Business Analyst - Cyber Security

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse, and document business requirements for cybersecurity products, tools, and services.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define use cases, workflows, and business processes aligned with cybersecurity best practices.

• Translate business needs into functional and technical specifications for engineering teams.

• Support risk assessments and compliance initiatives by analysing existing systems and identifying security gaps.

• Monitor industry trends and threat intelligence to inform product and business strategy.

• Assist with business case development, including cost-benefit analysis and ROI projections.

• Work with QA and DevOps teams to ensure solutions meet business and regulatory requirements.

• Prepare detailed reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.

• Facilitate meetings, interviews, and workshops to elicit requirements and feedback.

Qualifications

• An Engineering Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field.

• 7+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, with adequate depth in the cybersecurity domain.

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, frameworks and threat landscape (e.g., SIEM, SOAR, XDR, or TIP)

• Experience working with GenAI/LLM use cases in security contexts would be strong pref.

• Proven experience in business process modelling, data analysis, and documentation.

• Familiarity with compliance requirements such as GDPR, HIPAA, or SOC 2 is a plus.

• Proficient in tools like JIRA, Confluence, Visio, or similar platforms.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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