Business Analyst - Federal Government

Senior Business Analyst – Federal Government

Talent is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support a major technology initiative within a Federal Government agency.

This role will suit a confident and self-sufficient Business Analyst who can work across business and technology teams, bring clarity to complex requirements and support delivery from discovery through to implementation.

Key responsibilities

• Facilitate workshops, interviews and stakeholder discussions to identify business needs, requirements and intended outcomes.
• Elicit, analyse and document business, functional and non-functional requirements.
• Develop business requirements documents, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Produce current-state and future-state process maps using BPMN.
• Work collaboratively with business SMEs, executives, designers, developers and testers.
• Apply user-centred design principles and Australian Government accessibility and usability standards.
• Support testing, requirements traceability and defect clarification.
• Assist with UAT preparation, system implementation and the creation of user guidance and training materials.
• Manage competing priorities and work independently with limited supervision.
• Guide and support junior Business Analysts when required.
• Contribute positively to a professional, accountable and collaborative team culture.

About you

You will bring:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in information technology or a related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of systems development lifecycles and Agile delivery methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience eliciting, documenting and managing complex requirements.
• Strong process-modelling, data-analysis and data-modelling capability.
• Practical experience with BPMN and requirements-management tools.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience applying user-centred design practices to improve services and user experiences.
• Strong planning, prioritisation and delivery skills.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to communicate effectively with technical, business and executive stakeholders.
• Previous experience within Federal Government or a similarly complex and regulated environment will be highly regarded.

Application requirement

Candidates must submit a one-page pitch of no more than 5,000 characters addressing all essential criteria. The pitch should provide clear examples demonstrating relevant experience, responsibilities and outcomes.

Applicants must also meet citizenship, security-clearance and suitability requirements associated with the engagement.