Business Analyst

Overview

Are you an experienced Business Analyst looking for a challenging role? Sopra Steria’s Aerospace, Defence and Security sector is recruiting for a mid-senior level Business Analyst to support a brand new project on a secure client in the public sector. This role is based in Salisbury or Portsmouth with some flexibility for home working. Due to client requirements, only British nationals eligible for SC clearance will be progressed.

What you’ll be doing:

• Requirements Elicitation:
  Leading complex requirement gathering sessions with multiple stakeholders to capture detailed business needs.
• Process Modelling and Improvement:
  Creating process models of moderate to high complexity to visualise current and future business processes. Identifying inefficiencies in business processes and recommending improvements to enhance productivity and efficiency.
• Documentation:
  Developing comprehensive and often complex documentation, including business requirements documents (BRDs), functional specifications, and user stories.
• Stakeholder Management:
  Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring their needs are met and expectations managed. Coordinating and leading client meetings and acting as a primary contact for major components of a solution.
• Solution Design:
  Designing and validating high-level functional solutions that meet business requirements, address feasibility issues, align with technical constraints and comply with the project framework.

What you’ll be doing:

• Business Analysis:
  Expertise in advanced business analysis techniques, methodologies, and best practices.
• Requirements Elicitation and Analysis:
  Skilled in eliciting, analysing, managing and documenting business needs and complex requirements.
• Process Modelling and Improvement:
  High degree of proficiency in business process modelling. Understanding of process improvement and optimisation strategies and methodologies.
• Methodologies:
  In-depth working knowledge of delivery principles and methodologies such as agile and waterfall.
• Solution Design:
  Proficiency in developing comprehensive and scalable business solutions.
• Stakeholder Management:
  Advanced skills in managing relationships with key stakeholders and ensuring their needs are met.
• Documentation:
  Highly proficient in creating detailed documentation for the full range of business analysis activities, including business cases, process flows, and functional specifications.

Desirable skills:

• Experience in Secure environments
• Experience of legacy migrations

If you’re interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please apply — we’d love to hear from you!

Details

• Employment Type:
  
  Full-time, Permanent
• Location:
  
  Salisbury or Portsmouth
• Security Clearance Level: SC
• Salary:
  Up to £50,000
• Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, and pension.

About Sopra Steria

Sopra Steria’s Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. We support professional development, mentoring and knowledge-sharing, and strive to foster a diverse, inclusive culture. We welcome applications from diverse backgrounds and identities and are committed to equality of opportunity for all.