Senior Business Analyst

Posted:
1/8/2026, 1:18:40 AM

Location(s):
Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom ⋅ England, United Kingdom

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Business & Strategy

UK CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: UK-Highest Level of Government Clearance

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

As our Senior Business Analyst you will be embedded within the software delivery teams elaborating new work, populating the product / service backlog, and enabling the Product Owner. 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Elaborates small packages of work for the delivery team

  • Ensures work delivered by the team fulfils the objectives 

  • Is able to, lead small teams, being accountable for the quality of delivery.

  • Is able to, facilitate workshops to build collaboration between project team members.

  • Liaison with Product Owner and project Stakeholders during design work.

  • Liaison with key roles within the project team to deliver the requested requirement. 

  • Takes initiative to keep skills up to date

Competency/Skill requirements

Essential

  • Experience working with multidisciplinary teams (e.g. Systems, Software, Hardware, Safety, Security etc)

  • Good Business Analysis knowledge across all aspects of Engineering including Requirements, Architecture, Design, Integration, V&V, Decommission.

  • Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

  • Fluent in written and spoken English.

  • Highly-organised with a keen attention to detail.

  • Excellent numerical skills.

  • Competent in PowerPoint and face-to-face presentation delivery.

  • Strong customer orientation.

Desirable

  • Experience of applying Business Analysis in Defence and Security sectors 

  • Experience with Confluence, Jira/Gitlab 

Security clearance:

You must currently hold the highest level of UK Government security clearance. Our requirement team is on hand to answer any questions and we will guide you through the process: [email protected].

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply and consider becoming a part of our diverse and inclusive workforce.