Title: Business Analyst - Cyber Security - Financial Services
Location: Remote (within the UK, with possible travel within the UK)
Salary: Up to £500 per day (inside IR35)
Contract: 12 Months
Responsibilities:
* Leading analysis across technical and business change projects, with a focus on cyber security.
* Managing the end-to-end requirements gathering process and supporting the successful implementation of solutions.
* Working closely with cross-functional teams to understand needs, analyse data, and propose tailored solutions.
* Mapping “as-is” and “to-be” business processes and contributing to the creation of support and operating models.
* Supporting test planning, UAT, business impact assessments, and training/communication strategies.
* Providing timely progress updates and supporting risk and issue management.
Experience required:
* Recent financial services / banking industry experience required.
* A proven track record of delivering impactful business analysis across technical IT projects.
* Strong exposure to IT Security, ideally within cyber programmes.
* Expertise in requirement elicitation, process mapping, impact assessments, and stakeholder engagement.
* Excellent analytical skills with strong Excel proficiency for data interpretation.
* Confident communicator who can simplify complex technical topics for diverse audiences.
* Strong interpersonal and influencing skills with a collaborative, can-do approach.
* Experience facilitating workshops and contributing ideas in a team environment.
Nice to Have (But Not Essential):
* Experience working on Cyber Security Programmes, especially involving security keys and certificates.
* Business Analysis certifications (e.g., BCS, IIBA).
* Technical or IT-related educational background.
* Familiarity with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.