Business Analyst IAM / Cybersecurity

Artech LLC
  • Chicago, IL
  • $50–$55 Per Hour
  • Instant Apply
9 days ago

Job Description

Request ID:103546-1
Title: Business Analyst – IAM / Cybersecurity
Location: 100% Onsite: Chicago, IL
Duration: 6+ Months
Salary Range: $50- $55 an hour on W2

Technical Skills: Cloud DevOps & MS Entra Identity Management (Microsoft Entra ID)
Experience Required: 8–10 Years

Job Description:
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Business Analyst to support strategic and operational initiatives across Identity and Access Management (IAM), Authentication, Authorization, Governance, Cloud Security, and emerging AI-related security domains.

The successful candidate will work closely with security architects, engineering teams, business stakeholders, auditors, risk managers, and project teams to define requirements, analyze business processes, support security initiatives, and drive successful delivery of security programs.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical and communication skills with a solid understanding of information security concepts, identity governance practices, and cloud identity management.


Responsibilities

1. Business Analysis & Requirements Management

  • Elicit, analyze, document, and validate business, functional, and non-functional requirements for security and IAM initiatives.
  • Translate complex security and technical requirements into clear business requirements and user stories.
  • Facilitate workshops and stakeholder discussions to gather requirements and align priorities.
  • Create:
    • Business process flows
    • Use cases
    • Data flows
    • Process documentation
  • Support Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
  • Develop and maintain requirement traceability throughout project lifecycles.

2. Security & IAM Program Support

Partner with security architects and engineering teams on initiatives involving:

  • Authentication and Authorization
  • Single Sign-On (SSO)
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)
  • Privileged Access Management (PAM)
  • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
  • Conditional Access
  • Cloud Identity Management
  • AI and Agentic Identity Governance

Additional responsibilities:

  • Document identity lifecycle processes, access review requirements, entitlement models, and governance controls.
  • Support implementation and enhancement of security policies, standards, and procedures.
  • Assist with IAM platform enhancements and security program delivery.

3. Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)

  • Support audit readiness activities and evidence collection.
  • Assist with regulatory and compliance assessments related to IAM and security initiatives.
  • Track remediation activities, risk findings, and control improvements.
  • Collaborate with:
    • Risk Management
    • Compliance Teams
    • Internal Audit
    • Security Governance Teams

4. Data Analysis & Reporting

  • Analyze security, IAM, and operational data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
  • Develop dashboards, metrics, and executive reporting materials.
  • Support:
    • KPI reporting
    • KRI reporting
    • Security performance metrics
    • Operational reporting
  • Perform:
    • Data validation
    • Data quality assessments
    • Business impact analysis

5. Stakeholder Management & Governance

  • Act as a liaison between:
    • Business stakeholders
    • Security teams
    • Technology organizations
    • Project teams
  • Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Support:
    • Program governance
    • Steering committee reporting
    • Executive presentations
  • Maintain project documentation and governance artifacts.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in:
    • Information Systems
    • Computer Science
    • Cybersecurity
    • Business Administration
    • Related discipline
  • 5+ years of Business Analyst experience, preferably supporting:
    • Information Security
    • Cybersecurity
    • IAM
    • Technology programs
  • Experience working with:
    • Security initiatives
    • Cloud environments
    • Identity and access management solutions

Required Skills & Experience

Strong experience creating:

  • Business Requirements Documents (BRDs)
  • Functional Requirements Documents (FRDs)
  • User Stories
  • Acceptance Criteria
  • Process Flow Diagrams
  • Data Models
  • Reporting Requirements

Strong capabilities in:

  • Requirements gathering
  • Business process analysis
  • Stakeholder management
  • Documentation
  • Problem-solving
  • Communication
  • Analytical thinking

Essential Skills

  • Senior Business Analysis experience within cybersecurity/security programs
  • Identity & Access Management (IAM)
  • Authentication & Authorization
  • Identity Governance
  • Cloud Security
  • Security Compliance
  • Risk Management
  • Requirements Management
  • Stakeholder Engagement

Primary Focus Areas:
IAM | Cybersecurity | Cloud Identity | Authentication | Authorization | Governance | Security Program Delivery | Business Analysis | Microsoft Entra ID

 Company Benefits & Culture

  • Inclusive and diverse work environment
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits

Numbers & Facts

LocationChicago, IL
Salary$50–$55 Per Hour

Skills

  • Access Controlunmatched
  • Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
  • Authenticationunmatched
  • Business Administrationunmatched
  • Business Analysisunmatched
  • Business Processesunmatched
  • Business impact analysis (BIA)unmatched
  • Cloud Computingunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Computer Scienceunmatched
  • Data Analysisunmatched
  • Data Modelingunmatched
  • Data Qualityunmatched
  • DevOpsunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Functional Testingunmatched
  • Identity Data Managementunmatched
  • Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
  • Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
  • Internal Auditunmatched
  • Internet Securityunmatched
  • Metricsunmatched
  • Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
  • Operational Strategyunmatched
  • Operational Supportunmatched
  • Performance Metricsunmatched
  • Process Analysisunmatched
  • Process Flowunmatched
  • Process Flow Diagram (PFD)unmatched
  • Project Lifecycleunmatched
  • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
  • Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
  • Requirements Managementunmatched
  • Riskunmatched
  • Risk Analysisunmatched
  • Risk Managementunmatched
  • Security Analysisunmatched
  • Security Architectureunmatched
  • Security Complianceunmatched
  • Single Sign-On (SSO)unmatched
  • Traceabilityunmatched
  • Trend Analysisunmatched
  • Use Casesunmatched
  • Waterfall Model of Software Developmentunmatched

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