Business Analyst
Business Analyst | Defence Consultancy Client | 5 Month Contract (Inside IR35) | Up to £650 per day | Hybrid - 2 Days Per Week in London | SC Clearance Required
MERITUS are excited to be working with a large scale technical consultancy looking for an experienced Business Analyst Contractor to join on a contract basis working with a UK Government Client.
It is essential that candidates hold an active SC Clearance & have previous experience working as a Business Analyst within Government / Financial Services.
The role is Hybrid with 2 days per week on client site in London.
Main Responsibilities:
- Elicit, analyse, and document business, functional, and regulatory requirements for critical financial services initiatives.
- Lead stakeholder workshops across policy, operations, and technology teams to define target-state processes and business outcomes.
- Produce high-quality artefacts including process maps, user stories, acceptance criteria, and traceability matrices.
- Support solution validation, UAT, and implementation planning while ensuring alignment to compliance, risk, and governance frameworks.
Required Skills:
- Strong requirements engineering skills, including user stories, acceptance criteria, process modelling, and data analysis.
- Experience working within highly regulated financial environments, with knowledge of risk, compliance, and governance frameworks.
- Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication skills across technology, operations, and policy functions.
- Proficient in BA tooling such as JIRA, Confluence, BPMN/UML, SQL, and MS Office, with the ability to translate complex problems into clear, structured artefacts.
Got your attention?
If you believe that you have the skills and experience for the Business Analyst role - then please get in touch. We also offer a referral scheme for any candidates whose details are passed to us that we successfully place. If you have any further questions then please contact Ryan Harris at MERITUS.