Senior Business Analyst

UK CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: YesRELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE TYPE: UK-Highest Level of Government ClearanceTRAVEL: Yes, 50% of the Time

Salary: £61,300 - £91,900

Business Analysts help shape and drive organisational improvement by analysing the business problems, documenting the evidence and recommending actions for change. A Business Analyst will have a holistic, systems thinking approach and will make recommendations relating to people, process and organisational structure as well as IT. Their primary purpose is to ensure the proposed solution delivers the expected outcomes to the organisation.

The Business Analyst is embedded within software delivery teams elaborating new work, populating the product / service backlog, advising and enabling the Product Owner. 

The Business Analyst is familiar working in ambiguous and complex situations and can use a range of proven business analysis techniques to bring clarity to the problems at hand. They are able to tailor their role to fit with the delivery context of the project.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy And Governance

• Contributes to the development of business strategy and/or technology strategy for an organisation or function
• Contributes to the preparation of business cases which define potential benefits, options for achieving these benefits through development of new or changed processes, and associated business risks

Business Analysis

• Acts as a liaison between the solution delivery team and their customers in the development and implementation of new solutions, and enhancement of existing solutions to meet business needs
• Effectively facilitates meetings and team interactions;
• Effectively plans and facilitates workshops and large meetings (for example Programme Increment planning meetings)
• Proactively identifies stakeholders and manages relationships, reflecting the priorities and direction of the delivery team
• Assesses effectiveness, efficiency, and user satisfaction of new products / services and recommends actions for improvement.
• Produces and communicates abstract, distilled representations of real world situations to inform decision making, tailoring the communication style to the requirements of the audience.
• Embeds “systems thinking” into their approach
• Works with customers and users to understand impacts of new solutions on existing processes, organisational design and technology.
• Works with delivery manager and business change professional to develops and implement mitigation strategies for impacts.
• Provides objective, evidence-based analysis and recommendations for action that helps clients achieve their desired outcomes
• Uses methodological techniques to investigate, review and analyse the parts of an organisation related to the solution being delivered, in terms of people, processes, organisation and technology;
• Undertakes investigation, evaluation, interpretation and classification of information from outside the immediate project delivery as necessary, to define and clarify relationships in the broader system of interest
• Ensures proposed implementation of change aligns with the user needs and will deliver the desired outcomes
• Has knowledge of different delivery lifecycle methodologies and which contexts they are used in

Requirements Management

• Ensures business needs are documented and used to prioritise delivery of the initiative.
• Works with customer stakeholders to elicit, capture and elaborate their requirements, including business and technical requirements;
• Documents requirements to a level that enables effective delivery of required changes without prescribing solutions;
• Identifies and escalates conflicting requirements;
• Evaluates proposed delivery outputs against business needs and recommends appropriate alternatives and/or enhancements to current IT and business systems and processes where required
• Ensures that the strategic goals of the organisation are captured and used to inform decision making
• Builds strong relationships with the user community and understands the drivers behind their expressed requirements
• Capable of identifying and managing conflicting priorities within the delivery environment

Professional and Leadership Development

• Contributes to the ongoing growth and success of Northrop Grumman National Security Solutions
• Demonstrates the Northrop Grumman Leadership Characteristics at all times.
• Takes responsibility for own professional Business Analysis development through training, mentoring, professional memberships etc.
• Supports NG’s growth by providing input to business development and capture activities as required
• Manages or mentors junior business analysts
• Contributes to the creation of NG Business Analysis practice through documenting and publicising approaches, tools and techniques
• Proactively identifies opportunities for NG and feeds them into the relevant account manager

Competency/Skill Requirements

Essential

• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams (e.g. Systems, Software, Hardware, Safety, Security etc)
• Excellent 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.
• Highly-organised with a keen attention to detail.
• Strong customer orientation.

Desirable

• Experience of applying Business Analysis in Defence and Security sectors
• In-depth Defence and Security domain specific knowledge
• Knowledge of Defence and Security sector specific legislation
• Knowledge of Defence and Security sector technical standard
• Experience with Confluence, Jira/Gitlab

Other Requirements:

• Travel requirements: some UK travel will be required. Occasional international travel may also be required.
• Valid UK passport and driving licence.
• Must currently hold highest level of UK government clearance

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.