Senior Business Analyst - IAM & PAM (Financial Services)

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

Job summary

A leading company in financial services is seeking a Senior Business Analyst specializing in IAM/PAM. This remote role involves leading analysis workstreams, driving change initiatives, and mentoring, requiring extensive financial services experience and a solid background in cybersecurity.

Qualifications

• Recent financial services experience required.
• Strong track record in business analysis for cyber security projects.
• Skills in communication, data handling, and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Leading business analysis workstreams and translating needs into solutions.
• Driving change across IAM/PAM initiatives, mentoring other analysts.
• Building relationships with technical and business stakeholders.

Skills

Business Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication

Data Analysis

Process Modelling

Education

Education in a technical or IT-related discipline

Formal Business Analysis qualifications

Tools

Jira

Miro

Visio

Excel

Power BI

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:

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

Experience required:

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

Nice to Have (But Not Essential)

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