Senior Business Analyst Product Consultant Defence

Join Kainos and Shape the Future

At Kainos , we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together.

We believe in a people-first culture , where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration.

Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger.

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 a 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 clereance,

• 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.
• We all work in teams here in Kainos – a proven ability of strong team skills, including working in a multi-disciplinary team is crucial.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate with a variety of stakeholders.

DESIRABLE