Cyber Security Business Analyst

BT Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the telecommunications sector is seeking a Cyber Security Business Analyst to support transformational security projects aligned with their strategy. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical skills and significant business analysis experience, ensuring effective controls against cyber and physical security risks. With a hybrid work model, this role offers not only a competitive salary but also extensive benefits, including training opportunities and enhanced family leave.

Benefits

Enhanced women’s health support

24/7 private virtual GP appointments

25 days annual leave

World-class training and development opportunities

Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes

Two weeks carer’s leave

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in Business Analysis or related field.
• Experience of business requirement definition and process design.
• Recognised business analyst qualifications e.g. BCS business analysis diploma.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the Business Analysis within a project or work stream.
• Producing high-standard requirements documentation.
• Leading meetings and facilitating workshops for a range of audiences.

Skills

Business Analysis tools and techniques

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem-solving

Conflict management

Presentation

Education

STEM related Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

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Cyber Security Business Analyst

Function: Cyber Security

Unit: Networks

Location:

Snowhill, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Salary: Competitive with Great Benefits

This role helps ensure that transformational security projects across the business are aligned with the security strategy and implement effective controls that mitigate physical and cyber security risks. The aim is for BT Group security risk to sit within the minimum and maximum risk appetite. The role ensures that projects are delivered and change is embedded so that benefits are realised and measured.

This role is hybrid (3 days in the office) & can be based in any of the following offices: Birmingham/ Bristol/ London/ Manchester

What you’ll be doing

• Accountable for the Business Analysis within a project, programme or work stream.
  
• Working with the project manager to Identifying key stakeholders for the new solution.
  
• Working with the project manager to confirming/determine the objectives of the new solution.
  
• Analysing and documenting the current solution, identifying any problems.
  
• Producing requirements documentation to a high standard that meet stakeholder needs, using requirements modelling techniques as appropriate. This should include acceptance criteria for the new solution.
  
• Managing the requirements throughout the project lifecycle; ensuring effective scope control and ensuring solution compliance to requirements is tracked through delivery & testing to implementation
  
• Designing and documenting high level operational processes for the new solution. Consulting with the solution architect and designers.
  
• Working with operational stakeholders to design and document low level operational processes for the new solution, identifying new and impacted processes. Coordinating with the solution architect.
  
• Planning and documenting the transition from the current solution to the new solution. Consulting with the project manager and the solution architect.
  
• Developing comprehensive end-to-end test cases. Consulting with the solution architect.
  
• Carrying out training sessions and workshops for relevant teams.
  
• Overseeing the transition/implementation of operational processes.
  
• Ensuring embedding of operational process and carry out periodic checks.
  
• Providing updates and reports to the project manager.
  
• Leading meetings, facilitating workshops and delivering presentations for a wide range of audiences, demonstrating consistently high quality of communication and influence, at all levels to director.
  
• Developing cross-functional relationships both within and outside the organisation.
  
• Travelling as and when required to BT sites to meet with project stakeholders and attend workshops

Skills Required for the Role

• STEM related Bachelor's degree or a related study, or equivalent experience
• Significant experience of business analysis in a multi-disciplined and commercial environment
• Demonstrate excellent knowledge and practical experience with a variety of Business Analysis tools and techniques
• Excellent management of stakeholder relationships at all levels
• Proven strong communication and influencing skills and a collaborative approach.
• Strong problem solving and conflict management techniques
• Able to work independently on ill-defined problems
• Demonstrable skills in presenting information effectively
• Demonstrable experience working on complex cyber security projects or complex IT projects
• Recognised business analyst qualifications e.g. BCS business analysis diploma.

Experience Required for the Role

MANDATORY

• Demonstrable experience in Business Analysis or related field
• Experience of business requirement definition, process design and associated Business Analysis methodologies
• Experience of the full lifecycle of project delivery

PREFERRED

• Good knowledge of business processes, capabilities, operations and technical environment
• Understanding of agile methods and their implications for project delivery
• Experience of working on high profile projects reporting to senior management and directors
• Experience of security transformation projects
• Experience of implementing COTS products from project scope and shape, through requirements gathering / management, vendor selection to implementation
• From January 2025, equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It’s for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.
• Enhanced women’s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
• 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues
• 2 weeks carer’s leave
• World-class training and development opportunities
• Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.

About us

BT Group was the world’s first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled. As home to several of the UK’s most recognised and cherished brands – BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet, we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business.

Over the next two years, we will complete the UK’s largest and most successful digital infrastructure project – connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband. Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other.

While we are through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, meaning we can reward our shareholders for their commitment and patience, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come. This includes radical simplification of systems, structures, and processes on a huge scale. Together with our application of AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK’s best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country’s biggest infrastructure companies.

Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented. BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity, and passion to take this company into a new era.

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.