Principal Business Analyst

Job Title:                     Principal Business Analyst

Location:                     Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Leicester + Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation:           £59,110 + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                        SF68213

Shape the Future Defence Infrastructure

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Principal Business Analyst at our Babcock Technology Centre, Leicester Radar Road or Devonport Royal Dockyard sites.

The Role

As a Principal Business Analyst, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure programmes, helping to deliver transformational solutions that support the Royal Navy’s submarine maintenance capabilities. This is a unique opportunity to influence the future of defence engineering, working on complex asset management systems that directly contribute to national security.

Day-to-day, you’ll be supporting the design, build and commissioning of docking and berthing facilities for Astute Class submarines. This role offers a dynamic environment where your expertise will drive innovation and shape the future of digital solutions in defence.

• Leading large-scale transformation projects and delivering solutions across complex asset management systems
• Acting as Product Owner for key systems, aligning future vision with business objectives
• Delivering detailed requirements, solutions and functional specifications
• Modelling business information and producing system design documentation
• Collaborating with technical architecture teams to develop system architecture and documentation

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Principal Business Analyst

• Proven product ownership within agile delivery frameworks and experience with waterfall documentation
• Strong understanding of software solution architectures and system design
• Skilled in developing system models and using design tools
• Expertise in information knowledge management and mentoring others

Qualifications for the Principal Business Analyst

• Degree in an IT-related discipline or equivalent experience in complex system design

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What We Offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 22/10/2025

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