Job Title: Solution Architect - Senior Consultant (Contract)
Job Description: Job Title: Solution Architect – Senior Consultant (Contract) Role Summary: Take full ownership of end‑to‑end client solutions, aligning them with business outcomes, technology strategy, commercial and governance requirements. Deliver architecture blueprints (business, data, application, technology) and ensure successful implementation across delivery teams. Expectations: - Adopt and deliver solutions that meet UK government digital service standards, including GDS Toolkit. - Communicate effectively with governance boards, stakeholder groups, and delivery teams. - Maintain compliance with Opencast, client, and UK information security, quality and environmental policies. - Hold or be eligible for an active Security Clearance (SC). Key Responsibilities: • Design and produce solutions blueprints covering business, data, application, and technology layers. • Align architecture with business goals, technology strategy, and commercial constraints. • Lead stakeholder engagement: build relationships with senior stakeholders, gather requirements, and translate them into architecture solutions. • Guide delivery teams to implement the architecture, ensuring adherence to Agile, Scrum, and DevOps practices. • Ensure governance, security, and compliance requirements are met throughout the project lifecycle. • Demonstrate business value of proposed solutions and articulate benefits to stakeholders. Required Skills: - Proven solutions architecture experience (title not required). - Strong software development, design, and delivery foundation. - Proficiency with Agile, Scrum, and DevOps life‑cycle methodologies. - Working knowledge of architecture frameworks and modelling languages (TOGAF, Zachman, UML, ArchiMate). - Ability to build and manage senior stakeholder relationships. - Demonstrated capability to deliver tangible business benefits. - Strong problem‑solving, consultative leadership, and collaborative communication skills. - Current or eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC). Required Education & Certifications: - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field. - Certifications in architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, Open Agile Architecture) are desirable but not mandatory. - Eligible for or holding UK Security Clearance (SC).

Newcastle upon tyne, United kingdom

Hybrid

Senior

07-01-2026