Business Analyst –Data Sensitivity & VDI Migration

Accountabilities

• • Partner with business groups across the organization to inventory systems, tools, endpoints, and data usage patterns associated with physical device storage.
  • Assess and classify data sensitivity across business units, systems, processes, and workflows, identifying areas of heightened security risk.
  • Analyze data and process flows across systems, servers, networks, and endpoints to support risk assessments and migration planning.
  • Identify critical systems and high-risk data storage practices that should be prioritized for migration to VDI or other secure data management solutions.
  • Document current-state and proposed future-state data storage, access, and usage models.
  • Evaluate viable solutions, including VDI, enhanced access controls, and other secure data management approaches, and recommend the most appropriate option for each use case.
  • Develop business cases and recommendations for VDI migration, considering risk, cost, operational impact, and user adoption.
  • Facilitate stakeholder interviews, workshops, and requirements-gathering sessions across departments.
  • Collaborate with Security, Technology, and business teams to validate findings and ensure recommendations align with applicable data policies.
  • Present analysis, findings, and recommendations clearly to technology leadership and other key stakeholders.
  • Support the development of a migration roadmap, including dependencies, priorities, adoption, and change management considerations.
  • Contribute to the design and documentation of privileged access management (PAM) processes and frameworks as part of broader data security initiatives.
  • Support the development of auditing and compliance review processes covering data usage, access controls, and end-to-end data security.

  Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
  • 5–7+ years of professional Business Analyst experience, ideally with a strong background in data governance, data classification or sensitivity assessments, secure data storage, or IT infrastructure and endpoint initiatives.
  • Demonstrated experience working in complex, multi-platform, enterprise-level environments and analyzing systems usage and data flows across multiple business units.
  • Familiarity with VDI concepts and platforms such as Citrix, VMware Horizon, or Azure Virtual Desktop, or a proven ability to quickly understand and work within new technical domains.
  • Strong experience conducting stakeholder interviews, facilitating requirements-gathering sessions, and translating complex findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
  • Ability to develop use cases, cost-benefit analyses, business cases, and executive-ready documentation.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively bridge technical and business audiences.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholder groups, priorities, and deliverables in a fast-paced environment.
  • Familiarity with data classification frameworks and security or compliance standards such as NIST and ISO 27001 is preferred.
  • Experience with endpoint management, IT asset management, or physical device inventory tools is an advantage.
  • Prior consulting or contract-based Business Analyst experience is beneficial.
  • Exposure to higher-education or nonprofit technology environments is a plus.

  Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on a high-impact data security and infrastructure transformation initiative.
  • Exposure to enterprise-scale VDI migration, data governance, access management, and security strategy.
  • Cross-functional collaboration with business, technology, and security professionals.
  • Opportunity to influence secure data management practices and technology decision-making.
  • A role combining strategic analysis, technical discovery, stakeholder engagement, and business transformation.
  • Professional experience in a complex, multi-platform environment with opportunities to broaden expertise across data security and infrastructure.