DV Cleared Business Analyst

Datasource; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Consultancy firm is looking for a skilled Business Analyst to work within the Defence and National Security sectors. The candidate must have relevant experience, particularly in delivering business requirements. This hybrid role requires 2-3 days on-site, with potential travel across the UK. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical skills and familiarity with tools like PowerBI and Tableau. The position offers competitive benefits including generous holidays and a pension arrangement.

Benefits

25 days annual holiday

Contributory pension arrangement

Life assurance

Occupational sick pay

Personal accident insurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst or similar role in Defence/Government.
• Strong track record in delivering business requirements within projects.
• Expertise in testing against requirements.

Responsibilities

• Capture and document business requirements from clients.
• Perform detailed analysis of processes, systems, and data.
• Facilitate workshops and interviews to gather requirements.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications.
• Conduct impact assessments and feasibility studies.

Skills

Business analyst experience

National security experience

Process modelling

Agile delivery (Scrum, Kanban)

Analytical skills

Tools

PowerBI

Tableau

QlikSense

Job description

Introduction

Our client is a large Consultancy company who are working with the Government and Defence sector on technology projects and are looking for a number of Business Analysts on a permanent basis to ensure optimised performance.

This is a really exciting time to join our client's business as they take on more and more projects and programmes in the Defence/Government sector!

You will need Defence/National security experience to be considered for this role.

Working Patterns

This role is hybrid with 2-3 days per week on site but candidates must be prepared to travel up to 4 days per week UK wide if required.

Key responsibilities

• Work with clients within Defence and National Security to capture and document business requirements to ensure a clear understanding of their needs and objectives.
• Perform detailed analysis of business processes, systems and data to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Facilitate workshops and interviews to gather requirements, user stories and use cases.
• Analyse and document business processes, workflows and system interactions to ensure alignment with goals.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications and user stories to ensure feasibility for development teams.
• Perform data analysis to identify trends, patterns and insights which can drive business decision-making and process improvements.
• Define and implement product centric operating models.
• Manage product ownership practices and processes, ensuring products developed meet the customer requirements.
• Conduct impact assessments and feasibility studies to evaluate proposed solutions and identify potential risks.
• Support testing and quality assurance activities, ensuring that solutions meet the defined requirements.
• Provide ongoing support and guidance to clients and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills & experience

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst or in a similar role within Defence, Government or National Security.
• Have a strong track record of delivering business requirements within a project delivery environment.
• Strong analytical skills within technology.
• Experience with process modelling and lean practices, use case development and requirements elicitation.
• Experience with Agile delivery and tools such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe 5.0, LeSS.
• Consulting experience is a real bonus.
• Knowledge of how PowerBI, Tableau, QlikSense or other analytical tools.
• Expertise in how to test against requirements and ensure confidence in the outputs.

Additional benefits

• Holidays, starting at 25 days a year.
• A flexible contributory pension arrangement with matching contributions.
• Life assurance of six times your core salary (up to a maximum of six times the Earnings Cap, in force at date of death).
• Occupational sick pay.
• Personal accident insurance.
• Mobile phone is not fully funded but you can claim on expenses for business use.

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

You will be required to hold a minimum of DV Clearance. If you do not hold an active DV clearance, please familiarise yourself with the vetting process before applying.