Senior Business Analyst - IAM & PAM (Financial Services)

JR United Kingdom; Bedford; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial services seeks a Senior Business Analyst specializing in IAM & PAM. This role, based remotely within the UK, involves leading analysis, mentoring, and driving technical change while engaging with stakeholders. The position demands extensive knowledge in cyber security practices and tools, alongside proven business analysis capabilities.

Qualifications

• Financial services / banking industry experience required.
• Strong track record in multiple technical projects, ideally in cyber security.
• Experience with IAM and PAM systems like CyberArk and SailPoint.

Responsibilities

• Leading business analysis workstreams from discovery to delivery.
• Driving change across IAM/PAM initiatives, aligning with security strategies.
• Facilitating requirements gathering and refining through collaborative workshops.

Skills

Business Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication

Process Modelling

Data Analysis

Education

Formal Business Analysis qualifications (BCS, IIBA)

Education in a technical or IT-related discipline

Tools

Jira

Power BI

Excel

Miro

Visio

Job description

Title: Senior Business Analyst - IAM & PAM - Financial Services

Location: Remote (within the UK, with possible travel within the UK)

Salary: Up to £580 per day (inside IR35)

Contract: 12 Months

Responsibilities:

1. Leading business analysis workstreams from discovery through to delivery, translating complex business needs into clear, actionable solutions.
2. Driving business and technical change across IAM/PAM initiatives, ensuring alignment with cyber security and risk strategies.
3. Mentoring and supporting other Business Analysts across project activities.
4. Facilitating collaborative workshops, gathering and refining requirements, and supporting planning and delivery activities.
5. Building strong relationships with technical and business stakeholders, engaging and influencing at all levels.
6. Working hands-on with tools like Jira, Miro, Visio, Excel, Power BI for requirements, process mapping, and data analysis.

Experience required:

1. Recent financial services / banking industry experience required.
2. A strong track record in business analysis across multiple technical and change-focused projects, ideally within the cyber security space.
3. Demonstrable experience with IAM and PAM systems and concepts, including CyberArk, SailPoint, Saviynt, and Microsoft Entra/Active Directory.
4. Skilled in process modelling, impact assessments, support/operating model design, and communication/training planning.
5. Confidence in handling complex datasets and using data to support decisions.
6. Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
7. A structured, can-do approach with excellent time management and organisational skills.

Nice to Have (But Not Essential):

1. Experience working on a large-scale Cyber Security Programme
2. Formal Business Analysis qualifications (e.g., BCS, IIBA)
3. Education in a technical or IT-related discipline
4. Exposure to Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies
5. Awareness of NIST CSF, SDLC, and key regulatory or risk frameworks