Business Analyst - active UKIC DV clearance required
- Manchester Gloucester
- Permanent
- Full-time
Location: Gloucester or Manchester (Office-based with hybrid working options)
Clearance Required: Active eDV (Enhanced Developed Vetting)Join a leading technology and engineering consultancy that delivers innovative solutions to complex challenges across the public and private sectors. We're looking for a skilled Business Analyst to support high-profile, secure projects that truly make a difference.About the Role:As a Business Analyst within the Engineering function, you'll play a critical role in analysing, defining, and delivering user requirements for major customer initiatives. You'll work closely with technical teams and end-users to ensure solutions are tailored, practical, and aligned with real-world needs.This is a hands-on role where you'll take full ownership of requirements across the lifecycle-from discovery through to successful delivery-within Agile environments.Key Responsibilities
- Engage with stakeholders to assess, plan, and prioritise user requirements under Agile frameworks.
- Conduct detailed feasibility studies and scope analysis for new features and enhancements.
- Apply a range of techniques-interviews, workshops, document analysis, surveys-to gather business and technical requirements.
- Analyse and validate collected information, distilling it into clear and actionable artefacts (e.g., functional specs, use cases, wireframes).
- Collaborate with developers, SMEs, and stakeholders to align business goals with technical solutions.
- Serve as a bridge between the customer and project teams, ensuring mutual understanding and delivery of fit-for-purpose solutions.
- Contribute to and support various testing phases including Integration Testing, UAT, and Functionality Testing.
- Experience in business or systems analysis roles, with formal training preferred.
- Strong background in modelling business processes, future states, and solution design.
- Familiarity with Agile tools such as DOORS and the Atlassian suite (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
- Understanding of Agile and iterative delivery methodologies, and how they compare to traditional waterfall approaches.
- Solid grasp of software development lifecycle and delivery best practices.
- A proactive mindset with a track record of delivering value in fast-paced project environments.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills-both technical and non-technical.
- Strong business acumen and a keen ability to quickly grasp customer goals and priorities.
- 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
- Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
- Competitive salaries.
- 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
- Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
- Company bonus scheme (discretionary).
- 6 times salary 'Life Assurance' with pension.
- Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
- Enhanced sick pay.
- Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.