Business Analyst - Senior

Columbus, OH

$57–$67 Per Hour
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4 days ago

Job Description

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Business Analyst - Senior to join a gas and electric company in Columbus, OH. This is a 12-month contract to start with the potential for extensions.

Pay:$57.00 - $67.00/hr; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be able to sit on Primary Talent Partners W2 without sponsorship.

Description:

This role reports to the Enterprise Security Director and is responsible for supporting enterprise security, controls, risk, and compliance activities across large business and technology initiatives.
The role partners with business, IT, cybersecurity, compliance, audit, and service provider teams to identify, document, and validate security and control requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
This position helps ensure solutions are designed and delivered with appropriate access controls, data protection, regulatory alignment, audit readiness, and sustainable control ownership.
Individuals at this level are expected to work independently, apply risk-based judgment, and provide guidance to project teams and service providers on security and controls expectations.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Manage own schedule of work and partner with stakeholders, subject matter experts, cybersecurity teams, compliance teams, and service providers with limited supervision
Risk and Security Assessment – support early review of business and technology initiatives to identify security, compliance, access, data protection, and control considerations that may affect scope, design, delivery, or operational readiness
Security and Controls Planning – collaborate with business and IT teams to identify required controls, document control objectives, evaluate current-state processes, and ensure security and compliance requirements are incorporated into project plans and solution designs
Definition and Design – facilitate or support working sessions to align stakeholders on security requirements, control design, data protection needs, access models, compliance expectations, and evidence requirements
Requirements and Controls Elicitation – lead or support engagements to define security, compliance, and control requirements, including business process impacts, regulatory obligations, system access needs, and project-level control expectations
Controls Traceability and Documentation – maintain traceability of security and control requirements through design, build, testing, deployment, and operational transition using appropriate tools, templates, and evidence repositories
Solution Assessment and Control Validation – engage with key stakeholders to review proposed designs, assess control coverage, identify gaps or risks, support remediation planning, and confirm that security and compliance expectations are addressed before implementation
Delivery and Deployment – provide consultation on security and control requirements, assess change requests for risk and compliance impacts, support test planning for control validation, and help ensure appropriate evidence is captured for audit and operational handoff
Provide guidance, leadership, and direction to project team members, service providers, and less experienced analysts on security, controls, compliance, and risk-management expectations
Use standard templates, tools, and internal processes consistently to document risks, controls, decisions, issues, evidence, and remediation actions; recommend improvements to security and control processes as needed
Work with vendors and service providers to review proposed products, designs, and deliverables for security, compliance, usability, and control alignment; participate in RFI/RFP activities by defining or reviewing security and controls requirements
Develop domain knowledge of assigned systems, products, security processes, and control frameworks; prepare clear procedures, guidance, and communications to support secure adoption, operational readiness, and control ownership transition
Observe and evaluate business and technology processes to identify opportunities to strengthen security, improve control effectiveness, reduce operational or compliance risk, and support sustainable process improvements
Other duties assigned by management.

Qualifications:

Experience supporting large multi-year transformation programs with a focus on enterprise security, risk, compliance, and internal controls.
Utilities industry experience strongly preferred.
Experience working with Big 4 solution integrators and SAP environments preferred.
Must be local to Central OH.

Required Qualifications for Position

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
Minimum 3+ years of experience supporting security, controls, compliance, risk management, or technology governance activities within complex business or IT programs
Demonstrated understanding of control design, control validation, access management, data protection, regulatory requirements, and secure solution delivery
Experience with all phases of the Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including Waterfall, agile, and/or hybrid methodologies, with emphasis on embedding security and controls into project delivery
Demonstrated knowledge of risk assessment practices, control documentation, process evaluation, issue tracking, and remediation support
Ability to partner with business, IT, cybersecurity, audit, compliance, and service provider teams to identify security and control requirements
Strong collaboration, communication, organizational, stakeholder-management, and conflict-resolution skills
Experience working closely with service providers and reviewing vendor deliverables for security, compliance, and control expectations
Excellent analytical, risk-based thinking, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications for Position:

Utility experience
Experience with hybrid agile/iterative development methodologies
Familiarity with SAP security, identity and access management, cybersecurity governance, regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and testing tools such as Client ALM or agile development tools such as JIRA

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at info@primarytalentpartners.com

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Numbers & Facts

Location	Columbus, OH
Salary	$57–$67 Per Hour

Skills

Access Controlunmatched
Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Atlassian JIRAunmatched
Business Analysisunmatched
Business Processesunmatched
Change Requests/Ordersunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Conflict Resolutionunmatched
Document Controlunmatched
Document Managementunmatched
Enterprise Protectionunmatched
Identity Data Managementunmatched
Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
Internet Securityunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Maintain Complianceunmatched
Oil and Gasunmatched
Operational Auditunmatched
Operational Controlunmatched
Operational Strategyunmatched
Operations Security (OPSEC)unmatched
People Managementunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Process Analysisunmatched
Process Improvementunmatched
Product Designunmatched
Product Reviewsunmatched
Programming Toolsunmatched
Project Controlunmatched
Project Lifecycleunmatched
Project Planningunmatched
Regulationsunmatched
Regulatory Complianceunmatched
Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
Request for Proposals (RFP)unmatched
Requirements Managementunmatched
Riskunmatched
Risk Analysisunmatched
Risk Managementunmatched
SAPunmatched
Schedule Developmentunmatched
Security Analysisunmatched
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)unmatched
Test Toolsunmatched
Testingunmatched
Traceabilityunmatched
Usability Engineeringunmatched
Validation Planunmatched
Waterfall Model of Software Developmentunmatched

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