Business Data Analyst - DV Cleared

LA International; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

LA International is seeking a Business Data Analyst with active DV clearance to engage with MOD stakeholders and translate requirements into user stories and backlogs. You will support SAFe and Scrum delivery, facilitate workshops, and maintain traceability through Jira, Confluence, and Azure DevOps.

The role emphasizes enhancing processes and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure alignment and delivery of secure Government projects in the UK.

Qualifications

• Extensive BA 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.
• 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

Stakeholder engagement

Agile delivery

SCRUM & SAFe

Documentation skills

Communication skills

Security clearance

Education

NVQ Level 3

BCS BA / IIBA cert

POPM or Agile cert

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Job description

Business Data 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.

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

LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world's most influential companies and government organisations.

Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance.

An award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over multiple years.

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.