Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst | Defense & Aerospace | Bedford | £500-£550 inside IR35 Are you a highly strategic Senior Business Analyst ready to provide leadership and direction for the BA function during a period of complex digital and technological change? Join a leading Aerospace organisation as they scale 25% in the next 12 months whilst supporting cutting edge R&D.You will:

• Provide strategic leadership, coaching, and mentorship to the Business Analyst Team, building capability across the organization.
• Drive Transformation & Change: Design, implement, and embed a standardised business-wide change process , leading coordination of feasibility/deliverability assessments.
• Ensure Compliance: Lead the assessment of the operational landscape, including security requirements, to ensure compliance with Official-Sensitive/Secret (OS/S) government data-handling classifications.
• Process Architecture: Produce high-level logical diagrams of facilities, networks, and technical specifications and identify operational inefficiencies to embed a continuous improvement mindset.

What We're Looking For

• Required Certification: Must possess a BCS Diploma (international preferred).
• Essential Clearance: Must be SC Cleared (Security Check).
• Leadership & Engagement: Proven experience in directing and mentoring other Business Analysts with essential Senior Stakeholder Engagement and Leadership skills.

If you possess deep knowledge of process analysis, requirements elicitation, and management , and are comfortable working within a defence, manufacturing, or government-accredited environment, then we want to hear from you. Product Owner or Scrum Master certification is desirable.This is an inside IR35 contract opportunity with a range of £500-£550. Chance to transform a complex R&D organization. If you are ready for a challenge, want to make a tangible impact and grow your career, apply now.You must have active SC.