Business Analyst
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 3, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 3, 2026.
A growing consulting business is creating a brand-new Business Analyst role, and you'd be central to how it delivers mission-critical products.
Business Analyst
Location - Gloucester, London or Manchester - hybrid working
Salary - £65,000 - £85000 + DV bonus
Active eDV security clearance required
Help shape secure digital services in classified government environments.
You'll work directly with customers, delivery teams and technical stakeholders to turn mission needs into clear, actionable outcomes. This is a hands-on role for someone who is confident engaging customers, guiding Agile teams and continuously improving how they work.
What you'll be doing
- Eliciting, analysing and validating business, user, data and technical requirements, aligned to mission outcomes
- Turning requirements into user stories, acceptance criteria, process maps and delivery artefacts
- Developing and prioritising product backlogs based on value, urgency and constraints
- Supporting sprint planning and backlog refinement alongside Product Owners and Agile teams
- Running stakeholder workshops and forums to drive shared understanding and decisions
- Acting as the bridge between business, design, data and engineering teams
- Supporting testing and assurance by clarifying expected behaviours and business rules
- Managing changes, dependencies, risks and assumptions across the delivery lifecycle
- Driving continuous improvement in Agile ways of working and governance
What you'll bring
- Experience in UK Security & Intelligence, Defence or other secure government environments
- A strong background in business analysis, product management and Agile delivery within multidisciplinary teams
- Proven ability to manage complex requirements and translate them into clear stories and acceptance criteria
- Experience refining product backlogs and prioritising against user needs and mission value
- Solid knowledge of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban), including planning, refinement, reviews and retrospectives
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, including facilitating workshops and delivery forums
- Awareness of working with software engineering, data, testing and DevOps teams
- Experience in process mapping, workflow analysis and capturing business rules, with an emphasis on traceability and change control
Security clearance: You must currently hold active eDV security clearance
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