Senior Business Analyst - Security & Defence (eDV, Agile)

Forward Role Secure

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 67,000 - 107,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Forward Role Secure is seeking a Senior Business Analyst in London for a hybrid delivery role embedded within Agile delivery teams serving customers and product owners on mission-critical digital projects.

The successful candidate will lead requirements discovery, write precise user stories and acceptance criteria, refine backlogs, and facilitate governance forums while bridging business intent with technical delivery. A UK security clearance is required.

Qualifications

Experience in UK security, intelligence, or classified government environments.
Experience in business analysis, product management, and Agile delivery across multidisciplinary teams.
Hands-on Scrum or Kanban delivery with ceremonies and backlog refinement.
Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation across technical and non-technical teams.
Experience working with software engineering, data, DevOps, and UX teams.
Workflow analysis and requirements traceability through change control.
Active eDV level security clearance required.

Responsibilities

Lead requirements discovery across complex delivery programmes.
Write user stories, acceptance criteria, and process maps for engineers and data teams.
Own and refine product backlogs and prioritise with product owners.
Run stakeholder workshops and governance forums to align views.
Sit at centre of Agile ceremonies and drive continuous improvement.
Bridge business intent and technical delivery, managing dependencies and changes.