Cybersecurity Business Analyst-Banking

JR United Kingdom; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in cybersecurity is looking for a Cybersecurity Business Analyst in Sheffield. The candidate will be responsible for documenting requirements, managing IAM processes across cloud platforms, and ensuring security governance. Strong cloud IAM skills and effective stakeholder communication will be key to success in this role, which offers a 6+ month duration with an emphasis on collaboration and innovation in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Business Analyst focused on IT security, governance, or IAM.
• Hands-on experience with IAM processes in AWS, Azure, GCP, and Alibaba Cloud.
• Proven proficiency with cloud IAM user lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Document requirements and conduct gap analysis for IAM processes.
• Align Security, DevOps, and business teams while analyzing IAM logs.
• Identify gaps in SaaS identity management and recommend controls.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

IAM Process Analysis

Data-Driven Decision Making

Cloud IAM Knowledge

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS Console

Azure Console

GCP Console

Alibaba Cloud Console

Identity Providers

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Cybersecurity Business Analyst - Banking, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

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Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 3

Posted: 10.06.2025

Expiry Date: 25.07.2025

Job Description:

Job Title: Cybersecurity Business Analyst

Location: Sheffield (3 days/week onsite)

Duration: 6+ Months

Banking Client Experience Required

Responsibilities:

• Elucidate and document requirements, map access-management processes, conduct gap analysis, and prepare reports and presentations for stakeholders.
• Communicate effectively to align Security, DevOps, and business teams, with a data-driven approach to analyze IAM logs and assess risks.
• Understand IAM constructs across cloud platforms: AWS (users, roles, policies, permission boundaries), Azure (Azure AD, RBAC, PIM), GCP (principals, roles, policy bindings), Alibaba Cloud (RAM users, groups, roles, policies), and Kubernetes RBAC (roles, bindings).
• Identify gaps and over-privileged accounts in SaaS identity management, including SSO protocols (SAML, OAuth/OIDC), SCIM provisioning, and entitlement workflows, to recommend least-privilege controls across multi-cloud and SaaS environments.

Cloud-Specific IAM Knowledge (Required):

• AWS IAM: In-depth understanding of IAM users, groups, roles, policies, permission boundaries, service-linked roles, AWS Organizations, and reviewing IAM policies for least privilege.
• Azure AD: Knowledge of users, groups, applications, service principals, managed identities, Conditional Access, and PIM.
• GCP IAM: Understanding of principals, roles, service account keys, and organization policies; experience reviewing IAM bindings.
• Kubernetes RBAC: Familiarity with roles, bindings, and integration with cloud IAM services.

SaaS Application Identity Management:

• Experience with SSO protocols, identity providers, SCIM provisioning, and user lifecycle management for SaaS applications like Office 365.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years as a Business Analyst or similar, focused on IT security, governance, or IAM.
• Hands-on experience with IAM processes in AWS, Azure, GCP, and Alibaba Cloud.
• Proficiency with cloud consoles, CLIs, and reviewing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) for IAM issues.
• Excellent stakeholder management and facilitation skills.