Business Analyst | Defence Consultancy Client | 5 Month Contract (Inside IR35) | Up to £650 per day | Hybrid - 2 Days Per Week in London | SC Clearance Required

MERITUS are excited to be working with a large scale technical consultancy looking for an experienced Business Analyst Contractor to join on a contract basis working with a UK Government Client.

It is essential that candidates hold an active SC Clearance & have previous experience working as a Business Analyst within Government / Financial Services.

The role is Hybrid with 2 days per week on client site in London.

Main Responsibilities:

• Elicit, analyse, and document business, functional, and regulatory requirements for critical financial services initiatives.
• Lead stakeholder workshops across policy, operations, and technology teams to define target-state processes and business outcomes.
• Produce high-quality artefacts including process maps, user stories, acceptance criteria, and traceability matrices.
• Support solution validation, UAT, and implementation planning while ensuring alignment to compliance, risk, and governance frameworks.

Required Skills:

• Strong requirements engineering skills, including user stories, acceptance criteria, process modelling, and data analysis.
• Experience working within highly regulated financial environments, with knowledge of risk, compliance, and governance frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication skills across technology, operations, and policy functions.
• Proficient in BA tooling such as JIRA, Confluence, BPMN/UML, SQL, and MS Office, with the ability to translate complex problems into clear, structured artefacts.