Lead Business Analyst

Northrop Grumman UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Private healthcare

Cash health plan

Holiday buy and sell scheme

Career development and training programmes

Performance‑related bonuses

Job summary

Northrop Grumman UK is seeking a professional to act as a bridge between stakeholders and delivery teams, ensuring solutions meet business needs. The role involves documenting requirements, supporting prioritization, and facilitating stakeholder engagement in agile environments.

Ideal candidates will have strong problem-solving skills, experience with tools like Jira and Confluence, and a proactive approach. The position offers flexible working options, private healthcare, and opportunities for career development.

Qualifications

• Experience with user stories or tickets in agile environments.
• Strong analytical skills in complex, ambiguous environments.
• Effective communication with a wide range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Bridge between stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Document business and technical requirements.
• Support Product Owners in backlog maintenance.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagement.
• Apply systems thinking to improve processes.
• Evaluate solutions and recommend enhancements.

Skills

Experience working within agile software delivery teams

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to engage and communicate effectively

Experience using tools such as Jira, Confluence or GitLab

Knowledge in Defence or Security environments

Proactive and organised

Tools

Jira

Confluence

GitLab

Job description

Key Details

UK citizenship required for this position: Yes

Relocation assistance: No relocation assistance available

Travel: Yes, 10% of the time

Responsibilities

• Acting as the bridge between stakeholders and delivery teams to ensure solutions meet business and user needs
• Eliciting, analysing and documenting business and technical requirements in agile delivery environments
• Supporting Product Owners to prioritise and maintain well‑defined backlogs aligned to project goals
• Facilitating workshops, discussions and stakeholder engagement to clarify complex problems and drive decisions
• Applying systems thinking to understand wider organisational impacts and improve processes, services and technology
• Evaluating delivered solutions to ensure they meet desired outcomes and recommending enhancements where required

Qualifications

• Experience working within agile software delivery teams, including writing and managing user stories or tickets
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to work in complex, ambiguous environments
• Ability to engage, influence and communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Experience using tools such as Jira, Confluence or GitLab
• Knowledge or experience within Defence, Security or highly regulated environments is beneficial
• A proactive, organised approach with strong attention to detail

Security Clearance

Due to the nature of our work, you must be a UK national for this clearance type.

You must be able to gain and maintain the appropriate UK Government security clearance (SC).

Benefits

• Flexible working options, including a compressed fortnight
• Private healthcare
• Cash health plan
• Holiday buy and sell scheme
• Career development and training programmes
• Performance‑related bonuses

Why Join Us?

Every day, we contribute to building a more secure and connected world. Your work will have real‑world impact in protecting people, infrastructure and national security.

We value diverse perspectives and foster an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute, grow and succeed.

Whether you want to deepen your expertise or explore new career paths, we offer the support, tools and opportunities to help you shape your future.

EEO Statement

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply and consider becoming a part of our diverse and inclusive workforce.