Senior Business Analyst

Babcock International; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the UK is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to deliver innovative digital solutions for the Royal Navy. This role involves leading projects, acting as Product Owner, and modeling business information. Candidates should have experience in agile frameworks and system documentation. A degree in an IT-related discipline is required. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package, including generous holidays and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading benefits

Volunteering day off

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven product ownership experience within an agile delivery framework.
• Ability to deliver detailed system documentation within a waterfall framework.
• Strong understanding of software solution architectures and system design.
• Experience developing system models and using design tools (e.g., UML).

Responsibilities

• Lead projects within transformation programmes.
• Act as Product Owner for key systems and ensure alignment.
• Model business information and produce system design documentation.
• Build customer relationships based on trust.
• Develop system architecture design with technical architects.

Skills

Product ownership experience

Agile delivery framework

System documentation

Software solution architectures

Design tools (UML, enterprise architecture)

Knowledge management

Mentoring skills

Education

Degree in IT-related discipline

BCS Business Analysis qualification

Job description

Job Title: Senior Business Analyst
Location: Plymouth, Bristol or Leicester + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £43,935 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF70377

Shape the Future of Defence and Engineering

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Business Analyst at our Babcock Technology Centre, Devonport Royal Dockyard or Leicester, Radar Road sites.

The role

As a Senior Business Analyst, you’ll be at the heart of delivering innovative digital solutions that directly support submarines at sea and the Royal Navy. This is your opportunity to make a real impact on national security while advancing your career in a dynamic, future-focused environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll work within our Digital Solutions team in Babcock Naval Marine, collaborating with talented professionals to provide specialist knowledge management and technical expertise across a range of cutting-edge products and technologies. This role offers exposure to complex transformation programmes and the chance to influence the future of defence technology.

• Leading medium to large-scale projects within transformation programmes, delivering solutions for complex asset management
• Acting as Product Owner for key systems, ensuring alignment with business objectives
• Modelling business information and producing system design documentation
• Building strong customer relationships based on trust and collaboration
• Working with technical architects to develop system architecture design and documentation

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Senior Business Analyst

• Proven product ownership experience within an agile delivery framework
• Ability to deliver detailed system documentation within a waterfall framework
• Strong understanding of software solution architectures and system design
• Experience developing system models and using design tools (e.g., UML, enterprise architecture frameworks)
• Knowledge management and mentoring skills

Qualifications for the Senior Business Analyst

• Degree in an IT-related discipline, BCS Business Analysis qualification, or equivalent experience as a Business Analyst

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

• Generous holiday allowance
• 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 work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial 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.

Closing date: 05/01/2026