Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst

Australian citizenship required. No PR or Work Visa holders. Must be able to obtain Baseline security clearance.

RFQ Details

RFQ ID: LH-02393

Closing Date: Friday, 02 May 2025 11:59pm (Canberra time)

Estimated Start Date: Tuesday, 01 July 2025

Initial Contract Duration: 12 months

Extension Term: 12 months

Number of Extensions: 2

Experience Level: EL1 equivalent

Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain Baseline

Client Details

Agency: Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Location of Work: ACT

Working Arrangements: Hybrid

Remote working arrangements may be considered on a case-by-case basis in consultation with the supervising manager, subject to business needs.

Please indicate clearly in your response the candidates desired work location if outside ACT/Canberra.

Maximum Hours: 40 hours per week

Job Details

The Department of Industry, Science and Resources and our broader portfolio are integral to the Australian Governments economic agenda. Our purpose is to help the government build a better future for all Australians through enabling a productive, resilient and sustainable economy, enriched by science and technology. We do this by:

• growing innovative and competitive businesses, industries and regions
• investing in science and technology
• strengthening the resources sector

The Chief Information Officer Division (CIOD) provides a range of enabling services and operations delivery to the department and to Australian businesses and is seeking experienced and motivated Business Analysts to assist with the delivery of various ICT Projects across the Division including artificial intelligence and emerging technology.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Experience in analysis and modelling of current and future business processes and information management environments
• Analyse data related requirements, user pathways and information flows
• Conduct stakeholder engagement activities, analyse customer requirements, and collaborate with technical specialists to develop fit for purpose solutions to business problems
• Develop clear and concise documents including business requirements specifications, business cases, functional & non-functional specifications, process maps, user stories, service design artefacts, communication & change management plans, and reports
• Conduct investigations and undertake technical research & analysis activities based on systems knowledge in alignment with departmental policies and legislations
• Evaluate options for solutions and translate business requirements into techno-functional requirements
• Analyse proposed solutions from a strategic viewpoint considering the broad ranging benefits and impacts across the department and government as a whole
• Experience working in Agile environment to develop requirements artefacts for complex IT systems including website development

Selection Criteria

Max 5000 characters total in one-page pitch (individual responses not required)

Essential Criteria

1. Experience facilitating workshops and developing business scenarios, process maps, data models and use cases

2. Experience in developing User Stories and acceptance criteria for developers

3. Experience working on complex digital projects in an Agile environment

4. Excellent communication and presentation skills

Desirable Criteria

1. Relevant experience in implementing Information Technology Services

2. Experience documenting requirements for Office technologies

3. Experience using Azure DevOps for user story creation and tracking of acceptance criteria

4. Experience or knowledge of Dynamics 365 or Power Platform