Senior Business Analyst

Role Summary

As a Junior Business Analyst at Northrop Grumman UK, you will help customers deliver meaningful change by implementing innovative technology solutions within the defence and security sector. Your work will involve bringing clarity to complex challenges, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring solutions deliver real value. This role supports a mission-led organisation that values innovation, career development, and community impact.

• Work with stakeholders to gather, analyse and document business and technical requirements.
• Translate complex business challenges into clear, structured insights that inform decision‑making.
• Produce high‑quality documentation to enable effective delivery of change initiatives without prescribing solutions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including developers, testers and systems engineers.
• Facilitate meetings and contribute to stakeholder engagement and communication activities.
• Evaluate solutions against business needs and recommend improvements to processes, systems or ways of working.

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to work in complex or ambiguous situations.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to tailor your approach to different audiences.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A proactive, inquisitive mindset with a willingness to learn and develop in business analysis.
• Experience working in collaborative team environments.

• Exposure to Agile delivery environments and writing user stories or tickets.
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Git Lab or Confluence.
• Experience or interest in the defence or security sectors.

• UK citizenship required.
• Must be able to gain and maintain the relevant UK Government security clearance.
• Travel up to 10% of the time; relocation assistance not available.

• Flexible working options, including compressed fortnightly schedules.
• Private healthcare – cash health plan.
• Holiday buy and sell scheme.
• Performance‑related bonuses.
• Career development and training programmes.

Northrop Grumman UK is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to contribute. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds and abilities to apply.