Business Analyst (Security Arch)

Job Title: Business Analyst (Security Arch)

Location: Chicago, IL

Duration: Fulltime

Skills: Cloud Security Management | Business analyst

Salary: 110K-130K/Year

Roles and Responsibilities:

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Experience working with security, cloud, or identity-related initiatives.

• Strong requirements gathering, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience creating:

• Business Requirements Documents (BRDs)

• Functional Requirements Documents (FRDs)

• User Stories and Acceptance Criteria

• Process Flow Diagrams

• Data Models and Reporting Requirements

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Good to have

• Experience with IAM platforms such as Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, SailPoint, Ping, Saviynt, or similar solutions.
• Familiarity with security technologies including MFA, SSO, Conditional Access, PAM, and Identity Governance.
• Experience supporting cloud security initiatives within Azure or AWS environments.
• Working knowledge of Agile methodologies and tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or ServiceNow.

Certifications such as :

• CBAP o PMI-PBA
• Security+
• Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM)
• CISSP (or progress toward certification)
• Microsoft Security Certifications

Roles & 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 and user stories.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder discussions to gather requirements and align priorities.
• Create business process flows, use cases, data flows, and process documentation.
• Support Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies.

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

• Assist in documenting identity lifecycle processes, access review requirements, entitlement models, and governance controls.

• Support implementation and enhancement of security policies, standards, and procedures.

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Assist in audit readiness activities and evidence collection.
• Support regulatory and compliance assessments related to identity and access management.
• Track remediation activities, risk findings, and control improvements.
• Collaborate with Risk Management, Compliance, and Internal Audit teams.

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 performance reporting for security initiatives.
• Perform data validation, quality assessments, and business impact analysis.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as a liaison between business stakeholders, security teams, and technology organizations
• Facilitate communication across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support program governance, steering committee reporting, and executive presentations.
• Manage project documentation and maintain requirement traceability

Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.