Data Analyst – Birmingham

Who You Will Be Working With

You will join the Data Trust Capability in Capgemini’s Insights and Data (I&D) business unit. Insights and Data is a global business unit covering Enterprise Data Management, Cloud Platforms, Enterprise Content Management and AI & Analytics. 

Our team is one of the largest and most successful Data Management teams in the UK delivering innovative Data Management and Governance thought leadership to our clients.

The Enterprise Data Management provides services on Information Strategy, Data Governance, Master Data Management, Data Architecture, Data Migration and Lifecycle Management. 

We help our clients build an enterprise-class data platform that allows them to move ahead in their journey of data and insights. Primarily working with leading software vendors like SAP, Informatica, IBM, Oracle et al, the team are first and foremost Consultants, putting client requirements and industry best practices at the heart of delivery.

The Focus Of Your Role

We are seeking senior, delivery-focused individual with strong client-facing experience to drive data analysis for our client businesses. You will often act as a conduit into our client and take the lead in driving data issue resolution, enlisting the support of the relevant Business or Data Owners, Data Stewards and other technical forum members, as required, by providing Data Management expertise and guidance.

As a Data Analyst you will be responsible for delivering advanced analytical insights that support organizational decision-making and strategic planning. The role requires strong technical expertise, data literacy, and the ability to communicate insights to non-technical stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

Data Analysis & Insight Generation

• Perform complex data analysis to identify key trends, patterns, and emerging issues.
• Produce high-quality dashboards, reports, and visualisations.

Business Engagement

• Partner with stakeholders to understand business questions and define analytical requirements.
• Present insights to senior stakeholders clearly and effectively.

Data Quality & Governance

• Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of data used for reporting.
• Support data quality improvements and validation processes.   

Advanced Analytics

• Develop predictive models and conduct statistical analyses as required.
• Support innovation in analytical methods and tools.

Collaboration & Standards

• Work with technology teams on data pipeline improvements.
• Contribute to the development of analytical standards and best practices.

Experience in leading small to medium sized teams. 

You may also offer insights to the wider community through blogs, articles and social media.

At Capgemini, we believe in bringing your whole self to work. Equity, diversity, and inclusion are woven into our everyday culture, creating a welcoming and supportive environment for everyone.

What You Will Bring

As a Data Analyst you will have 7-10+ years in analyst roles across data, security, compliance, or cloud platforms, with proven experience delivering enterprise scale solutions. You’ll have a strong background in data management and data security/governance programmes.

Experience

• Ability to delve deep into a topic/requirement, analyse the impact and provide solutions.
• Ability to assimilate information quickly and make informed decisions
• Ability to use own initiative to resolve issues/ investigate and find solutions
• Strong oral/written communication skills and presentation skills
• Working within cross-region teams and projects
• Experience in delivering projects using an Agile methodology
• Significant experience in data analysis or business analytics roles.
• Strong SQL proficiency.
• Expertise in BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Qlik.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with statistical tools (Python, R, etc.).
• Clear communication and stakeholder-engagement skills.

“Must-have” skills:

• Hands-on experience in the areas of Data Analysis, Data Profiling, Data Management, Data Migration and Data Quality Management. 
• Experience of working with a recognised Agile or Iterative development methodology (e.g. Scrum, XP, DSDM) 
• Experience of Agile documentation including Backlogs, Customer Journeys, Use Cases, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria etc 
• Good facilitation and influencing skills with the ability to work with large groups of customers of varying level of seniority  
• Experience working with leading data applications for Tier 1 vendors such as Informatica, SAP, IBM, Oracle, and cloud services providers (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform) 
• Demonstrable experience on several data projects with focus on Business analysis or Data Analysis  
• Demonstrable experience on at least 2 end-to-end data centric projects as a Data analyst or Business analyst  

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience with cloud data platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Knowledge of data modelling concepts.
• Exposure to machine learning methodologies.

Behavioural Competencies

• Analytical thinking
• Attention to detail
• Problem-solving capability
• Communication and storytelling
• Collaboration and influence

Additional Info

Additional interest include: 

Security Clearence: To be successfully appointed to this role, must be eligible to obtain Security Check (SC)clearance. 
To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.

Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.
Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.

Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service)

About Capgemini

 
WHAT YOU’LL LOVE ABOUT WORKING HERE

We’re a fantastic team of bright, ambitious people who love bringing the latest tech to real clients in production to make a meaningful difference. We work across both the public and private sectors, and our impact is tangible because we innovate, we deploy, and you will see your work come to life in the real world.

Technology moves fast, and so do we. We’re a group of true tech enthusiasts who push boundaries, experiment freely, and are trusted at Capgemini to explore what comes next. Our in-house projects highlight what’s possible with the newest models and agentic frameworks.

We’re looking for more people with the curiosity, drive, and self-starting spirit of real innovators, people who love technology and want to build the future with us.

NEED TO KNOW

We are delighted to have received the “Glassdoor Best Places to work UK’ accolade for 2 consecutive years, to see what it’s like to work at Capgemini, visit our Glassdoor page
At Capgemini we don’t just believe in Diversity & Inclusion, we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and Active Inclusion Campaign, we build environments where you can bring you whole self to work.

We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work-life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas. We have also invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

We’re also focused on using tech to have a positive social impact. So, we’re working to reduce our own carbon footprint and improve everyone’s access to a digital world. It’s something we’re really serious about. In fact, we were even named as one of the world’s most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 10th year. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a team that does the right thing.

Whilst you will have a office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice.
We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent grade and on company and personal performance.