Software Business Analyst

Software Business Analyst

Vacancy Reference: CLA-286

Position: Full-time

Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK

Salary Range: £40,000- £50,000

At Callen-Lenz, we are expanding the limits of what is possible. We specialise in crewed and uncrewed aircraft operations and technology, and having recently received investment into the business we are going through a period of rapid growth and development and are looking for key roles to assist with these changes. Callen-Lenz offers innovative and customer focused UAS solutions through our 4 key business strands: technical services, products, platforms and operational services.  We are looking for individuals to help drive forward our expansion, placing you at the forefront of UAS development in the UK.

Our Values

• Teamwork
• Commitment
• Initiative
• Creativity
• Agility
• Integrity
• Enjoyment

Why Work for Us 

Based in the heart of rural Wiltshire, close to the Historic city of Salisbury you will join our rapidly growing, friendly, and multi-disciplined team, working on a range of diverse and interesting projects, leading the way in this exciting field and witnessing the full lifecycle of our products. The Callen-Lenz team are passionate about what we do, and we are searching for individuals to grow with us as we expand into the aerospace industry.

Our benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays)
• Buy/Sell holiday policy up to 5 days either way
• Company contributed Share Incentive Plan.
• Green Car Scheme via Tusker
• Pension Scheme via Royal London
• Life assurance scheme (6x basic salary)
• Income protection policy (75% of basic salary)
• Private Health Insurance via Vitality
• Private Dental insurance via Bupa
• Enhanced Maternity and paternity
• 1 Professional membership reimbursed per year
• 1 paid volunteering day per year
• Access to an independent financial advisor year round
• Training & development opportunities

About the Role 

We are looking for a Business Analyst to contribute to the development of autopilot and mission planning software. This exciting role will place the right candidate at the forefront of unmanned air systems development in the UK.

Within this role you will work with internal stakeholders, external customers and the software engineering team across multiple projects to translate high level business and project objectives into detailed requirements and user stories.

Role Responsibilities

• Capturing requirements from customer and project meetings
• Creating epics, features and user stories and aligning them with project milestones
• Working with stakeholders to prioritise issues
• Assist the software team breaking user stories down into tasks
• Ensure issues meet the definition of ready as specified by the software team
• Collectively ensure delivery milestones are met
• Perform other related duties as required

About You

Skills:

Essential

• Demonstrable experience working as a Business Analyst or similar role on complex software projects
• Collaborating in a software team using tools such as Jira, Confluence and Microsoft Project
• Working in an Agile engineering environment
• Proficiency with Jira or similar issue tracking tool
• Writing software-specific requirements, user stories, epics and acceptance criteria
• Analysing business and project needs

Desirable

• Educated to degree level in a business or computing related subject
• BCS, IIBA or similar certification
• Previous experience or interest in drones, aviation or defence
• Working to an Agile framework eg Scrum, Kanban
• Experience with the Atlassian suite
• Any previous programming/testing experience

Personal Attributes

• Must be a British Citizen or have an existing right to work in the UK
• Ability to hold Security Clearance – 5 years residence in the UK
• Ability to commit to national and international travel
• Team player who is capable of working autonomously
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• A professional and proactive approach

Callen-Lenz is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. It is essential that the successful candidate must, by the start of their employment have permission to work in the UK. Proof of identity and eligibility to work in the UK will be required prior to commencement of employment.