Cyber Business Analyst (3-month contract)
NCS Australia is a leading technology services provider. We are looking for a Cyber Business Analyst who will be at the forefront of a large‑scale, high‑priority cybersecurity program, acting as the crucial bridge between senior business stakeholders and NCS's technical delivery teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead workshops to elicit, analyse, and document business and functional requirements for complex cybersecurity initiatives.
- Translate security concepts, risks, and controls into clear user stories, process maps (As‑Is/To‑Be), and solution design documents.
- Manage stakeholders from C‑level executives to technical engineers, ensuring solutions are fit‑for‑purpose.
- Support the project delivery team in defining scope, managing backlogs, and defining acceptance criteria within an Agile framework.
Qualifications
- Proven experience in a similar Business Analyst role, ideally from a technology consultancy or a large, complex enterprise environment.
- Demonstrable experience working on dedicated cybersecurity projects (e.g., Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC), Identity & Access Management (IAM), Security Operations, Network Security, or Threat Management).
- Exceptional client‑facing and stakeholder management skills, with credibility and polish to engage senior executives and technical experts.
- Strong practical knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies (JIRA, Confluence) and a solid understanding of common security frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, ASD Essential Eight).
- Highly desirable experience in environments using SIEM, SOAR, or UEBA platforms (e.g., Devo, Trustwave) and Advanced Threat/Endpoint tools (e.g., FireEye/Trellix, CrowdStrike).
- Highly desirable experience working on projects involving Network Security/SASE (e.g., Palo Alto Networks, Cisco Secure), Application Delivery Controllers (e.g., F5), or DDoS mitigation (e.g., Akamai).
- Familiarity with Cloud‑Native Security principles and platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is a significant advantage.
Benefits and Perks
Benefits include paid parental leave, wellbeing initiatives, discounted health insurance, product and service discounts, recognition for high performance, and career development opportunities through training programs and an AI‑driven learning platform.
Equal Chance Statement
NCS Australia is an equal‑opportunity employer and encourages applications from all sectors of the community, including Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Work Eligibility and Background Checks
Applicants must have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background check process, including probity and police checks.
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