IT Business Analyst

Job Description

Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Leeds || UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Frimley || UK, Europe & Africa : UK : London || UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Manchester

Job Title: IT Business Analyst

Location: : Hybrid – Home office optional; Leeds, Frimley, London, Manchester

What you’ll be doing

• Carry out business‑analysis activities for high‑complexity, high‑priority programmes and projects, ensuring that portfolios roadmap is delivered on time and within scope
• Produce, track and report on agreed business‑analysis artefacts, keeping progress aligned with project plans and stakeholder expectations.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to capture, analyse and prioritise requirements that enable effective optimisation of business change initiatives.
• Uphold and promote professional standards, accountability, equality, diversity and clarity of purpose; review analysis processes for compliance with corporate governance and IT strategy.
• Communicate the IT business‑analysis and demand‑management strategy, supporting its continuous refinement and integration across the functional area.
• Advise on the business benefits of alternative solutions and on the alignment between IT proposals and business objectives.
• Maintain deep technical knowledge of key applications, networks and specialist domains, providing expert advice and specialist consultancy where required.

Your skills and experiences

Essential Criteria

• Minimum five years’ experience in IT/business or industry, with at least three years on diverse programmes and projects.
• Proven ability to develop and deliver against financial and resource constraints.
• Solid experience delivering change across local, national and international programmes of IT change.
• Strong business acumen: industry‑specific knowledge of the enterprise, its units and current trends.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to translate complex objectives into clear, persuasive business terms.
• Demonstrated experience managing upwards and influencing decision‑makers through political awareness and the informal power structure.

Key Skills

• End‑to‑end delivery experience across solution definition, design and implementation.
• Analytical, strategic‑planning and execution capability.
• Ability to think both tactically and strategically to solve business challenges.
• Empathetic, adaptive communicator who tailors style to diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Relevant IT or business degree, or an equivalent vocational qualification (e.g. HNC, Prince2 Foundation, BCS BA Diploma).
• Experience in consultancy or people‑management roles is an advantage.

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension sche.me, BAE also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive

The Team

The DI IT Business Analyst Team sits within the Projects and Programme Management function in IM&T, where we transform ideas into tangible solutions. As a key liaison between IT and the business, you’ll bring structure and rigour to projects, turning complex requirements into clear, actionable statements of work. Working at the intersection of technology and strategy, you’ll enjoy a collaborative environment that rewards innovative thinking, provides rapid exposure to high‑impact initiatives, and offers continuous professional development. Join us to help shape the future of our organisation while driving measurable change across the enterprise.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

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