Business Systems Analyst

Job Title:

Business Systems Analyst

Location:

Hybrid, UK Compensation:
Competitive Salary + Benefits Role Type:
Full time / Permanent Role

Shape the future of engineering systems that power national security

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Business Systems Analyst at any of our main UK locations.

As a Business Systems Analyst, you’ll play a vital role in enabling the digital backbone of our engineering capability. You’ll analyse, develop, maintain and support engineering software applications that underpin critical programmes across defence, aerospace and engineering.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a collaborative team of specialists, building your expertise in engineering systems while delivering solutions that directly support operational excellence. Your work will help drive innovation, improve system performance, and ensure our technology meets the evolving needs of a complex, mission‑critical environment.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll be:

• Supporting the analysis, design and configuration of engineering software applications
• Delivering application improvements, minor changes and project‑based enhancements
• Providing second and third line support to ensure system reliability and performance
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders to understand and translate business requirements
• Ensuring applications align with defined strategies, roadmaps and architecture

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days onsite and days working from home.

• Experience managing and maintaining IT or business system solutions
• Understanding of engineering or technical software environments
• Basic knowledge of one or more of the following:
  Computer Aided Design, Product Lifecycle Management, Computer Aided Manufacturing, Design Analysis, or Integrated Logistic Support
• Experience working within a structured IT or digital delivery environment:s>
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders

• IT or Engineering related Degree or equivalent qualification

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and 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 -  ().

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘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
• Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
• A dynamic working environment

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work‑life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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 car 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.