IT Business Analyst-Submarines

Rolls-Royce; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company located in Derby is seeking an IT Business Analyst. In this role, you will apply analysis tools and conduct investigations to determine product requirements. You will also work closely with stakeholders and prepare business cases. Ideal candidates hold a degree and have experience in IT project environments. The opportunity allows for hybrid working arrangements alongside competitive benefits.

Benefits

Excellent development opportunities

Competitive salary

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Degree qualified and BCS/IIBA/Business Analysis qualification or equivalent.
• Business Analysis experience over a range of IT projects and programmes.
• Clear communication and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Apply and monitor the required modelling and analysis tools.
• Conduct investigations for strategy studies and feasibility studies.
• Prepare business cases with the Product Owner.

Skills

Business Analysis

Communication

Agile methodologies

Waterfall methodologies

Technical IT role

Education

Degree qualified

BCS/IIBA/Business Analysis qualification or equivalent

Tools

ITIL

TOGAF

Job description

Job Title: IT Business Analyst

Working Pattern: Full-time permanent

Working location: Derby/Hybrid

About the role: At Rolls‑Royce we have an exciting opportunity for an IT Business Analyst to join our team in Derby.

Why join Rolls‑Royce?

At Rolls‑Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls‑Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world‑class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high‑performance culture.

As an IT Business Analyst you will take responsibility for investigative work to determine product requirements and specify effective business processes.

Regional Benefits

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all 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.

Basic and preferred qualifications:

• 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 which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, 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.

Formore than 60 years Rolls‑Royce Submarines has designed, supplied and supported the nuclear propulsion plant, providing power for all UK Royal Navy nuclear submarines.

To work for Rolls‑Royce Submarines an individual must hold a Security Check clearance. We will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t already have it. Due to the nature of work we conduct, we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls‑Royce into a high‑performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls‑Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

Job Category: Information Technology

Posting Date: 19 Nov 2025; 00:11

Posting End Date: 03 Dec 2025