Job Title: Business Analyst - Cyber Security Location: Reading office once or twice a week Salary/Rate: Up to £500 a day Inside IR35 Start Date: 28/10/24 Job Type: 6 Month Contract (With scope to extend) Company Introduction We are looking for a new Cyber Business Analyst, who will be responsible for investigating and analysing business situations, elaborating and defining clear business and functional requirements, related deliverables and ensuring traceability of requirements through design, development, testing and delivery, within the assigned programmes and projects to ensure business outcomes are articulated and understood, and can be proved to business acceptance criteria. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between technical staff and C-suite executives, ensuring clear communication and understanding of cyber security requirements. Essential Skills Requirement Articulation: Translate complex cyber security requirements into clear, actionable insights for both technical teams and executive leadership. Project Appraisal Documents: Draft detailed project appraisal documents, including objectives, scope, risks, and benefits. Discovery Phase Artefacts: Develop and maintain artefacts such as process maps, requirement specifications, and risk assessments during the discovery phase of projects. Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, provide updates, and ensure alignment with business goals. Documentation: Maintain thorough documentation of all processes, requirements, and project progress. Communication: Facilitate effective communication between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring mutual understanding and alignment. Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities The focus of the role will be on Cyber Project Delivery, with the strategy for the assigned project being set through the definition of the business analysis approach. It will be ensured that all BA output for the project is fit-for-purpose, represents value for money, and is delivered on time. Involvement will be in technically oriented projects that enable the organisation to meet its regulatory obligations. Business outcomes will be ensured through effective requirements management using BA best practice techniques and tools. Requirements gathering experience will be applied, along with the ability to engage the business in understanding their needs to deliver business solutions. Business Analysis deliverables on large and complex Cyber programmes will be completed, with comprehensive and accurate documentation (e.g., process mapping, data flow diagramming, user cases, customer journey mapping) being produced. Workshops with the business will be facilitated using a variety of business analysis methods, including gap analysis, requirements gathering, and validation. Agreement between the business customer and solution provider on requirements, including traceability management across the full project lifecycle, will be established and maintained. Desirable Substantial experience of working on projects involving broad-based business and IT change with experience gained on cyber security related projects and initiatives. Experience working in a regulated industry or with compliance frameworks If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format. Disclaimer Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.