Business Analyst

BAE Systems; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence technology company in Glasgow is seeking a Business Analyst to gather and validate requirements for IT solutions, focusing on Naval Ship programmes. The role involves collaboration with diverse stakeholders, creating comprehensive documentation, and facilitating workshops. Candidates should have proven experience in a technical environment and relevant certifications. BAE Systems offers competitive benefits including a pension scheme and flexibility in working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a technical or change environment.
• Strong documentation skills including user stories and process flows.
• Confidence in engaging diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse, and validate functional and non-functional requirements.
• Create comprehensive documentation for development and integration.
• Facilitate workshops to identify user needs and solutions.

Skills

Business Analyst experience

Strong documentation skills

Excellent communication

Stakeholder engagement

Facilitation of workshops

Experience with change management

Education

Certifications such as BCS Business Analysis, IIBA CCBA/CBAP

Job description

Job Description - Business Analyst (00133344)

Business Analyst - 00133344

Job Title: Business Analyst

Location: Glasgow, Scotstoun. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £52,00 (dependent on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• Work with internal and external stakeholders at all levels to gather, analyse , and validate both functional and non-functional requirements
• Develop a solid understanding of current business processes and systems to assess how new requirements align with existing functionality and architecture
• Create clear and comprehensive requirements documentation or user stories to support development and systems integration
• Facilitate workshops to explore user needs, agree on solutions, and produce high quality outputs
• Analyse and model as-is and to-be processes to identify inefficiencies, gaps, and improvement opportunities
• Collaborate with developers, testers, and technical teams to design practical, effective solutions
• Ensure development teams have timely access to well defined requirements to support delivery within agreed timelines

Your skills and experiences:

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst in a technical or change environment
• Strong documentation skills, including requirements specs, user stories, and process flows
• Confident in engaging diverse stakeholder groups at all levels and facilitating workshops or meetings
• Excellent communication skills, capable of translating complex requirements between business and technical teams
• Certifications such as BCS Business Analysis , IIBA CCBA/CBAP
• Experience in implementing and/or adherence to change management processes and principles

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.

IM&T Business Analyst Team

Would you like to contribute to the future of IT within complex warships? We currently have a vacancy for a Business Analyst to be based at our sites in Glasgow, with the opportunity for hybrid working as well.

Our Business Analyst team within IM&T is at the heart of delivering solutions for Naval Ship programmes, such as the current T26 Frigate Programme. We work closely with stakeholders to translate complex operational needs into clear, actionable IT requirements, ensuring systems are secure, efficient, and aligned with programme objectives .

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

27th January 2026. Interviews for this position will take place W/C 2nd February.

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.