Business Analyst

Job Description:

The Opportunity:

Do you want to be part of a multi-disciplinary team using various technologies to solve customer problems? Are you looking for a role where you can deploy your business analysis skills producing various high tech and high impact solutions? Why not join Leonardo as a Business Analyst within our Digital team?

Our growing Digital team produces data driven solutions to improve our current business and supports new opportunities for our customers in the UK and around the world. The team is part of the Customer Support and Service Solutions (CS3) line of business operating across the UK, providing innovative and invaluable support solutions to our customers.

We’re looking for a passionate and inspiring Business Analyst to join us in delivering change across multiple value streams. Working across the firm and its customers and partners, you will be involved in the design of new software and infrastructure, in process change, supporting campaign teams and delivery readiness, in procurement, and more. You will have a remit to drive Agile philosophy in our development teams and beyond. You will work closely with our developers, product owners, project and campaign teams to understand problems and break down work to build collaborative solutions.

What you’ll do as a Business Analyst

Reporting to the Project Engineering Manager, you will:

• Work simultaneously in multiple projects of varying size and tempo
• Capture, validate, analyse and articulate requirements
• Assess business impact i.e. cost/benefit, risk/opportunity
• Develop a network of contacts across the business
• Play an active part in determining the strategy and plan for the Digital team
• Coach and encourage Agile thinking in the Digital team and in the teams we support
• Be a key member in a team of analysts, engineers, architects, developers and testers
• Be encouraged and supported in your professional development

Our team is located across the UK, and you can choose be based on any of our main UK sites. Leonardo operates a very flexible hybrid-working model that lets our people split their time between attending the workplace and working remotely. CS3 operates across the UK with key sites in Luton, Bristol and Edinburgh. Regular travel within the UK, and occasionally abroad, will be required to support co-located working.

We would like to hear from you if you have a combination of the following:

• Experience in business analysis tools and techniques, including process mapping and user story composition
• Experience in backlog management, ideally using Jira, Azure DevOps or similar
• The ability to explore and understand complex problems and ideas and re-articulate these appropriately to different audiences
• Experience in Design Thinking and story-telling, workshop facilitation and interviewing
• Cross-functional experience working with other disciplines, ideally beyond software development
• Strong, practical stakeholder management skills and experience
• It would be advantageous if you also have:
  • Knowledge of MoD logistics or engineering systems
  • Experience with MoD procurement and delivery teams
  • Awareness of data analytic and machine learning approaches
  • Understanding of application development and change delivery
  • The ability to coach colleagues in applying business analysis techniques
  • An understanding of the change delivery lifecycle

Security Clearance

You must be eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance please visit:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels

Life at Leonardo

With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.

• Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, with option to buy/sell leave, additional ability to accrue up to 12 days flexible leave per year
• Pension: Award-winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution)
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
• Lifestyle: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
• Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera
• Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
• Bonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below

For a full list of our Company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 8,000 are based at 8 sites throughout the UK.

At Leonardo UK, we believe that a diverse and inclusive work environment unlocks our people’s full potential and drives innovation and creativity. We work hard to offer a welcoming, accessible and inclusive place to work for all of our people, creating a culture where everyone can thrive, feel safe and have a sense of belonging and connection.

This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo’s future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us.

Primary Location:

GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300

Additional Locations:

GB - Basildon, GB - Bristol Building, GB - Edinburgh, GB - Lincoln, GB - Newcastle, GB - Southampton, GB - Yeovil - Lysander Rd

Contract Type:

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid