Senior Business Analyst - Defence

Snc-Lavalin; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible holidays

Professional development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is expanding its Defence and Secure Government consulting practice by hiring Senior Business Analysts who can translate mission needs into clear requirements and lead complex transformation. You will collaborate across military, engineering and digital teams, shaping roadmaps and driving agile delivery in high-regulation contexts.

Join a collaborative, inclusive culture with hybrid and remote options, focused on career development, security, and operational resilience.

Qualifications

• Experience at a Senior level in consulting services to clients or equivalent business analyst role.
• Defence sector experience or experience in highly regulated secure environments.
• BA Diploma attainment or active pursuit of one.
• Experience with technology-led transformation programmes across strategy, design and change.
• Proficient in agile delivery (APMP/SAFe/MSP/DSDM/Scrum).
• Ability to translate user needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Proficiency with process modelling and requirements platforms (Visio, IBM Doors, Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps).
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Interest in emerging technology and digital readiness.
• Proactive in shaping team direction and community impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead senior-level engagement and collaborate with military, engineering, operational, commercial and digital stakeholders.
• Translate complex defence needs into clear, prioritised requirements and traceable user stories.
• Facilitate workshops and support end-to-end requirements development and traceability.
• Develop transformation roadmaps and influence Agile practices within the client environment.
• Support operational improvement tools and AI-enabled approaches to increase efficiency and value.

Skills

Senior stakeholder engagement

Requirements translation

Agile delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BA Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Visio

IBM Doors

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Job description

Job Description Overview

Join our organisation! AtkinsRéalis is growing its Business Analysis consulting team to support digital, data and transformation programmes across the defence sector. We are looking for experienced Business Analysts who can help clients solve complex problems in secure, highly regulated and mission-critical environments, where operational resilience, assurance, security and stakeholder alignment are essential. This is an opportunity to apply your business analysis expertise to meaningful defence programmes, helping clients translate mission needs into clear requirements, improve operational effectiveness, and deliver digitally enabled transformation across complex defence and secure government contexts. We are seeking experienced professionals operating at Senior Consultant level who are ready for a new challenge. We welcome creative, adaptable problem solvers who want to help shape the future of the defence sector while continuing to develop their own career. This role offers the opportunity to work across complex, high-impact programmes and to take your career in the direction of your interests. When it comes to living your life, we want your role with AtkinsRéalis to be a key part of your personal journey. We have a collaborative inclusive team culture where people will help, guide and mentor you to help you grow. We pitch in and help colleagues because we succeed as a team. Our flexible and remote working policies are designed to support different personal priorities and needs. Also, ask us about some of our recent pledges for Women's Equality, as well as being a 'Disability Confident' and 'Inclusive Employer.'

As a Senior Business Analyst in our Secure Government business unit, you will support digital, data and transformation programmes across defence environments where mission assurance, operational resilience, security and effective collaboration across military, engineering, operational and digital stakeholders are critical. You will help clients define needs, lead and manage requirements, optimise processes and deliver change in contexts where safety, assurance, security, regulatory compliance and stakeholder alignment are central to successful outcomes.

Your role

The role as a Business Analyst within our Digital, Data and AI consulting team will involve: Delivering exceptional results for our clients by putting value at the core of everything we do. Leading collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive digital initiatives and shape the culture and behaviours required for successful digital adoption. Leading senior-level engagement. Working with military, operational, engineering, security, commercial, assurance and digital stakeholders, using senior-level facilitation, analysis and constructive challenge to translate complex defence and secure government needs into clear, prioritised and traceable requirements that support mission outcomes, operational resilience and deliverable digital transformation. Analysing processes and operations, using appropriate tools and techniques to identify improvements in accordance with client objectives, including workshop facilitation. Leading end-to-end requirements development, from initial business needs through user-level requirements, ensuring clear translation, traceability, and alignment to support the creation of value-adding digital solutions. Developing and leading transformation roadmaps that form the foundation of digital change for our customers. Influencing Agile practices within our client’s environment, helping to shape key activities and actively participating in sprints, scrums and retrospectives. Contributing to the development of operational improvement tools, techniques and methods that build capability within our teams, including exploring how AI-enabled approaches can enhance efficiency, insight and value. Championing stakeholders' needs, ensuring development is aligned with their requirements and business goals.

About you

Experience in operating at a Senior Level in consulting services to clients or relevant business analyst role. Experience working in the defence sector, or in comparable highly regulated, secure or mission-critical environments such as secure government, aerospace, national security, nuclear, energy, utilities or transport. Direct defence sector experience would be advantageous. Attained or working towards BA Diploma. Understanding of the defence delivery environment, including mission focus, security, regulatory compliance, assurance, operational resilience, configuration control and the importance of working effectively across multidisciplinary military, engineering, operational, commercial and digital teams. Experience in technology-led transformation programmes across strategy, business design and change management. Experience in an agile project delivery environment (e.g., APMP, SAFe, MSP, DSDM, Scrum). Ability to lead the translation of user needs and business requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria. Analysing complex problems, designing innovative solutions, and communicating them effectively to a wide range of audiences. Experience with core Business Analysis and delivery tools such as Visio for process modelling, IBM Doors, Jira, Confluence and Azure DevOps for backlog management, and other platforms that support effective requirements development and Agile delivery. Exemplary stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills. An avid interest in emerging technology and being digital savvy. Proactive in shaping the future of our team and contributing to our communities.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

Additional information

Security clearance This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance. We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage. #LI-ADST | #LI-UK | #SGCampaign

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AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. News and information are available at Atkinsrealis or follow us on LinkedIn.