Business Analyst - SC Cleared 6 Month Contract Location: Home / Leeds Rate: £600 - £650 per day (Inside IR35) We are looking to recruit an SC Cleared Business Analyst for a leading technology consultancy to support high-profile technology modernisation projects. This is an exciting opportunity to work on complex systems and solutions, delivering business value across multiple workstreams and ensuring alignment between technical delivery and business objectives. The successful candidate will capture, analyse, and document detailed business and technical requirements, produce user stories and acceptance criteria, and support Agile delivery across multi-disciplinary teams. You will work closely with project managers, tech leads, and stakeholders to ensure priorities are clear, dependencies managed, and solutions delivered efficiently. This is a hybrid role and you will be required to work 2 days a week onsite in central London. Due to the nature of the role valid SC Clearance is required. Key Responsibilities Capture, analyse, and document business and technical requirements; write user stories and acceptance criteria. Support work prioritisation and delivery planning across the team and stakeholders. Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives. Develop process maps, wireframes, logical data models, and traceability matrices. Support solution design and ensure alignment with architecture, standards, and roadmaps. Manage complexity and change, providing insight and challenge to drive effective outcomes. Produce high-quality deliverables at various levels, from functional specifications to detailed technical documentation. Engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels, building trusted relationships and supporting decision-making. About You Degree-level education and relevant BA certifications (BCS ISEB, IIBA CBAP or equivalent). Proven experience as a Business Analyst on technical/software development projects. Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies. Familiarity with tools such as JIRA and Confluence. Experience facilitating workshops, producing detailed requirements documentation, and managing complex projects. Experience in payments or central bank projects is desirable but not essential.