Requisition ID: 107480-1
Title: Security & IAM Business Analyst
Location: Chicago, IL
Duration: 6+ Months
Salary Range: $48- $53 an hour on W2 /C2C
We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst Security & IAM with 10+ years of experience in business analysis, requirements management, and security-related initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM), Client Entra ID, authentication, authorization, identity governance, cloud security, and emerging AI/agentic identity concepts.
The candidate will work closely with security architects, engineering teams, business stakeholders, risk and compliance teams, and project teams to translate complex security requirements into clear business requirements and actionable solutions.
Key Responsibilities
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, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Facilitate stakeholder workshops and discussions to gather requirements and establish priorities.
- Develop business process flows, use cases, data flows, and process documentation.
- Support Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
- Maintain requirements traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
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
- 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 solution requirements and security architecture documentation.
Governance, Risk & Compliance
- Support audit readiness, evidence collection, and compliance activities.
- Assist with regulatory and security assessments related to identity and access management.
- Track remediation activities, risk findings, and control improvements.
- Collaborate with Risk Management, Compliance, and Internal Audit teams.
- Support security governance and control-related reporting.
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, KRI, and security performance reporting.
- Perform data validation, quality assessments, and business impact analysis.
Stakeholder Management
- Act as a liaison between business stakeholders, security teams, architects, and technology organizations.
- Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Support program governance, steering committee reporting, and executive presentations.
- Maintain project documentation and ensure effective requirement traceability.
Required Skills
- 10+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, preferably within cybersecurity, IAM, or technology programs.
- Strong experience in business requirements gathering, analysis, documentation, and stakeholder management.
- Strong understanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM).
- Experience with Client Entra ID / Azure AD.
- Knowledge of authentication and authorization concepts.
- Experience with SSO, MFA, RBAC, IGA, PAM, and Conditional Access.
- Understanding of cloud identity and cloud security concepts.
- Strong understanding of security governance, risk, compliance, and audit processes.
- Experience creating process flows, use cases, user stories, requirements documentation, and business process documentation.
- Strong analytical, communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
Preferred Skills
- Experience supporting Security Architecture or cybersecurity transformation programs.
- Knowledge of Azure/Client cloud security.
- Exposure to AI security and agentic identity governance.
- Experience with security controls, risk assessments, and regulatory requirements.
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum and hybrid project delivery.
- Experience with dashboards, KPI/KRI reporting, and security metrics.
- Understanding of Cloud DevOps environments.
Essential Skills: Cloud DevOps, Client Entra Identity Management
Primary Keywords: Business Analysis, IAM, Client Entra ID, Azure AD, Security Architecture, SSO, MFA, IGA, PAM, RBAC, Conditional Access, Cloud Identity, Security Governance
Experience Required: 10+ Years