Business Analyst

LHH is seeking a Technical Business Analyst to support sensitive MOD and aerospace programmes in Reading, England, United Kingdom. This role involves analyzing and managing stakeholder needs and business requirements throughout the engineering lifecycle. If you have a strong aerospace or defence background and are looking for a meaningful career, apply now!

LHH believes in creating a beautiful working world where people and businesses are empowered to achieve bold ambitions. With over 50 years of experience and a global network, LHH offers comprehensive talent solutions.

Company Overview

At LHH, we believe work should be meaningful, fulfilling, and connected. Our vision is to create a beautiful working world where people and businesses are empowered to achieve bold ambitions. We offer HR & Talent Advisory, Recruitment Solutions, Leadership Development & Coaching, Career Transition & Mobility, and Upskilling & Reskilling. With over 50 years of experience, our network of over 12,000 professionals across 60+ countries supports organizations worldwide.

Quick Details

• Job Type: Contract
• Experience: Mid-Senior level
• Location: Reading, hybrid working with 20–50% onsite attendance
• Security Clearance: Active SC mandatory; DV preferred

Key Responsibilities

• Capture, analyse, organise and document stakeholder needs and business requirements.
• Maintain requirements throughout the engineering lifecycle.
• Manage requirements baselines and change requests.
• Maintain end-to-end traceability across lifecycle artefacts.
• Support requirements decomposition and allocation.
• Ensure technical implementation remains consistent with stakeholder needs.
• Assess the impact of requirements changes with development and verification teams.
• Participate in requirements reviews and validation activities.
• Produce and review technical documentation and project deliverables.
• Support audits, governance activities and traceability reviews.
• Resolve requirements-related issues with stakeholders and engineering teams.
• Ensure compliance with requirements engineering processes and standards.

Requirements

• Active SC clearance. DV clearance is preferred.
• Demonstrable experience within MOD, Defence Digital or UK aerospace environments.
• Experience as a Technical Business Analyst, or in a closely related requirements engineering role.
• Strong requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation and lifecycle management skills.
• Experience managing baselines, change control and requirements traceability.
• The ability to translate business and stakeholder needs into requirements that engineering teams can implement and verify.
• Confidence working across technical and non-technical stakeholder groups.
• Strong analytical, communication and technical documentation skills.
• Availability to attend the Reading site for 20–50% of your working time.

Benefits

• Opportunities to work on sensitive MOD and aerospace programmes.
• Hybrid working model with flexibility for onsite attendance.
• Supportive and experienced team environment.
• Chance to contribute to digital engineering tools and solutions.
• Career development within a leading talent solutions company.