Senior Defence Business Analyst - Hybrid (FCAS/GCAP)

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 173,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

World Class Defence Organisation is recruiting a Senior Business Analyst on a subcontractor basis for an initial 2-year contract. The role supports FCAS/GCAP programmes within Defence, with hybrid working: 2 days onsite in Stevenage (or Bolton/Bristol) and the remainder from home.

You will translate operational needs into clear requirements, lead workshops, ensure traceability, and collaborate with engineering, procurement and leadership across international partners.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience of Business Analysis, Change and Transformation.
• Experience of working within a Defence or Aerospace environment.
• Experience shaping complex multi-national programmes with international colleagues.
• Ability to understand strategy and define clear Activities and deliverable outputs from a clear but ambiguous customer strategy.
• Experience developing interoperability roadmaps between Stakeholders would advantageous.
• Experience working in an agile environment using Agile methodology.
• Excellent stakeholder management and facilitation skills, including experience organising workshops and decision forums.
• Stakeholder empathy and ability to influence outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead Stakeholder workshops and support in requirement reviews to resolve conflicts and secure sign-off of key deliverable artefacts into the customer.
• Produce Operating Models in conjunction with internal stakeholders identifying business and operational changes.
• Support to FCAS AI Defence Strategy.
• Drive continuous improvement into the ways of working across all FCAS and GCAP personnel on the programme.
• Create and maintain traceability from FCAS Objectives to capabilities and requirements.
• Communicate complex analysis outcomes clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Business Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Requirements Elicitation

Agile Methodologies

Diagramming & Modelling

Risk & Compliance

Tools

DOORS

Sharpcloud

Job description

World Class Defence Organisation is recruiting a Senior Business Analyst on a subcontractor basis for an initial 2-year contract. The role supports FCAS/GCAP programmes within Defence, with hybrid working: 2 days onsite in Stevenage (or Bolton/Bristol) and the remainder from home.

You will translate operational needs into clear requirements, lead workshops, ensure traceability, and collaborate with engineering, procurement and leadership across international partners.