Business Analyst in Manchester

Do you want to be at the heart of some of the biggest and most ambitious programmes undertaken to keep our country safe? We are proud of the impact we have with our Defence & Security clients, the strength of our relationships, and the variety of our skills and expertise that we bring to help them achieve their mission. We are growing our teams across all of Technology and Transformation. If you are cleared to DV level, and want to grow your career in this sector, we are very keen to hear from you.

We are looking for people who are natural initiative-takers, who bring out the best in others, are brilliant listeners and can grow our business without compromising standards, integrity or culture. You will work with outstanding digital talent across disciplines to innovate and create great solutions for our Defence and Security Clients. You will provide our clients with the advice and delivery support that they need in their complex programmes. Whether it is structuring, assuring, managing, delivering or setting up solutions we need the very best people to join us and strengthen our team even further.

Your role will include:

• Collaborate with clients and stakeholders to capture and document business requirements to ensure a clear understanding of their needs and objectives.
• Conduct detailed analysis of business processes, systems and data to identify opportunities for improvement and optimisation.
• Facilitate workshops and interviews to gather requirements, user stories and use cases.
• Analyse and document business processes, workflows and system interactions to ensure alignment with business goals.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications and user stories to ensure clarity and feasibility for development teams.
• Perform data analysis to identify trends, patterns and insights which can drive business decision-making and process improvements.
• Define and implement product centric operating models, enabling products to be delivered more efficiently and effectively.
• Manage product ownership practices and processes, ensuring products developed meet the customer requirements.
• Conduct impact assessments and feasibility studies to evaluate proposed solutions and identify potential risks and dependencies.
• Collaborate with project managers to develop project plans, timelines and deliverables.
• Support testing and quality assurance activities, ensuring that solutions meet the defined requirements.
• Provide ongoing support and guidance to clients and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, best practices and emerging technologies related to business analysis.

Skills and Professional Experience:

• All applicants must be UK security cleared to Developed Vetting level.
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst or in a similar role, with a strong track record of successfully delivering business requirements within a project delivery environment and an excellent understanding of how business analysis can deliver value to an organization.
• Experience working on Transformation and/or complex delivery or equivalent projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex business needs into actionable requirements.
• Proficiency in business analysis techniques, such as process modelling & lean practices, use case development and requirements elicitation.
• Experience with Agile delivery and knowledge of methodologies and tools, such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe 5.0, LeSS.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate.
• Knowledge of how PowerBI, Tableau, QlikSense or other analytical tools.
• Expertise in how to test against the requirements and ensure confidence in the outputs.
• Experience of working within the Public Sector or equivalent.
• Ability to understand, interpret, present and challenge technical and/or complex information to colleagues at all levels of an organization.
• Experience with successfully managing scope in challenging environments.
• Experience of developing & maintaining strong relationships with business stakeholders with the ability to challenge & influence where required.
• Experience with Lean Portfolio Management and associated processes.

Our Defence and Security teams support clients to make the UK a safer place. From organisation change and project management to engaging with complex technology, we help the businesses and government organisations we work with to deliver the best services possible.

You will be based in London, Bristol or Manchester with hybrid working. You will have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. We work to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before. You’ll learn through world-class development and gain invaluable technical and personal skills. You’ll learn how to lead, regardless of your level.