Senior Business Analyst – Defence Transformation

Northrop Grumman; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 73,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Compressed fortnight

Private medical insurance

Dental cover

Life assurance & pension

Flexible benefits package

Holiday buy/sell

Performance incentive

Career development

Membership support

Job summary

Northrop Grumman UK is seeking a Principal Business Analyst in Cheltenham to drive requirements from concept through delivery in defence and national security programmes. You will work with product owners, delivery teams and stakeholders, shaping solutions and ensuring change delivers meaningful outcomes.

Requires UK citizenship, highest level clearance, and willingness to travel 10%. Salary £73,000–£109,000 DOE; relocation support is not mentioned.

Qualifications

• Proven business analysis experience within complex delivery environments.
• Experience with agile delivery teams: elicitation, backlog refinement, and user story development.
• Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills.
• Experience applying systems thinking to understand organisational challenges and develop practical, outcome-focused recommendations.
• Knowledge of BA techniques, requirements management and change principles.

Responsibilities

• Understand business challenges and translate into clear requirements.
• Lead workshops and planning sessions to build consensus.
• Support agile delivery by elaborating work and maintaining backlogs.
• Analyse processes and technology landscapes to identify improvements.
• Produce business cases and evidence-based recommendations.
• Ensure delivered solutions meet user needs and deliver benefits.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Systems thinking

Tools

Jira

GitLab

Confluence

Job description

Northrop Grumman UK is seeking a Principal Business Analyst in Cheltenham to drive requirements from concept through delivery in defence and national security programmes. You will work with product owners, delivery teams and stakeholders, shaping solutions and ensuring change delivers meaningful outcomes.

Requires UK citizenship, highest level clearance, and willingness to travel 10%. Salary £73,000–£109,000 DOE; relocation support is not mentioned.