At a Glance
- Tasks: Gather and analyse business requirements, translating them into user stories and process maps.
- Company: Join a consultancy focused on secure digital solutions in high-profile UK environments.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days holiday plus your birthday off and private healthcare options.
- Other info: Location options include Cheltenham, London, or Manchester with significant client-site travel.
- Why this job: Be part of shaping products that support better decisions and operational confidence.
- Qualifications: Experience in UK Security & Intelligence environments and strong Agile delivery skills required.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
Join a growing consultancy delivering secure, mission-critical digital solutions within some of the UK’s most complex and high-profile environments. This newly created Business Analyst role will play a key part in shaping products and services that support better decisions, faster outcomes, and operational confidence.
Role Overview:
- Location: Cheltenham, London or Manchester (with significant client-site travel)
- Package: Competitive salary + comprehensive benefits package
- Industry: Security, Intelligence & Defence Consulting
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Work closely with customers, technical teams and delivery stakeholders to turn operational needs into clear, deliverable outcomes
- Gather, analyse and document business, user and technical requirements in secure, complex environments
- Translate requirements into well-defined user stories, acceptance criteria, process maps and supporting delivery documentation
- Own and refine product backlogs, helping teams prioritise work based on value, urgency and delivery needs
- Support Agile delivery activities including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews and retrospectives
- Facilitate workshops, stakeholder sessions and decision-making forums to maintain alignment across teams
- Act as the link between product, design, engineering, data and testing teams to ensure solutions meet user and mission needs
- Support testing and assurance by clarifying business rules, expected outcomes and acceptance measures
- Identify and manage risks, dependencies and requirement changes throughout the delivery lifecycle
- Help improve Agile delivery practices, governance and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams
Main Skills Needed:
- Experience working within UK Security & Intelligence, defence or other highly secure government environments
- Strong background in Business Analysis, Agile delivery and product-focused environments
- Proven ability to gather, analyse and manage complex requirements and convert them into clear delivery outputs
- Experience managing product backlogs and supporting prioritisation in fast-moving delivery settings
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban
- Confident stakeholder engagement skills, including facilitating workshops and delivery discussions
- Experience working alongside software engineering, testing, data and DevOps teams
- Strong process mapping and workflow analysis capability, with an eye for governance and traceability
- Current high-level UK security clearance is essential
What’s in It for You:
- Flexible working with a blend of remote and onsite delivery
- 25 days holiday plus your birthday off, with the option to buy or sell additional leave
- Private healthcare with family upgrade options
- Ongoing training and development to support long-term career growth
- Fitness reimbursement to support your wellbeing goals
- Life assurance and pension contributions for future security
- Access to employee perks and discounts across a range of brands and services
- Internal recognition schemes celebrating strong performance and contribution
- Opportunities to get involved in community and volunteering initiatives
- The chance to work on genuinely meaningful projects that make a real-world impact
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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Business Analyst in Cheltenham employer: Addition Solutions Ltd
This consultancy offers flexible working arrangements and ongoing training for career growth. Located in major UK cities, they focus on impactful projects in the Security, Intelligence & Defence sector. Employees enjoy perks like fitness reimbursement and internal recognition schemes.
