Principal Business Analyst

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence contractor is seeking a Principal Business Analyst to support critical defence infrastructure projects. The role involves leading transformation initiatives and acting as Product Owner within agile frameworks. Ideal candidates have a strong understanding of system design and must achieve Security Clearance. This full-time position offers a hybrid working model with competitive benefits including a matched pension scheme and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Paid professional fees

Holiday Trading scheme

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven product ownership within agile delivery frameworks.
• Strong understanding of software solution architectures.
• Skilled in developing system models and using design tools.

Responsibilities

• Leading large-scale transformation projects.
• Acting as Product Owner for key systems.
• Delivering detailed requirements and solutions.

Skills

Product ownership within agile frameworks

Understanding of software solution architectures

Developing system models

Information knowledge management

Education

Degree in IT-related discipline

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Principal Business Analyst at the Babcock Technology Centre, Leicester Radar Road or Devonport Royal Dockyard sites. You will play a part in shaping the future defence infrastructure as part of one of the UK’s most significant programmes, delivering transformational solutions that support the Royal Navy’s submarine maintenance capabilities and directly contribute to national security.

The role

As a Principal Business Analyst, you’ll be at the heart of an important infrastructure programme, supporting the design, build and commissioning of docking and berthing facilities for Astute Class submarines. This role offers a dynamic environment where your expertise will drive innovation and shape the future of digital solutions in defence.

Responsibilities

• Leading large-scale transformation projects and delivering solutions across complex asset management systems
• Acting as Product Owner for key systems, aligning future vision with business objectives
• Delivering detailed requirements, solutions and functional specifications
• Modelling business information and producing system design documentation
• Collaborating with technical architecture teams to develop system architecture and documentation

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Principal Business Analyst

• Proven product ownership within agile delivery frameworks and experience with waterfall documentation
• Strong understanding of software solution architectures and system design
• Skilled in developing system models and using design tools
• Expertise in information knowledge management and mentoring others

Qualifications for the Principal Business Analyst

• Degree in an IT-related discipline or equivalent experience in complex system design

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header “Reasonable adjustments requirement”. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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