Job brief

Our Government client requires an experienced Senior Business Analyst, who has a strong work ethic including taking ownership, providing leadership and a high level of productivity.

You must have suitable qualifications or training in business analysis techniques and at least 5 years experience working as a business analyst. In the role you will be:

• Supporting strategic business engagement and project initiation ·
• Pre-project analysis and discovery
• Contributing to capability uplift ·
• Supporting and coaching business teams in the adoption of agile practices
• Architecting business requirements and designs to enable alignment across a range of business teams

Essential Criteria

• Extensive experience using multiple business analysis techniques and skills from various methodologies.
• Ability to choose and apply techniques that will provide the most value for any given situation/project
• Excellent at facilitating collaboration between all project stakeholders, including designing and leading workshops
• Ability to independently seek out and engage stakeholders, establishing and nurturing productive relationships · Excellent creative problem-solving skills · Experience working in an Agile and Iterative Development approach · Work independently in complex situations with a pragmatic approach to allocated work, demonstrating commitment to project outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to produce high quality, concise, easy to read and relevant architecture and analysis documentation for digital services
• Experience in coaching business teams in agile approaches for change
• Ability to train and support business subject matter experts in how to be a Product Manager/Owner
• Strategic mindset that will help identify opportunities for alignment and efficiencies that are not readily apparent.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience working within federal government.
• Experience in data analysis, modelling and/or projects related to the management of scientific and/or statistical data.
• Understanding of the Australian Governments Digital Service Standard and the principles behind human-centered design

Note

• Client has a hybrid work environment where atleast 2 days are required in office in Canberra. 
• Candidate must have baseline clearance.
• Rate is inclusive of Super
• 12 month opportunity, with further optional extension of another 12+12 months.