Data Transformation Analyst
Location: Home based
Salary: Competitive plus excellent benefits
Schedule: Monday‑Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Ready to impact a better future?
As a Data Transformation Analyst in our Asylum Accommodation and Support Contract (AASC) team, you'll help strengthen our data quality, analytics capability and overall data governance maturity. You'll use your technical expertise to bring dashboards, reports and processes to life, helping colleagues make better decisions and improving the accuracy and reliability of data that supports essential public services.
This is meaningful work that contributes to safer, more reliable and more efficient services for vulnerable people. You'll play a vital role in identifying problems, improving data quality and supporting a culture of innovation across our operations – helping us create impactful solutions that support communities and enable a better future.
What you’ll do as a Data Transformation Analyst
You’ll be entrusted to:
* Maintain the Data Quality Issue Log, ensuring new issues, updates and follow‑up information are captured according to DAMA DMBOK standard.
* Conduct follow‑up calls with issue reporters and support the DQ Manager in drafting requirements for fixes that require developer input.
* Track progress of all open and resolved data quality issues, ensuring visibility across the contract.
* Assist in building prototype dashboards to highlight and quantify data errors, initially in Excel and progressing towards Power BI.
* Create practical “What Good Looks Like” guides to support operational teams in improving data quality.
* Support outreach campaigns, gather insights and help present data quality findings to operational colleagues.
* Support on major API quality validation projects and production of subsequent monitoring tools / syntax models.
Does this sound like you?
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:
* Strong understanding of data structures, data design principles and analytics principles.
* Solid Power BI skills, including data modelling (schemas, relationships, filter direction), DAX and diagnosing modelling or context errors.
* Good Power Query (M) capability, with knowledge of transformations such as Unpivot, Merge/Join and Group By.
* Strong Excel skills, including building dashboards and familiarity with aggregation, string manipulation and arrays.
* Ability to manage challenging conversations, balance competing priorities and navigate change confidently.
Vetting and checks
This role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance, which involves verifying your identity, employment history, nationality and criminal record to meet government security standards. Depending on the role’s nature, you may need to obtain formal Security Clearance (such as CTC or SC), which covers more detailed background checks on employment, criminal record and financial history to ensure suitability for secure environments. UK residency requirements may apply for certain clearance levels. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.
Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to a focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.
What we offer
* Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)
* Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
* Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities and a focus on internal progression
* Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco‑managed leisure centres and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
* Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
* Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
* Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning and belonging, representing groups such as LGBTQIA+ colleagues, parents and carers, disabled colleagues, veterans and culturally diverse communities
Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.
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