Senior Business Analyst - IAM & PAM (Financial Services)

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