About the Role:
Detailed Job Description:-
This role will ensure that all business, user, and system requirements are accurately captured, baselined, managed, and traced throughout the program lifecycle. Helping to create, manage and control User Requirements Documents (URDs) and System Requirements Documents (SRDs) in collaboration with users and capability sponsors, ensuring that military capabilities are clearly defined, effectively developed, and successfully delivered. Able to chair and participate in Requirements Working Groups, and ensure requirements both functional and non-functional, are aligned with strategic defence needs
The Requirements Manager will work closely with business stakeholders, architects, engineers, and suppliers to ensure requirements are clearly defined, prioritised, and aligned with program outcomes and Defence standards.
Key Responsibilities:
* Requirements Capture & Definition
* Lead the elicitation and documentation of business, user, and system requirements (functional and non-functional).
* Translate operational needs and business drivers into clear, verifiable requirements.
* Ensure requirements are unambiguous, complete, and aligned with program objectives.
* Requirements Management & Traceability
* Maintain a centralised requirements baseline within approved tools (e.g., DOORS, Jama).
* Ensure traceability between requirements, design, testing, and acceptance criteria.
* Track changes, manage impacts, and support configuration control of requirements.
* Stakeholder Engagement
* Collaborate with program managers, architects, and suppliers to agree and validate requirements.
* Act as a key interface between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams.
* Support workshops, reviews, and decision boards to achieve requirements consensus.
* Assurance & Compliance
* Support audits, reviews, and assurance activities, providing evidence of requirements compliance.
* Assist in the definition of acceptance criteria and support verification and validation activities.
* Change & Risk Management
* Support impact assessments of change requests against baselined requirements.
* Identify and escalate risks, gaps, or conflicts in requirements early in the lifecycle.
* Ensure program governance boards have clear and accurate requirements information.
Requirements Essential:
* Proven experience as a Requirements Manager, Business Analyst, or Systems Engineer in complex digital/technology programs.
* Strong knowledge of requirements management tools (e.g., IBM DOORS, Jama, JIRA).
* Experience working in high-security environments with multiple suppliers.
* Familiarity with requirements engineering standards (e.g., ISO/IEC/IEEE
* Excellent skills in requirements capture, validation, prioritisation, and traceability.
* Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
* Understanding of Agile and traditional delivery methodologies, and how requirements integrate into each.
* Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.