Defence Business Analyst — GCAP Programme

ACCA Careers; West of England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce Defence in Bristol is seeking a Business Analyst to join the IT and Digital team on the GCAP programme. The role supports ambitious, fast-paced transformation and will involve analysing business needs and translating them into guided solutions.

You will work with project managers and cross-functional teams, model AS-IS and TO-BE processes, gather requirements, and ensure stakeholder alignment. International travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Business Analyst in defence, aerospace, secure technology, or complex engineering environments.
• Background in consultancy would be beneficial.
• Experience across large transformation programmes and project lifecycles, including waterfall and Agile.
• Knowledge of process modelling (As-Is and To-Be) and engineering/manufacturing processes.
• Ability to break down epics into user stories and collaborate with technical teams and SMEs.
• Strong requirements gathering, management, and traceability, plus stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Capture and manage business requirements and traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
• Model AS-IS processes and assess improvements; model TO BE processes with SMEs.
• Evolve candidate process models to meet business needs.
• Analyse the vision and scope of new projects, services, and software.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and cross-functional teams.
• Engage with stakeholders to identify opportunities to solve problems via data-driven tools.
• Measure and record benefits of deployed methods and tools.

Skills

Transformation programme

Lifecycle exposure

Process modelling

Engineering knowledge

User stories

Requirements gathering

Voice of the Customer

Stakeholder management

Job description

Rolls-Royce Defence in Bristol is seeking a Business Analyst to join the IT and Digital team on the GCAP programme. The role supports ambitious, fast-paced transformation and will involve analysing business needs and translating them into guided solutions.

You will work with project managers and cross-functional teams, model AS-IS and TO-BE processes, gather requirements, and ensure stakeholder alignment. International travel may be required.