Business Analysis Associate

Job Title: Business Analysis Associate

Location: Warton (2 days required on site). We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £47,683 - £52,426 (dependent on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

The Engineering Systems Competency Centre (ESCC) have a vacancy for a Business Analyst Associate. The successful candidate will respond to business needs raised by the Engineering function, by documenting the business situation, the requirements, the proposed solution recommended by the System Design Authority and the associated costs.

Typical activities include:

• Investigate business situations where there is some complexity and ambiguity, adopting a holistic view to identify and analyse problems and opportunities
• Contribute to the selection of the approach and techniques to be used for business situation analysis, engaging and collaborating with operational stakeholders
• Defines and manages scoping, requirements definition and prioritisation activities for initiatives of medium size and complexity
• Facilitates input from stakeholders, provides constructive challenge and enables effective prioritisation of requirements

  Your skills and experiences

  Essential:

  • Communicates fluently, orally and in writing, and can present complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences when engaging with colleagues, users/ customers, suppliers and partners
  • Have demonstrable experience of leading successful business analysis activities
  • A proven track record in building and maintaining relationships with a wide range of stakeholders

    Desirable:

    • Industry recognised qualifications such as British Computer Society’s International Diploma in Business Analysis, Prince2, ITIL certification
    • Familiarity with engineering toolsets, such as Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Computer Aided Design (CAD), and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

      Benefits

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

      Engineering Systems Competency Centre (ESCC):

      An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Analyst to join the Engineering Systems Competency Centre (ESCC). This is an exciting and challenging role, which will present the opportunity to contribute towards the delivery of Engineering IT solutions for the world’s most advanced military aircraft.

      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.

      Closing Date 22nd October 2025

      We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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