Security Business Analyst

Role overview

This position is for a Technical Business Analyst with deep experience in security-related work. The successful candidate will support a Managed SOC procurement by defining requirements, shaping the business and technical scope, and helping prepare vendor evaluation materials and the RFP.

Core responsibilities

You will gather and structure requirements for a Managed SOC programme, work with stakeholders to align expectations, and help ensure the procurement pack is complete, traceable, and suitable for vendor assessment.

Requirements and background

• Solid background as a Business Analyst within security or SOC-focused initiatives.
• Hands-on experience running requirements workshops and producing detailed documentation.
• Exposure to RFP activity, vendor assessment, or procurement support.
• Ability to convert business objectives into technical specifications.
• Strong precision in documentation and a high level of attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead the capture of detailed business and technical requirements for a Managed SOC.
• Develop structured documentation covering business, functional, non-functional, service, and operating model requirements.
• Make sure requirements are unambiguous, traceable, and formally approved by stakeholders.
• Organize and run workshops with Cyber Security, TechOps, and other relevant groups.
• Build consensus on priorities, standards, and scope across different stakeholders.
• Review and refine requirements to reduce ambiguity and prevent scope creep.
• Assist in creating evaluation criteria and scoring approaches for vendors.
• Review vendor submissions and align responses against the documented requirements.
• Highlight gaps, risks, and trade-offs identified during vendor analysis.
• Contribute to the end-to-end RFP documentation pack.
• Present requirements clearly so vendors can respond accurately.
• Support clarification rounds during the procurement process.
• Maintain requirements traceability, decision logs, evaluation records, and audit-ready evidence.

Desired experience

• Experience with SIEM, MDR, SOC operations, or threat monitoring.
• Exposure to enterprise security tools and platforms.
• Background in large, complex organizational environments.

Location

This is an on-site role based in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.