Business Analyst - Secure, on-site Hampshire
DXC Technology · Bristol
Job Description:
Business Analyst
Due to the nature of the work and the customers we support, the successful candidate must be eligible to meet UK Government and contractual personnel security requirements, including the applicable residency requirements for the role, and have the right to work in the United Kingdom. Some roles may also be subject to nationality requirements where these are necessary to meet UK Government or contractual security obligations.
The role is based on-site in Hampshire 5 days a week.
Role overview
- Role title: Business Analyst
- Context: Secure, multi-supplier MOD environment
- Role Overview: Acts as the vital link between MOD stakeholders, Product Owners, and delivery teams. You elicit, analyse, and translate complex military and operational requirements into precise, manageable backlog items aligned with SAFe Program Increments and Scrum sprints.
Key Responsibilities
- Requirements Elicitation: Engage directly with end-users, Product Owners, and domain experts to capture functional and non-functional requirements.
- Backlog Management: Author clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and process models, maintaining a well-groomed and prioritized product backlog.
- PI Planning Support: Collaborate during SAFe PI planning to define feature dependencies, enabler stories, and business value metrics.
- Process Optimisation: Map existing legacy workflows and design optimized future-state business processes tailored for digital transformation.
Core Technical Skills
- Proficiency in agile backlog management tools (Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps).
- Strong capability in process mapping, data modeling, and requirements traceability documentation.
- Understanding of software development lifecycles and modern digital delivery paradigms.
Leadership and Personal Strengths
- Exceptional stakeholder management and active listening skills.
- Ability to distill ambiguity and complex operational scenarios into structured, actionable specifications.
- Strong facilitation skills for workshops and alignment sessions.
Typical Qualifications / Experience
- Professional Experience: 3–5 years’ experience as a Business Analyst or Business SME, with demonstrated experience eliciting requirements, process mapping, and grooming user stories within Agile Scrum / SAFe environments.
- Education & Foundational Benchmark: NVQ Level 3 or equivalent education / higher degree.
- Professional Certifications: Formally certified in Business Analysis (BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis / Foundation, or IIBA ECBA/CCBA); Agile / SAFe credential (e.g. SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager [POPM]) advantageous.
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