Senior Business Analyst, Frontier AI & Cyber Security

UpperGround by Hudson; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

UpperGround by Hudson is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support an independent statutory authority's Frontier AI project, focusing on strengthening the organisation's capability to respond to emerging AI-related cyber security risks.

You will lead requirements elicitation, facilitate workshops with senior stakeholders and SMEs, map current and future processes, develop requirements and use cases, assess options, and support solution design and business readiness.

Qualifications

• Cyber security transformation and technology risk management experience.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust, IAM, PAM, vulnerability/exposure management and patch management.
• Experience across infrastructure, security, identity, networks and cloud.
• NV1 clearance is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements elicitation, analysis and prioritisation.
• Facilitate workshops and engage senior stakeholders and technical SMEs.
• Analyse current and future-state processes and identify improvements.
• Develop requirements, user stories, process maps, use cases and impact assessments.
• Assess solution options and provide actionable, executive-ready recommendations.
• Support solution design, testing, implementation and business readiness.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Requirements elicitation

Process mapping

User stories / use cases

Risk assessment

Cyber security knowledge

Cloud/Networks understanding

Job description

We’re seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support an independent statutory authority's Frontier AI project, an initiative focused on strengthening organisational capability to respond to emerging AI-related cyber security risks.

The role Working across cyber security, technology, risk and business teams, you will:

• Lead requirements elicitation, analysis and prioritisation
• Facilitate workshops and engage senior stakeholders and technical SMEs
• Analyse current and future-state processes and identify improvements
• Develop requirements, user stories, process maps, use cases and impact assessments
• Assess solution options and provide actionable, executive-ready recommendations
• Support solution design, testing, implementation and business readiness.

What we’re looking for:

You’ll bring strong Business Analysis experience within cyber security and technology transformation, including:

• Cyber security transformation and technology risk management
• Strong knowledge of Zero Trust, IAM, PAM, vulnerability/exposure management and patch management
• Experience working across infrastructure, security, identity, networks and cloud
• Cyber security controls, risk and remediation experience
• Continuous Exposure Management and vulnerability remediation
• Third-party risk experience
• Ideally, experience within government, financial services, regulatory or other highly regulated environments.

NV1 clearance is highly desirable.

This is an opportunity to contribute to a high-profile initiative addressing emerging Frontier AI and cyber security risks within a complex regulatory environment.

Your interest will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

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