Business Analyst - Cyber Security

Contract | Outside IR35 | Competitive Day RateLocation: Channel Islands / UK (On‑site preferred) - Hybrid options for candidates based in England, Scotland, Wales or N.I.

Duration: Initial 9 months with potential extension

We are supporting a tech consultancy working with a large public sector organisation delivering a major cyber security transformation programme and are looking to engage an experienced Business Analyst to support multiple workstreams across the programme.

This is a unique contract opportunity outside IR35 offering a competitive day rate depending on experience, working within a complex environment focused on strengthening cyber capability, resilience, and operational security.

The Role

The Business Analyst will work across a portfolio of cyber and resilience initiatives, supporting discovery, requirements definition, and delivery activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering and analysis across multiple workstreams
• Facilitate workshops, stakeholder interviews, and discovery sessions
• Produce clear and traceable business, functional, and non-functional requirements
• Conduct process mapping, workflow analysis, and gap analysis
• Support the design of future state operating models and service processes
• Work closely with architects, technical teams, and cyber specialists
• Support testing, acceptance criteria definition, and validation activities
• Contribute to transition and operational readiness planning
• Maintain structured documentation aligned to programme governance

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong Business Analysis experience (typically 5–10 years)
• Experience working on cyber security, infrastructure, digital, or transformation programmes
• Proven ability to manage requirements across multiple concurrent workstreams
• Strong stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation skills
• Experience with process mapping and future state design
• Ability to translate technical concepts into clear business language
• Experience working with architects, SMEs, and operational teams

Desirable Experience

• Experience supporting cyber security or resilience programmes
• Experience in public sector or highly regulated environments
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Visio, and Microsoft 365

Contract Details

• Day Rate: Competitive (dependent on experience)
• IR35 Status: Outside IR35
• Contract Length: 9 months initially with possible extension
• Location: On-site presence preferred (Channel Islands) - Hybrid options for candidates based in mainland UK