Business Analyst

BAE Systems; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems is seeking a Business Analyst to join their team in Glasgow. This role involves collaboration with stakeholders to gather and validate requirements for Business Information Systems across various platforms. You'll work on implementing cutting-edge technologies that support the Royal Navy, ensuring your skills in documentation and process analysis stand out in a dynamic environment. The opportunity offers hybrid working arrangements, aiming to foster an inclusive culture and empower all members to reach their potential.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Company contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible working options

Employee assistance programme

Employee discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst in a technical or change environment.
• Experience in developing documentation such as requirements specifications.
• Proven experience collaborating with stakeholders across all organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse, and validate both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Create clear and comprehensive requirements documentation or user stories.
• Facilitate workshops to explore user needs and produce high quality outputs.

Skills

Collaboration

Analytical skills

Documentation skills

Problem solving

Education

Certifications such as BCS Business Analysis, IIBA CCBA/CBAP

Job description

Job title:Business Analyst

Location:Scotstoun. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary:Up to £52,000 (dependent on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• Work with internal and external stakeholders at all levels to gather, analyse, and validate both functional and non-functional requirements
• Develop a solid understanding of current business processes and systems to assess how new requirements align with existing functionality and architecture
• Create clear and comprehensive requirements documentation or user stories to support development and systems integration
• Facilitate workshops to explore user needs, agree on solutions, and produce high quality outputs
• Analyse and model as-is and to-be processes to identify inefficiencies, gaps, and improvement opportunities
• Collaborate with developers, testers, and technical teams to design practical, effective solutions
• Ensure development teams have timely access to well defined requirements to support delivery within agreed timelines

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst in a technical or change environment
• Experience in developing documentation such as requirements specifications through hands-on involvement
• Proven experience collaborating with stakeholders across all organizational levels
• Experience serving as a liaison between business and technical teams

Desirable:

• Certifications such as BCS Business Analysis, IIBA CCBA/CBAP
• Experience in implementing and/or adherence to change management processes and principles

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The team:

Would you like to contribute to the future of IT within complex warships? We currently have a vacancy for a Business Analyst to be based at our sites in Glasgow, with the opportunity for hybrid working as well.

As a Business Analyst, you will contribute to the implementation and configuration of complex Business Information Systems across all platforms within BAE Maritime Naval Ships including Type 26, the Australian Hunter Class and the Canadian Surface Combatant.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to work on the latest technologies which support the Royal Navy through involvement in National and International programmes.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date:30th June – Interviews for this position will take place W/C 7th July.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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