Information Security Business Analyst

Role overview

This opportunity is for a Technical Business Analyst with solid cybersecurity experience to take the lead on defining requirements for a Managed SOC procurement. The position centres on creating a detailed catalogue of business and technical needs and helping shape vendor assessment and the RFP process.

What the role involves

• Gathering in-depth business and technical requirements for a Managed SOC solution.
• Preparing organised documentation covering business needs, functional and non-functional needs, and service/operating model requirements.
• Making sure requirements are well defined, traceable, and formally approved by stakeholders.
• Running workshops with Cyber Security, TechOps, and other relevant teams to align expectations and priorities.
• Helping the business reach agreement on standards, priorities, and scope.
• Questioning and refining inputs to reduce ambiguity and avoid unnecessary scope expansion.
• Supporting vendor evaluation by helping design scoring models and assessment criteria.
• Reviewing supplier responses and mapping them back to the documented requirements.
• Highlighting gaps, risks, and key trade-offs in vendor proposals.
• Assisting with the preparation of the complete RFP package.
• Ensuring procurement documents are written clearly so vendors can respond effectively.
• Supporting clarification rounds during the procurement cycle.
• Maintaining strong documentation control, traceability, decision logs, evaluation outputs, and audit evidence.

Required experience and skills

• Background as a Business Analyst within security or SOC-related programmes.
• Hands-on experience leading requirements workshops and producing detailed documentation.
• Exposure to RFP activities, vendor evaluation, or procurement support.
• Ability to convert business requirements into technical specifications.
• Strong attention to detail and disciplined documentation practices.

Desirable experience

• Knowledge of SIEM, MDR, SOC operations, or threat monitoring.
• Familiarity with enterprise security tools and platforms.
• Experience in large and complex organisations.

Location

The role is based in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland and is onsite.