Junior Analyst (Programming)

Location: Leeds, United Kingdom

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Team Overview

• The UK Decision Services team delivers software solutions that help banks, building societies, retailers, and other financial services organisations assess credit risk and make informed lending decisions.
• Using data from credit reference agencies and other sources, the team designs, configures, tests, and supports decisioning solutions that enable clients to deliver fast, compliant, and accurate outcomes for their customers.
• This role reports to the Manager, Technical Consultant.

Role Overview And Core Responsibilities

This is a junior technical role for someone who enjoys solving problems, working with data, and learning how software turns business requirements into automated decisions. You do not need previous experience with decisioning software. We welcome relevant experience gained through education, coursework, bootcamps, placements, apprenticeships, personal projects, or employment. You will receive support to develop your knowledge of decisioning technology, credit risk, testing, and client solution delivery.

Support the design, configuration, testing, and delivery of decisioning software solutions for financial services clients.

Learn how to translate business requirements and solution designs into clear rules, workflows, and software configurations.

Use credit bureau and client data to support credit risk and lending solutions.

Complete testing and data validation checks to confirm that solutions are configured correctly and perform as expected.

Help investigate software issues and defects, identify possible causes, and work with colleagues to resolve them.

Create and maintain clear business, functional, and technical documentation.

Work with technical colleagues, project teams, clients, and third-party partners to support project delivery.

Provide progress updates, ask questions, and contribute ideas throughout the project lifecycle.

Support solution implementation, change requests, issue resolution, and post-production activities.

Required Knowledge And Experiences

• An interest in technology, data, software configuration, and solving business problems.
• Examples of using logical thinking to analyse a problem, investigate an issue, or develop a practical solution.
• Ability to understand instructions or requirements and break them down into clear steps.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to ask questions and work collaboratively.
• A degree, diploma, apprenticeship, bootcamp, or relevant coursework in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Data, Mathematics, Science, Business, or a related subject, or equivalent practical experience.
• A willingness to learn decisioning technology, credit risk concepts, software testing, and client solution delivery.

Required Technical Skills

• Basic programming or scripting knowledge in at least one language, such as Python, Java, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, or Lua.
• Basic understanding of Structured Query Language (SQL), databases, spreadsheets, or another method used to query, interpret, and validate data.
• Experience applying logical rules, conditions, workflows, or step-by-step processes to solve a technical problem.
• Confidence using Microsoft Excel and Word to review information and produce clear documentation.
• Exposure to software testing, test cases, data validation, or defect investigation.
• Experience with APIs, data structures, system configuration, or rules-based and workflow-driven software.
• Awareness of financial services, lending, credit risk, or automated decision-making.
• Experience working on a group technical project or explaining technical information to others.