Senior Business Analyst / Product Consultant (Defence)

Product Consultant (Senior Associate) – Responsibilities As a Product Consultant (Senior Associate) in Kainos, you will be responsible for ensuring that your team has a good understanding of business needs so that our customer solutions meet the needs of them and their users. You will be responsible for articulating problems and processes in ways understood by all stakeholders – both business and technical, and for facilitating the analysis and design of cost-effective software solutions that impact users worldwide. Minimum Requirements Experience in bespoke software delivery, operating as part of an agile team working for an external customer (experience in a client-facing role in a consulting environment is a must‑have).

Active SC clearance. Experience in the public defence sector. Extensive experience in a relevant commercial or technical environment.

Broad business and technology understanding and a proven awareness of industry trends. Demonstrable experience of delivering as part of an agile team. Proficient in stakeholder management, sensitive to the needs of each stakeholder yet comfortable to challenge where appropriate.

Excellent user story creation skills, articulating the business needs in a format that is easily consumable by the scrum team (2 years, backlog management, refinement sessions, customers pre‑sales, requirements, and priorities and value) talk to end users. Strong business process modelling skills, capturing existing processes, designing new processes and presenting processes to achieve buy‑in. Competent facilitator of small groups to achieve focused outcomes (dev teams, product approval committee, delivery manager).

Highly effective at translating business requirements into cost‑effective functional requirements. Good commercial awareness, always delivering within project constraints. A strong understanding of Agile and Waterfall Project Management delivery methodologies.

Able to work flexibly and to tight deadlines. Proven ability to work in multi‑disciplinary teams. Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate with a variety of stakeholders.

Desirable Experience of software development or related problem‑solving discipline. Experience of working on client site, delivering high‑quality digital products. Stakeholder management experience.

Demonstrated ability in managing, mentoring and coaching members of your team and wider community. Experience mentoring customer consultants on good story writing techniques. Agile and waterfall project experience across a range of methodologies (e.g. waterfall, scrum, Kanban, etc.).

Active participant in communities of interest (e.g. online groups, speaking at conferences). Embracing our differences At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive.

We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. #J-18808-Ljbffr