Security-Cleared Aerospace Defence Business Analyst

Matchtech; Reading; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech is seeking a Technical Business Analyst for a contract role based in Reading, supporting MOD and aerospace programmes. You will analyse stakeholder needs, capture, document and maintain requirements, and ensure end-to-end traceability across lifecycle stages.

The role requires active SC clearance, with DV preferred, and on-site commitment of 20-50%. You will work with Product Owners, Delivery Managers, engineers and IT teams to drive compliant digital engineering initiatives.

Qualifications

• Active Security Check clearance is mandatory; DV clearance preferred.
• Experience in business analysis, stakeholder engagement and requirements management.
• Practical experience in modelling & simulation, testing, qualification/certification, or through-life support.
• Background delivering digital tools within aerospace, MOD or defence environments.
• Understanding of requirements traceability, change control and systems engineering lifecycles.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working with defence prime system integrators, suppliers or transnational teams.
• Knowledge of aircraft certification, qualification processes and regulatory compliance.
• Experience working in regulated development environments.
• Knowledge of ArchiMate and/or TOGAF.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and organise stakeholder needs throughout the engineering lifecycle.
• Elicit, capture, document and maintain business and technical requirements.
• Manage requirements baselines, change requests and impact assessments.
• Maintain end-to-end requirements traceability from customer needs through implementation and verification.
• Support requirements decomposition, allocation and validation activities.
• Coordinate with Product Owners, Delivery Managers, engineers, IT teams and end users.
• Participate in reviews, audits and governance activities to ensure compliance with requirements engineering processes.
• Produce and review technical documentation and lifecycle deliverables.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Requirements management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Aerospace engineering degree

Computer science degree

Systems engineering degree

Related discipline degree

Tools

ArchiMate

TOGAF

Support

Security

Job description

Matchtech is seeking a Technical Business Analyst for a contract role based in Reading, supporting MOD and aerospace programmes. You will analyse stakeholder needs, capture, document and maintain requirements, and ensure end-to-end traceability across lifecycle stages.

The role requires active SC clearance, with DV preferred, and on-site commitment of 20-50%. You will work with Product Owners, Delivery Managers, engineers and IT teams to drive compliant digital engineering initiatives.