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Who We Are
At Methods Analytics, our mission is to improve society by helping organisations make better decisions through data; "To Solve for Good". We combine sector expertise with technical excellence to deliver transformative, ethical, and impactful solutions.

We're excited by the limitless potential of data - a sector where new innovations are always on the horizon. Our culture thrives on collaboration, creativity, and curiosity, and we invest in building a strong Business Analysis Community of Practice with a defined career pathway that empowers our people to grow, lead, and shape the future of the profession.

About The Role

We\'re looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join our Business Analysis Practice delivering data-focused projects in the defence sector. This role is about more than gathering requirements, you\'ll influence strategy, shape delivery, and guide clients on how to harness data to achieve mission-critical outcomes. You\'ll bring proven expertise in management information (MI), discovery work, and data analytics projects, using insight to enable better decision-making at all levels. We value people who are self-motivated, proactive, and thrive in complexity — someone who doesn\'t wait to be told what to do, who can adapt to ambiguity, and who\'s comfortable being uncomfortable when tackling novel or challenging problems.

This is a primarily remote role with occasional travel to client sites and our offices in London, Sheffield, or Bristol. Security Clearance will be required (details provided during interview).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Collaboration - Act as the translator between stakeholders and delivery teams, co-creating clear requirements and managing blockers with empathy and pragmatism
• Strategic Stakeholder Engagement - Influence senior defence stakeholders, build trusted relationships, and ensure business needs are aligned with operational and strategic outcomes
• Discovery & Problem Shaping - Lead discovery activities, scoping opportunities, clarifying problem spaces, and shaping solutions that deliver maximum value
• Process & Service Improvement - Map and analyse as-is processes, design to-be processes, and apply service and product thinking to create user-centred, value-driven solutions
• Data Source Analysis & Insight - Analyse diverse data sources to define metrics, design meaningful MI, and create visualisations that enable decision-making
• Data-Driven Recommendations - Lead MI and analytics projects, using modelling and analysis to assess risks, opportunities, benefits, and costs
• Clear Communication - Craft visual models, user stories, acceptance criteria, and concise documentation that bring clarity to complexity
• Enable Delivery - Support implementation, troubleshoot issues, and ensure successful adoption of change
• Community & Leadership - Mentor colleagues, share best practices, and actively contribute to shaping our BA Community of Practice and defined career pathway
• Ethics & Governance - Champion responsible use of data, ensuring compliance with governance and ethical principles, especially within sensitive defence environments

Expectations & Behaviours

As a Senior Business Analyst, you are expected to consistently demonstrate the following across multiple projects and situations:

• Entrepreneurial - Bids & Opportunities
• Lead or contribute to bids and proposal development
• Represent the BA community at business unit and practice events
• Identify opportunities and contribute to solutions to realise them
• Contribute to workshops and training on sector knowledge and practice
• Dedicated - Customer Service & Quality Assurance
• Manage multiple client stakeholders with professionalism and integrity
• Ensure project deliverables meet expected criteria and quality standards
• Communicative - Stakeholder Engagement
• Engage confidently with stakeholders across all levels
• Innovative - Creativity & Thought Leadership
• Contribute insights and help shape best practice in Business Analysis
• Organised - Project Management
• Manage project deliverables effectively, ensuring scope, time, and quality are met
• Assertive - People Management & Leadership
• Manage small teams of direct reports
• Provide coaching and mentoring to junior analysts

Requirements

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Proven experience delivering management information (MI), data analytics, and discovery projects
• Skilled in analysing data sources to define metrics and design dashboards/visualisations (Power BI, Tableau)
• Highly self-motivated and proactive, driving outcomes without waiting for instruction
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to operate effectively when challenges are unclear or complex
• Confident engaging and influencing stakeholders, from C-suite to delivery squads
• Skilled in eliciting and refining business requirements (workshops, interviews, workflow mapping)
• Experienced in Agile ways of working and tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, Trello)
• Proficient in developing Epics, Use Cases, and User Stories with scenario-based acceptance criteria
• Knowledge of relational data modelling, ETL, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS)
• Awareness of Data Science, AI, and big data principles

• Desirable Skills And Experience
• Experience in Defence or Supply Chain sectors
• IIBA or BCS professional certification
• Awareness of data governance (DAMA) and/or data architecture principles
• Understanding of user-centred design and service design principles
• Exposure to AI-enabled analysis tools or low/no-code prototyping

Benefits

• Why Join Us?
  Please refer to the original job posting for complete benefits details.

What We Offer

• Development - LinkedIn Learning, management development, and formal training
• Wellbeing - 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme
• Community - Office socials, pizza Fridays, and charitable initiatives
• Time Off - 25 days annual leave
• Financial Security - 4% employer pension contribution (with salary exchange scheme), discretionary bonus, and life assurance (4x salary)
• Healthcare & Travel - Private medical insurance and worldwide travel insurance (both including spouse and dependants)

Ready to Apply?

If you want to shape how the defence sector uses data to solve mission-critical challenges while growing your career in a supportive, forward-looking BA community with a defined career pathway we\'d love to hear from you.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Analyst

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting