Junior Business Analyst — Defence Tech & Transformation

Northrop Grumman UK; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Private healthcare

Cash health plan

Holiday buy and sell scheme

Performance-related bonuses

Career development and training

Job summary

Northrop Grumman UK is seeking a Junior Business Analyst to help our customers deliver meaningful change through innovative technology solutions across defence and security programmes. You will work closely with stakeholders to understand business challenges, capture requirements and ensure solutions deliver real value.

This role offers an excellent early-career path, with opportunities to develop professionally within a mission-led organisation and collaborate with cross-functional teams across

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in complex or ambiguous situations.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to tailor your approach to different audiences.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A proactive, inquisitive mindset with a willingness to learn and develop in business analysis.
• Experience working in collaborative team environments.

Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders to gather, analyse and document business and technical requirements
• Support the translation of complex business challenges into clear, structured insights that inform decision making
• Produce high-quality documentation to enable effective delivery of change initiatives without prescribing solutions
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including developers, testers and systems engineers
• Facilitate meetings and contribute to stakeholder engagement and communication activities
• Evaluate solutions against business needs and recommend improvements to processes, systems or ways of working

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Organised

Proactive mindset

Team collaboration

Tools

Jira

GitLab

Confluence

Job description

Northrop Grumman UK is seeking a Junior Business Analyst to help our customers deliver meaningful change through innovative technology solutions across defence and security programmes. You will work closely with stakeholders to understand business challenges, capture requirements and ensure solutions deliver real value.

This role offers an excellent early-career path, with opportunities to develop professionally within a mission-led organisation and collaborate with cross-functional teams across