Cyber Recovery Business Analyst

Newcastle upon Tyne
2 weeks ago
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Cyber Recovery Business Analyst

Newcastle / Hybrid

6 months

Up to £450 INSIDE

My Client is looking for a passionate Business Analyst to join the team and support the implementation of a range of business and IT projects, with a focus on supporting a strategic investment in organisations' 1Cyber recovery capabilities on an interim basis.

Cyber Recovery Role Responsibilities

Develop and manage cyber recovery strategies, plans, and procedures to ensure rapid restoration of critical data and systems following cyber incidents.
Own tactical and longer-term programme actions as required by the Cyber Recovery programme manager.
Collaborate with technical and business teams to identify essential data, applications, and infrastructure requiring cyber recovery protection.
Collaborate with technical and business teams to develop cyber recovery runbooks.
Support the review of existing and potential third-party contracts for alignment with the Cyber recovery requirements as defined during Business Impact assessments.
Support in the planning and delivery of cyber recovery simulations and tabletop exercises.
Document recovery actions, lessons learnt and recommend enhancements to strengthen organisational resilience.
Team Key Responsibilities

Guide stakeholders on defining project objectives and problem statements
Work closely with project managers to define scope
Capture requirements for a variety of projects, from system enhancements to components of complex business transformational projects
Collaborate with a variety of business teams to understand the crux of their function, understanding the outcomes they aspire to achieve and why
Model business processes to identify issues or gaps, and facilitate their re-design by users
Map current state and future state business processes
Liaise with IT teams to make sure that proposed solutions take account of technical and resourcing constraints.
Build solid relationships with stakeholders at all levels
Prepare and deliver presentations to the business and IT on proposed solutions
Facilitate workshops with business and IT
Key Skills and Experience

Experience in a business analyst/similar role working in a technical environment
Strong and articulate communication skills, including the ability to influence stakeholders
Good problem solver with a logical and methodical approach
Experience in large scale IT projects including systems integration and Cyber Recovery
Understanding of project management methodologies, architectural frameworks and key ITIL disciplines
Experience with business process design and notation tools such as BPMN or UML
Sound knowledge of cloud computing and its key components
Experience in a legal or professional services practice (desirable)
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