Business Analyst (Cyber & IT Projects)

Adecco is currently hiring a Business Analyst (Cyber & IT Projects) for a full-time remote contract opportunity. This role is ideal for an experienced Business Analyst who thrives in complex environments and enjoys bridging the gap between business needs, cybersecurity requirements, and technical delivery. If you have strong experience in requirements gathering, Agile delivery, and stakeholder collaboration, this is a great opportunity to contribute to high-impact IT and cyber initiatives.

Salary

$90,000 - $125,000 annually

Location

Ottawa, ON

Schedule

Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Employment Type

Full-time (1-year contract with optional 1-year extension)

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager in planning and executing initiatives by translating business and cyber requirements into actionable deliverables
• Elicit, document, validate, and manage business, functional, and non-functional requirements
• Develop and maintain key artifacts including BRDs, functional specifications, process flows, use cases, and traceability matrices
• Maintain project documentation including scope, assumptions, dependencies, and constraints
• Contribute to risk identification, risk registers, and mitigation planning
• Manage requirement changes, conduct impact analysis, and support change requests
• Support Agile/SCRUM delivery by managing backlogs, writing user stories, and contributing to sprint activities
• Collaborate on project reporting, dashboards, and executive updates
• Act as a liaison between business stakeholders, technical teams, and delivery partners
• Support stakeholder engagement through briefings, presentations, and analysis summaries
• Participate in solution design discussions to ensure alignment with business and cybersecurity objectives
• Support testing activities including UAT, validation, and test scenario development
• Assist with transition-to-operations planning and documentation
• Provide guidance on business analysis best practices across delivery frameworks

Qualifications

• Must be eligible to work and reside within Canada
• Minimum 5 years of experience in information security and IT environments
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst in complex project settings
• Strong experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting business and technical requirements
• Proven ability to produce structured analysis artifacts (BRDs, use cases, process flows, etc.)
• Experience supporting change management, impact analysis, and project documentation
• Experience working within Agile, SCRUM, waterfall, or hybrid environments
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across cross-functional teams

Assets

• CCBA or CBAP certification
• SCRUM Master or PMP certification
• Experience with cloud projects (Microsoft Azure)
• Knowledge of banking environments or financial services
• Bilingualism (English/French) is an asset