Business Analyst - DV Cleared (IT) / Contractor

Free-Work UK; Hart; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Free-Work UK is recruiting a Business Analyst with active DV clearance to partner with MOD stakeholders and cross-functional teams. You will capture requirements, write user stories, and manage backlogs to support SAFe and Scrum delivery. Proactive workshops and clear documentation are essential for success.

Experience in secure government environments and proficiency with Jira/Confluence/Azure DevOps are highly valued, along with strong facilitation and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as Business Analyst or Business SME.
• Proven requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation experience.
• Strong experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria and managing Agile backlogs.
• Experience working within Agile Scrum and SAFe delivery environments.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence or Azure DevOps.
• Strong process mapping, data modelling and requirements traceability skills.
• Understanding of software development lifecycles and digital transformation.
• Experience supporting PI Planning, backlog refinement and Agile delivery ceremonies.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation and communication skills.
• Ability to translate complex operational requirements into structured specifications.
• Experience working within MOD, Defence or secure Government environments would be advantageous.
• Must meet applicable UK Government security, nationality and residency requirements and have the right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Engage with MOD stakeholders, end-users and Product Owners to gather functional and non-functional requirements.
• Translate complex operational requirements into user stories, acceptance criteria and prioritised backlog items.
• Manage and refine product backlogs to support Agile Scrum and SAFe delivery.
• Facilitate requirements workshops, stakeholder discussions and alignment sessions.
• Support SAFe PI Planning, identifying feature dependencies, enabler stories and business value.
• Develop process maps, data models and requirements traceability documentation.
• Analyse existing legacy processes and design improved future-state workflows.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary delivery teams to ensure requirements are understood and implemented.
• Identify gaps, dependencies and risks affecting business requirements and delivery.
• Maintain accurate documentation using Jira, Confluence or Azure DevOps.

Skills

Requirements elicitation

Backlog management

User stories

Agile delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Facilitation

Process mapping

Data modelling

Documentation

Security clearance

Education

NVQ Level 3

BCS Business Analysis or IIBA certification

SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Job description

Business Analyst

Must have an Active DV Clearance

Business Analyst Responsibilities

• Engage with MOD stakeholders, end-users and Product Owners to gather functional and non-functional requirements.
• Translate complex operational requirements into user stories, acceptance criteria and prioritised backlog items.
• Manage and refine product backlogs to support Agile Scrum and SAFe delivery.
• Facilitate requirements workshops, stakeholder discussions and alignment sessions.
• Support SAFe PI Planning, identifying feature dependencies, enabler stories and business value.
• Develop process maps, data models and requirements traceability documentation.
• Analyse existing legacy processes and design improved future-state workflows.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary delivery teams to ensure requirements are understood and implemented.
• Identify gaps, dependencies and risks affecting business requirements and delivery.
• Maintain accurate documentation using Jira, Confluence or Azure DevOps.

Business Analyst Skills And Experience

• Extensive of Business Analyst or Business SME experience.
• Proven requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation experience.
• Strong experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria and managing Agile backlogs.
• Experience working within Agile Scrum and SAFe delivery environments.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence or Azure DevOps.
• Strong process mapping, data modelling and requirements traceability skills.
• Understanding of software development lifecycles and digital transformation.
• Experience supporting PI Planning, backlog refinement and Agile delivery ceremonies.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation and communication skills.
• Ability to translate complex operational requirements into structured specifications.
• Experience working within MOD, Defence or secure Government environments would be advantageous.
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification.
• BCS Business Analysis or IIBA certification.
• SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) or equivalent Agile certification would be advantageous.
• Must meet applicable UK Government security, nationality and residency requirements and have the right to work in the UK.

Successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take a minimum 18 weeks.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.

We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply.

If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience.

Due to high volume of applications, only shortlisted CVs will be contacted.

Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.