Sr Business Analyst (IAM)
Key Responsibilities
- Engage with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document requirements for identity lifecycle and access management features.
- Partner with technology leadership to define project scope and proactively identify requirement-related risks and dependencies.
- Facilitate structured discussions with cross-functional teams to define and document Business Requirements Documents (BRDs); validate it with business stakeholders.
- Collaborate with architects and technical teams to translate business requirements into technical specifications.
- Create user stories, Epics, and tasks in Jira or Azure DevOps in collaboration with technical leads.
- Serve as a liaison between business and development teams, ensuring clarity and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
- Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for McDonald’s custom IAM application and IAM concepts.
- Collaborate with QA/testing teams to support defect analysis, triage, and resolution.
- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and coordinate with business teams for validation.
- Operate within Agile Scrum frameworks; familiarity with Agile Architecture principles is preferred.
- Maintain strong communication and coordination across multiple stakeholders.
Qualifications
Required Skills & Experience
- 5+ years of experience in Business Analysis or Business Technical Analyst roles, preferably in IAM or security domains.
- Strong understanding of IAM concepts (Identity lifecycle, RBAC, ABAC, MFA, consent management).
- Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal).
- Proven ability to coordinate across business and technical teams.
- Experience with Jira or Azure DevOps for user story and feature management.
- Familiarity with ASP.Net applications and Azure platform (no coding required).
- Experience with IAM tools like SailPoint or Saviynt is a plus.
- Experience working in an Agile environment.
- Basic understanding of cloud computing and identity governance. (no coding required)
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of Active Directory (AD), Microsoft Entra ID, Virtual Directory Services (VDS).
- Experience in HR system integrations for identity feeds.
- Strong analytical and documentation skills.