Business Analyst - Security Operations

Northern Trust Corp; Limerick; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking a Business Analyst in Ireland to gather and validate SecOps requirements, translating needs into user stories for delivery teams. You will support KPI and KRI tracking, manage action-item follow-ups, and prepare evidence packs for audits.

Collaborating with security, technology, and business stakeholders, you will help streamline workflows, improve data quality, and ensure governance across operations in a fast-paced financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in technology, cybersecurity, risk, or financial services.
• Strong written communication to summarize complex operational information for management audiences.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Gather, document, and validate business requirements for SecOps metrics, dashboards, workflow improvements, and governance routines.
• Support OSM reporting packages, KPI / KRI tracking, action item follow-up, and recurring management updates.
• Maintain process documentation, meeting artifacts, intake trackers, and evidence packages for audit, exam, and leadership requests.
• Partner with technical teams to translate operational needs into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and implementation-ready requirements.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, improve data quality, and reduce manual reporting effort across Security Operations.
• Coordinate across stakeholders to track dependencies, risks, decisions, and deliverables through completion.

Skills

Business analysis

Operations analysis

Project analysis

Stakeholder coordination

Written communication

Job description

About Northern Trust

As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions. Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide. With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Key responsibilities

• Gather, document, and validate business requirements for SecOps metrics, dashboards, workflow improvements, and governance routines.
• Support OSM reporting packages, KPI / KRI tracking, action item follow-up, and recurring management updates.
• Maintain process documentation, meeting artifacts, intake trackers, and evidence packages for audit, exam, and leadership requests.
• Partner with technical teams to translate operational needs into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and implementation-ready requirements.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, improve data quality, and reduce manual reporting effort across Security Operations.
• Coordinate across stakeholders to track dependencies, risks, decisions, and deliverables through completion.

Qualifications

Experience as a business analyst, operations analyst, project analyst, or similar role in technology, cybersecurity, risk, or financial services. Strong written communication skills with the ability to summarize complex operational information for management audiences. Working knowledge of requirements documentation, process mapping, KPI / metrics reporting, and stakeholder coordination. Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple workstreams in a fast-paced operational environment.

Work Authorization

Applicants must have the right to work in Ireland at the time of application and for the duration of employment. Please note that Northern Trust is unable to provide employment permit sponsorship for this role. This includes Critical Skills Employment Permits, General Employment Permits, Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permits, Stamp 1G permissions, and other employment permits under Irish immigration frameworks.

Working with Us

As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the communities we serve. Philanthropy is deeply rooted in Northern Trust’s history and is an essential element of our culture. Employees around the world give their time and talent to work for the greater good of their communities.

Reasonable Accommodation

Reasonable Accommodation: Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at [e-mail], or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with.

Looking for greater?

You found it. A global financial leader with more than 22,000 employees in 23 locations worldwide, Northern Trust empowers our employees to achieve more than just business goals. Our focus on work-life balance, career mobility and unique opportunities are just a few of the reasons we’ve been named one of the world’s most admired companies.

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It is the policy and practice of Northern Trust to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Northern Trust does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or age. All employment decisions will be made in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our obligations under the law and codes of practice. This includes human resources’ decisions relating to recruitment, terms and conditions of employment, transfers, promotions and access to learning and development.

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It is the policy and practice of Northern Trust to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Northern Trust does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or age. All employment decisions will be made in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our obligations under the law and codes of practice. This includes human resources’ decisions relating to recruitment, terms and conditions of employment, transfers, promotions and access to learning and development.

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