Technical Business Analyst

Technical Business Analyst – Software & Systems Engineering

Reading (Hybrid) | £69.44 per hour Umbrella | Inside IR35 | 6-month contract initially

Location: Reading – 20–50% onsite
Security Clearance: Active SC clearance essential

We are recruiting for a Technical Business Analyst to support an exciting, high-profile UK defence programme, contributing to the development and delivery of advanced aerospace and defence capabilities.

This opportunity would suit an experienced Business Analyst or Requirements Analyst who has worked within complex software, systems engineering or digital engineering environments and understands how technical requirements, systems, platforms and engineering teams interact throughout the delivery lifecycle.

You won’t necessarily need to come from a hands-on software development background. However, you should be comfortable working alongside Software Engineers, Systems Engineers, Architects and other technical stakeholders, with an understanding of the complexities and dependencies involved in delivering integrated engineering solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Capture, analyse, document and manage system and software requirements throughout the engineering lifecycle.

• Work with technical stakeholders to understand requirements, dependencies and their impact on wider systems.

• Maintain requirements traceability, ensuring alignment between stakeholder needs, technical implementation and verification.

• Support requirements decomposition, allocation, baselining and change control.

• Assess the impact of changes across interconnected systems and software components.

• Collaborate with engineering, development and verification teams to maintain consistency and support requirements governance.

• Participate in requirements reviews, validation activities and engineering assurance processes.

Backgrounds We’re Interested In

We would particularly welcome applications from individuals with experience in:

• Technical Business Analysis within aerospace, aviation, defence or complex engineering programmes.

• Systems or Software Requirements Analysis, working closely with engineering and development teams.

• Defence digital transformation or platform engineering programmes, particularly where software and systems integration are involved.

• Aerospace or aircraft software delivery, with exposure to requirements management and engineering lifecycle processes.

• Systems Analysis or Requirements Engineering, particularly candidates whose experience focuses on requirements definition, traceability and stakeholder engagement rather than hands-on system design.

Essential Experience

• Proven experience in requirements elicitation, analysis and management.

• Understanding of Systems Engineering principles and software engineering environments.

• Experience of requirements traceability, change control and lifecycle management.

• Familiarity with requirements management tools.

• Strong stakeholder engagement, analytical and communication skills.

• Experience within the aerospace or defence sector.

• Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering or a related discipline.

This is an opportunity to contribute to a technically challenging defence programme, working at the intersection of software delivery, systems engineering and requirements management.

Interested? Please get in touch with your latest CV to discuss the opportunity further.