Senior Business Analyst – SASE / Cybersecurity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst (Cybersecurity / SASE) to support the delivery of a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) initiative within a leading education organisation. This role will play a critical part in translating business and security requirements into clear, actionable outcomes as part of a major cybersecurity uplift program, aligned to NIST frameworks and enterprise security objectives.

WHAT’S ON OFFER

- $900.00 a Day Inclusive of super.
- Initial 6-Month engagement , with possibility of extension.
- Hybrid working model, 2 days in office.
- Exposure to working alongside a well-established Australian Uni.

THE ROLE

- Work closely with cybersecurity, network, and architecture teams to support delivery of the SASE program.
- Elicit, analyse, and document business, functional, non-functional, and security requirements.
- Translate complex cyber and technical concepts into clear business requirements and process impacts.
- Conduct current-state and future-state business process mapping across impacted user groups.
- Develop artefacts including BRDs, FRDs, user stories, process flows, and traceability matrices.
- Support solution design by validating requirements against SASE capabilities and cyber controls.
- Facilitate workshops with IT, security, vendors, and business stakeholders.
- Support risk, dependency, and impact analysis related to cybersecurity change.
- Assist with user acceptance criteria, testing support, and readiness for implementation.
- Contribute to change management and user adoption activities to ensure successful rollout.
- Ensure alignment to cyber risk reduction objectives and NIST maturity uplift.

THE COMPANY





A leading multi-sector university with more than 90,000 students and 10,000 staff globally. We offer postgraduate, undergraduate, vocational education and online programs to provide students with a variety of work-relevant pathways. Our purpose is to offer life-changing experiences for our students, and to help shape the world with research, innovation, teaching and industry engagement.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

- Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst on cybersecurity programs.
- Hands‑on experience with SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) implementations.
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity controls, identity, network security, and access models.
- Demonstrated experience mapping and improving enterprise business processes.
- Experience working in large, complex, or regulated environments (education, government, enterprise).
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities.
- Experience working with vendors and supporting cyber solution delivery.
- Relevant certifications such as CBAP, Agile BA, Protected, or ITIL highly regarded.

Please note: You must have Full Working Rights in Australia and be based in Melbourne.

To apply , click the link and upload your current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx), or please send through a copy of your latest CV to for a confidential discussion.

Only suitable candidates will get a call back for this vacancy.

Seniority level

- Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

- Contract

Job function

- Information Technology and Analyst

Industries

- IT Services and IT Consulting, IT System Training and Support, and Higher Education

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📌 Senior Business Analyst – SASE / Cybersecurity (Melbourne)
🏢 Salt
📍 Melbourne