Business Analyst

Peregrine; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Peregrine is seeking an SC-cleared Senior Business Analyst to lead the business analysis function across major programmes in a secure environment. You will partner with senior stakeholders to define, refine and deliver impactful business change, and mentor junior colleagues within a supportive, transformation-focused team.

Active SC Clearance is mandatory; candidates must be eligible or currently cleared. The role involves setting strategic direction, driving process improvements and ensuring

Qualifications

• Active SC Clearance is essential.
• Senior/Lead BA with track record in complex change programmes.
• Experience with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Strong data, data models and data migration experience.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Set strategic BA direction across programmes and projects.
• Lead requirement elicitation via workshops and interviews.
• Create as-is and to-be process models; identify optimisations.
• Ensure traceability from requirements to design and implementation.
• Oversee functional specs, user stories and testing artefacts.
• Lead BA planning including forecasting and capacity management.
• Engage senior stakeholders, including C-suite, to align objectives.
• Support change management with comms and training plans.
• Monitor KPIs and provide data-driven insights to leadership.
• Provide line/matrix oversight to BAs within teams.

Skills

Active SC Clearance

Senior/Lead BA Experience

Agile & Waterfall

Data management & migration

Stakeholder engagement

BA Certifications (ISEB/BCS/CBAP)

Software development lifecycle

JIRA & Confluence

Education

ISEB/BCS BA Diploma

IIBA CBAP

PMI-PBA or equivalent

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Join us as a Senior Business Analyst (SC Cleared) at Peregrine Resourcing.

How Specialist Talent Works:

At Peregrine, we find the best talent for our clients. As a permanent employee of Peregrine, with access to all our standard benefits, you will be deployed across our portfolio of clients as a specialist consultant, working on a wide array of complex projects across multiple industries.

The Role:

We are seeking an experienced SC Cleared Senior Business Analyst to join a high-profile change and transformation function operating within a secure, regulated environment. This is a pivotal leadership role where you will set the strategic direction for business analysis across major programmes, working in partnership with senior stakeholders to define, refine and deliver impactful business change.

Due to the nature of the work, this role requires active SC Clearance. Candidates must already hold SC Clearance or be eligible and willing to undergo and maintain clearance.

You will act as the central point of contact for business analysis across allocated programmes, driving operational excellence by identifying inefficiencies, supporting transformation initiatives, and enhancing overall business performance.

In addition, you will champion Business Analysis best practice, mentor junior colleagues, and help shape and mature the wider Business Change capability.

Responsibilities:

• Set the strategic direction for Business Analysis across assigned programmes and projects.
• Lead the identification, analysis and documentation of business requirements using workshops, interviews and document analysis.
• Develop comprehensive ‘as-is’ and ‘to-be’ process models, identifying opportunities for optimisation and automation.
• Provide clear traceability from business requirements through to solution design and implementation.
• Oversee development of functional specifications, user stories and testing artefacts.
• Lead end-to-end BA planning including forecasting, demand and capacity management.
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders, including C-suite, ensuring alignment to strategic objectives.
• Support change management activities including communications, training and adoption planning.
• Monitor and evaluate operational KPIs, providing data-driven insights to leadership teams.
• Provide line or matrix management to Business Analysts within programme teams.

Skills & Experience:

• Active SC Clearance
• Significant experience operating as a Senior or Lead Business Analyst within complex change programmes.
• Strong experience across both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Strong experience around Data, Data models, Data Journeys, Data Management and Data Migration/integration.
• Proven ability to influence, negotiate and challenge senior stakeholders.
• Educated to degree level ISEB / BCS BA Diploma certified, IIBA certification (e.g. CBAP) or equivalent
• Solid career track record as a business analyst with strong exposure to technical / software development projects ideally within a financial or regulatory environment
• Proven experience working with agile/scrum methodologies
• Deep understanding of the Software development lifecycle and its application in an agile context
• Familiarity with tools like JIRA and Confluence for Agile project management and documentation
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g. BCS, IIBA, PMI-PBA or equivalent) preferred.

About us:

At Peregrine, we see beyond the immediate and look to the horizon. We build lasting, meaningful partnerships with our clients, and deliver flexible solutions for every resourcing need, both now and in the future. Together, we help our clients to engage, develop and harness the skills they need to achieve and grow the workforce they want. We have a range of benefits you will receive alongside your salary.

Our culture:

At Peregrine we embrace fresh ideas, and we love learning fast. Our solutions are trusted and established, so we have the confidence of knowing we have a solid foundation. We rely on openness and honesty, and we’re always ready to help each other out. And we believe that our work can benefit society – whether it’s finding the digital talent of the future or being a driver for social mobility.

Our commitment to diversity:

At Peregrine, we’re proudly committed to championing diversity and inclusion, with company-wide initiatives to drive greater social mobility and reduce our environmental impact. Our teams represent a huge breadth of cultures, languages, and ethnicities, and over 20 different nationalities. We also employ candidates from a range of educational and socioeconomic backgrounds. Our partnerships with numerous charities ensure that we can stay well-informed and continue to improve our practices for the future. It reflects in the way we recruit for our clients as we assist them in becoming more diverse.