IT Business Analyst

Rolls-Royce; Derby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational aerospace and defense company based in Derby is seeking an IT Business Analyst to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting high-level investigations, preparing business cases, and working closely with stakeholders. Candidates should have a relevant degree and experience in IT roles, along with strong communication and facilitation skills. This role offers a hybrid working model and competitive salary with excellent benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Employee support assistance

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Business Analysis experience across IT projects and programs.
• Understanding of full IT delivery lifecycle and Agile methodologies.
• Ability to conduct high-level investigations for business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct strategy studies and feasibility studies.
• Prepare business cases defining benefits and development options.
• Work with stakeholders to identify their business needs.

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship management

Facilitation skills

Technical IT role experience

Education

Degree in relevant field

BCS/IIBA/Business Analysis qualification or equivalent

Tools

ITIL

TOGAF

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an IT Business Analyst to join Rolls-Royce Submarines in Derby. We’re a leader in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet and the sole provider and technical authority. As an IT Business Analyst you will take responsibility for investigative work to determine Product requirements and specify effective business processes. We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts. Hybrid working is available to balance time between the office, home or another remote location. At minimum, staff are expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

What You Will Be Doing

You will apply and monitor the use of required modelling and analysis tools, methods and standards, giving special consideration to business perspectives.

• Conduct investigations at a high level for strategy studies, business requirements specifications and feasibility studies.
• Work with the Product Owner to prepare business cases which define benefits, options for achieving these benefits through development of new or changed processes, and associated business risks.
• Identify stakeholders and their business needs with the Business Product Manager.
• Evaluate and demonstrate user stories
• Define and execute business test cases with the test manager in the pod.

Who We’re Looking For

At Rolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

• Degree qualified and BCS/IIBA/ Business Analysis qualification or equivalent and experience in a technical IT role such as ITIL/TOGAF.
• Business Analysis experience over a range of IT projects and programmes.
• Understanding of the full IT delivery lifecycle and exposure to Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Clear communication and relationship management skills - both written and spoken; facilitation skills to achieve collaboration between the business and IT stakeholders.
• Awareness of developing approaches & technologies and their application, and taking responsibility for driving own development.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce.

To work for Rolls-Royce Submarines you need to hold a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work with RRSL.

Job Category: Information Technology

Posting Date: 11 Sept 2025; 00:09

Posting End Date: 24 Sept 2025