Business Analyst - Cyber Security

Summary: The role of Business Analyst focuses on supporting a significant cyber security transformation program, specifically the implementation of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint across IT and Operational Technology environments. The position requires collaboration with various teams and stakeholders to ensure effective delivery and governance. The role is hybrid, based in Reading, and is contracted for a duration of 9 months.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support delivery, governance, and service transition activities.
• Maintain key documentation including Target Operating Model (TOM), service acceptance documents, runbooks, and onboarding approaches.
• Coordinate onboarding, pilot readiness, and production deployment activities.
• Engage with Cyber Security, Infrastructure, OT teams, and third-party suppliers.
• Support governance, compliance, DPIAs, supplier assurance, and risk management activities.
• Develop Power BI dashboards and reporting to provide delivery insights.

Key Skills:

• Proven Business Analyst experience on large-scale cyber security programmes.
• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint experience.
• Knowledge of OT environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and governance skills.
• Experience producing operational and service transition documentation.
• Advanced data analysis and reporting skills, including Power BI.

Salary (Rate): £600 per day

City: Reading

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Business Analyst - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

£600 per day via umbrella - 9 months - Reading (Hybrid)

Lorien is looking for an experienced Business Analyst to support a major cyber security transformation programme for one of our clients focused on the rollout of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint across their IT and Operational Technology (OT) environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Support delivery, governance, and service transition activities.
• Maintain key documentation including Target Operating Model (TOM), service acceptance documents, runbooks, and onboarding approaches.
• Coordinate onboarding, pilot readiness, and production deployment activities.
• Engage with Cyber Security, Infrastructure, OT teams, and third-party suppliers.
• Support governance, compliance, DPIAs, supplier assurance, and risk management activities.
• Develop Power BI dashboards and reporting to provide delivery insights.

Essential Experience

• Proven Business Analyst experience on large-scale cyber security programmes.
• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint experience.
• Knowledge of OT environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and governance skills.
• Experience producing operational and service transition documentation.
• Advanced data analysis and reporting skills, including Power BI.

If interested, apply NOW for immediate consideration!

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.