Job Title: Business Analyst - Technology - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ
Salary: The starting salary is £63,409, which includes allowances totalling £3,009 allowance.
The salary is broken down as £60,400 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £65,886 Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: West Brompton
Job Summary
We’re looking for an experienced Business Analyst who thrives in an Agile environment and is passionate about shaping technology solutions that truly make a difference. In this role, you’ll work at the heart of national Counter Terrorism Policing, collaborating with diverse teams to turn complex challenges into user-centric, evidence-based, and delivery-ready solutions.
You’ll play a key role in gathering, analysing and justifying options for business cases, ensuring decisions are grounded in data and aligned with strategic priorities. From refining technology requirements to crafting user stories, epics, and business cases, you’ll help drive projects that matter, using Agile principles every step of the way. In addition, you’ll actively contribute within delivery squads, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure solutions are implemented effectively and deliver real value.
This is your chance to champion modern ways of working, influence technology direction at a national level, and ensure solutions are not only innovative but also operationally effective and secure.
Key Tasks
- Collation and analysis of data to inform justification papers (Government Green Book Five Case Model, briefing and options papers).
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define and prioritise user stories, acceptance criteria, and backlog items.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, retrospectives).
- Ensure alignment of technology initiatives with CTP HQ strategies while enabling flexibility for change.
- To work with various CTP colleagues including Finance, Business Change, Commercial Services and external agencies to ensure that projects and programmes are suitably commissioned, designed and delivered.
- Support delivery teams in applying Agile practices and tools (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).
- To represent Technology and CTP at project / programme boards and forums (both in-house and at corporate forums and at Partner Agencies).
- Management of up to 2 members of staff.
Vetting
This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Developed Vetting (DV) level before taking up the post.
This post requires British nationality (some dual nationals may be ineligible) and Developed Vetting (DV) clearance.
As the post holder will have access to very sensitive information, there are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries and we will undertake additional security checks as part of the recruitment process. Applications from candidates with close connections to certain countries may take considerably longer to process, or in some cases result in a withdrawal of an offer of employment. Further details will be provided at the conditional offer stage.
Confidentiality Agreement
Applicants should also be aware of the need to sign a confidentiality agreement on taking up the post.
Our Employee Commitments
Counter Terrorism Policing aims to create an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere and culture and an environment where all our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are able to reach their full potential. Where any group or individual can be and feel respected, supported and valued to fully participate and contribute to our mission of “Working to keep people safe from Terrorism”.
Inclusion, diversity and equality is at the front and centre of our approach to make the composition of Counter Terrorism Policing more representative of the communities we serve. As Counter Terrorism is rooted in Local Policing, to tackle today’s complex policing challenges, applications from across all communities are therefore essential and encouraged. Counter Terrorism Policing as a network is committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations’.
Counter Terrorism Policing is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working arrangements, including part time working or job share. In addition, this role has been reviewed following learning from work during the Covid pandemic and may be done in an agile manner. In the first instance, please contact the vacancy holder to discuss how such arrangements could be accommodated (where applicable).
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and Personal Statement.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 26th March 2026.
Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence 1-2 weeks after the hiring managers review.
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence w/c 13th April.
