Principal Business Analyst – eDV Cleared

Company: Searchability
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Location: Cheltenham
Job Description:

  • Role: Principal Business Analyst
  • Salary: £95,000 – £110,000
  • Location: Cheltenham
  • Clearance: Must hold Enhanced DV Clearance

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a Principal Business Analyst to help solve complex business problems and shape technology-led change.

You’ll work across business and technical teams, turning high-level objectives into clear requirements and deliverable solutions. You’ll also help teams make better decisions, improve delivery practices and ensure projects achieve meaningful outcomes.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Work with stakeholders to identify problems, understand priorities and define solutions.
  • Lead workshops to explore requirements, challenge assumptions and agree next steps.
  • Turn business needs into actionable requirements, user stories and prioritised backlogs.
  • Work alongside Product Owners and Agile teams to support delivery from initial discovery through implementation.
  • Assess existing processes, systems and operating models to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Develop business cases and recommendations to support investment and delivery decisions.
  • Help organisations prepare for change and measure the benefits delivered.
  • Share expertise and support the development of other Business Analysts.

What You’ll Bring

  • Significant Business Analysis experience in complex, technical or transformation-led environments.
  • A strong understanding of Agile delivery, requirements definition and backlog management.
  • Confidence working with senior stakeholders, technical specialists and multidisciplinary teams.
  • The ability to break down complex problems and develop practical, outcome-focused solutions.
  • Experience with Jira, Confluence, GitLab or similar delivery tools.

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Posted: October 24th, 2026