Job Description

UK CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: YesRELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableTRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

What’s your possible?

At Northrop Grumman UK, you are part of a team driving innovation where it matters most – solving tomorrow’s challenges and shaping the technology solutions of the future. It’s what we call Defining Possible

This mindset goes beyond the systems and capabilities we deliver for our customers. It underpins how we develop our people, invest in their careers and create an environment where everyone can make a meaningful impact.

The Opportunity

This is more than just a job. It’s a mission.

As a Lead Intelligence Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in supporting strategic decision-making across national security and defence. Working within our Mission Systems Europe business, you will lead complex analytical workstreams, deliver high‑quality intelligence assessments, and provide senior stakeholders with the insight they need to act with confidence.

You will operate at the intersection of intelligence, policy and operations, spending the majority of your time embedded in customer-facing projects, often within secure environments. Alongside delivery, you will act as a role model and mentor, helping to shape and strengthen our intelligence capability as the threat landscape continues to evolve.

What You’ll Be Doing

Leading the production of high-quality intelligence assessments in complex and sensitive environments
Applying advanced structured analytic techniques and behavioural frameworks to ambiguous problem sets
Owning analytical workstreams and delivering clear, actionable intelligence outputs
Briefing senior stakeholders confidently, both in writing and face-to-face
Integrating perspectives from cross-functional teams to deepen analytical insight
Translating customer context and operational insights into clear, actionable requirements

What You’ll Bring

Essential experience and skills:

Proven experience leading complex or sensitive intelligence assessments in secure customer environments
Ability to deliver strategic-level insight and evidence-based recommendations that influence decisions
Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders, including the ability to challenge constructively
Demonstrable experience integrating multiple intelligence sources, such as OSINT, HUMINT and others
Experience influencing policy, operational planning or tasking in dynamic environments
Domain expertise in at least two areas such as defence intelligence, information operations, cyber threats, terrorism or organised crime
Experience mentoring or developing junior analysts and contributing to thought leadership

Desirable experience:

Exposure to multi-domain or fusion-cell intelligence environments
Experience operating in international or deployed headquarters
Awareness or application of data science principles to intelligence analysis
Experience working under time pressure with limited information to deliver decisive insight

If you don’t meet every requirement but believe you could thrive in this role, we encourage you to apply.

Security Clearance

Due to the nature of our work, you must be a UK National and able to gain and maintain the appropriate UK Government security clearance

Our recruitment team is on hand to support you through the clearance process and answer any questions: talentenquiries@uk.ngc.com

What We Offer

Flexible working options, including compressed working patterns
Private healthcare and cash health plan
Holiday buy and sell scheme
Performance-related bonus
Career development pathways, mentoring and learning programmes
A supportive, inclusive culture focused on wellbeing and growth

Why Join Northrop Grumman UK?

A mission to believe in
Every day, our work helps protect people, systems and information, contributing to a more secure and connected world.

A place to belong and thrive
We value different perspectives and believe the best solutions come from teams where everyone feels heard, respected and supported.

Your career, your way
With diverse programmes, projects and customers, you can shape a career that grows with your ambitions while making a real-world impact.

Ready to Apply?

Yes – Submit your application online.
Possibly – Contact our team for an informal conversation at talentenquiries@uk.ngc.com
Not right for you – Explore our other opportunities across the UK. We’re growing, and your skills could be exactly what we need elsewhere.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and encourages individuals from all backgrounds and all abilities to apply and consider becoming a part of our diverse and inclusive workforce.

About Northrop Grumman

We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe.

On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family.

Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference.

Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more at jobs.northropgrumman.com/careers.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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Industry

Aviation & Aerospace

Company Size

10,000+ employees

Headquarters

Falls Church, VA

Year Founded

Unknown

Website

northropgrumman.com

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