Job Description

Job Title: Business Analyst, Defense ET&S
Working Pattern: Onsite/Hybrid in office 3 days/week
Working Location: This position can be located in Indianapolis, IN OR Reston, VA

Relocation is available for this position if appropriate

Position Summary:

As a Business Analyst within Defense ET&S, you will report directly to the VP Engineering Operations, Defense, and work routinely alongside the Defense Business Support team and Program Management Office. In addition to coordinating, integrating, and managing operational data to drive divisional performance and governance, you will also act as a deputy chief of staff, supporting executive leadership with high-level coordination and strategic management activities.

A successful Business Analyst is professional, experienced, and has a proven track record of timely and accurate delivery. You are open-minded and enthusiastic about change, positively embrace challenge, and can collaborate effectively across business boundaries. Comfortable supporting high-level executive activity, you are proactive, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Manage and coordinate divisional operational data to ensure accuracy and timely reporting.
• Assist Program teams in developing operational estimates and plans that support divisional strategy and delivery.
• Operate within established processes to ensure right-first-time provision of data to Group ET&S for enterprise management and governance.
• Support divisional operational risk management, priority setting, and portfolio-level decision making.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of divisional policies, processes, and procedures.
• Execute chief of staff activities for the VP Engineering Operations, Defense, including coordinating executive meetings, tracking strategic actions, and preparing communications and presentations.
• Embrace and drive new tools and methods to enhance operational efficiency across Defense ET&S.

Basic Requirements:

• An AAS degree and 4+ years of relevant experience OR
• A Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience OR
• A Master's degree OR
• JD/Ph.D.
• In order to qualify for this role you must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance, which requires US Citizenship.

Preferred:

• Primavera P6 and Four Project experience
• National vocational qualification in an applicable field and/or recognized relevant operational data management experience through professional development
• Ability to work effectively and self-direct within a small, focused ET&S operational team interfacing regularly with colleagues across the organization
• Experience with data complexity
• Good working knowledge of relevant enterprise Rolls-Royce systems, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI
• Program Management/Control toolset literacy

Closing date: September 9, 2026

Job Category

Group Engineering (Operations)

Job Posting Date

02 Sep 2026; 00:09
Pay Range

Pay ranges for remote employees are based on the state where the employee resides and may vary from the posted range.

$122,741 - $199,454-Annually

Location:

Indianapolis, IN

Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.