Senior Business Analyst with National Security Experience

Secure Consult; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Secure Consult is seeking a Senior Business Analyst with national security experience to contribute to digital transformation programmes. You will understand user needs, define problems, support Agile delivery teams, and ensure solutions meet business requirements.

The role requires eDV clearance and involves collaboration across cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement. You will translate user needs into user stories, assist in backlog creation with the Product Owner, and model

Qualifications

• Experience as a Business Analyst on national security or government-related programmes.
• Ability to write clear acceptance criteria and user stories.
• Experience modelling business processes (As is / To be) and defining MVPs.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and requirements elicitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Understand and define problems to be solved.
• Translate user needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Support Agile delivery teams and backlog prioritisation.
• Assist in backlog creation with Product Owner and cross-functional teams.
• Model business processes (As is/To be) and support testing to ensure requirements are met.
• Engage with stakeholders and manage expectations across government transformation programmes.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

User stories

Requirements gathering

Business analysis

Cross-functional teams

Job description

Senior Business Analyst with National Security Experience

eDV

Discuss with your consultant Contract or Full Time SC-E01903FC46A5D89D3C6A

The opportunity

Seeking a Senior Business Analyst with national security experience to contribute to digital transformation programmes. The role involves understanding user needs, defining problems, supporting Agile delivery teams, and ensuring solutions meet business requirements. Must hold eDV clearance. Opportunities to work collaboratively across cross-functional teams and support continuous improvement.

What you could work on

• Understand and define problems to be solved
• Translate user needs into user stories
• Support delivery team in prioritising work and defining minimum viable product (MVP)
• Assist in backlog creation with Product Owner
• Model business processes (As is / To be)
• Support testing to ensure functionality meets requirements
• Engage with stakeholders and manage expectations
• Work using Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Lean, Kanban
• Extensive commercial experience in stakeholder management
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies
• Experience defining functional and non-functional requirements
• Ability to write acceptance criteria and user stories
• Experience working with cross-functional teams
• Customer-facing experience with ability to build rapport
• Understanding of government transformation strategies and service standards

Security vetting

Vetting level recorded for this role: eDV. Ask your consultant whether clearance must already be held or can be obtained for this assignment.

Working arrangements

Discuss with your consultant, Contract or Full Time. Confirm employment terms and any clearance requirements with your consultant.

Business Analysis National Security Agile Digital Transformation Stakeholder Management eDV Clearance Product Owner Support Process Modelling