Talent has been engaged by our Financial Services client to recruit for a Senior Business Analyst to join their team on an initial 6-month daily rate contract with the view to extend or move permanent.

Our client is a highly respected Australian brand who are focused on growth and innovation, and have a strong track record of expanding their capabilities and market presence.

This position is based in the Sydney CBD with 2-3 days in the office.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Business Analyst with experience in Investments or Wealth management to help define the future state target design for the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the design and delivery of the organisation’s future state target design
• Analyse current processes and identify opportunities to improve systems and workflows
• Run scrums and manage UAT testing
• Embed knowledge and processes into the environment to ensure successful productionisation
• Work closely with senior stakeholders, including C-Suite executives, to deliver outcomes
• Ensure the quality of use cases is sufficient to achieve successful releases

To be successful in this role, you will have experience in:

• 10 – 15 year’s experience as a Business Analyst (Must be in financial services)
• Investments/ Wealth Management/ experience is a Must
• Strong experience working with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership
• Proven ability to work in an agile environment, running scrums and managing use cases
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence change
• AI experience is a plus (supporting data sets and proof of concept use cases)

If this is sounds like the role for you, please apply now. For a confidential discussion, please reach out to Josh.costigan@talentinternational.com

Job Title

Telco Transformation Consultant, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Overview

A leading global consultancy is in discussions with a major telecommunications client regarding several potential transformation roles expected to commence in January.

These roles will focus on driving measurable operational and customer outcomes across core telco domains. Candidates must bring deep telecommunications experience and proven Lean Six Sigma Black Belt capability, as these are mandatory for consideration.

Key Responsibilities

The consultant will be responsible for,

• leading end to end process improvement and transformation initiatives within telco environments

• applying Lean Six Sigma Black Belt methodology to diagnose complex problems and deliver sustainable solutions

• conducting root cause analysis, process mapping, value stream analysis, and benefits quantification

• partnering with senior stakeholders to shape scope, define requirements, and build delivery roadmaps

• facilitating workshops and working sessions to drive alignment and momentum

• producing clear insights, recommendations, and implementation plans

• supporting change adoption across operational and enterprise customer-facing functions

• ensuring delivery aligns to strategic objectives and improves performance, cost, or customer experience

Essential Requirements

Applications will only be considered if you meet both of the following,

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, with demonstrated experience leading real world improvement programs

• telecommunications industry experience, ideally within one or both of these domains,

  • network operations

  • B2B Enterprise and Business customer facing business units

Without both Black Belt certification and telco experience, candidates will not progress.

Additional Experience and Skills

• strong problem solving capability, comfortable working through ambiguity and complexity

• proven consulting skillset, including structured thinking, stakeholder management, and executive level communication

• track record delivering measurable outcomes in operational excellence, transformation, or continuous improvement

• ability to influence across technical and non technical teams

• excellent documentation skills, including ability to create crisp, decision ready outputs

Desirable

• experience in large scale telco transformation programs

• exposure to service assurance, network delivery, enterprise customer lifecycle, or managed services

• background working in consulting or professional services environments

Business Analyst – Secure Network Solutions
Location: Sydney CBD (5 days onsite)
Security Clearance: NV1 (Australian citizens only)

About the Role:
We are seeking a skilled Business Analyst to join our team designing and implementing secure firewall, cross-domain guard, and Federated Mission Networking (FMN) solutions. You will work closely with the Solution Architect and stakeholders to define, analyse, and document requirements for secure data exchange solutions across multi-domain environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Gather, analyse, and validate functional and non-functional requirements for secure network solutions.

• Manage Agile backlog, create user stories, and facilitate sprints, workshops, and UAT.

• Align solutions with architecture, security technologies, and compliance standards.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst in complex IT environments, preferably Defence or Government.

• Agile experience (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and proficiency with tools such as Jira or Confluence.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder communication skills.

• Knowledge of secure networking, data-centric security, and interoperability standards desirable.

Other Requirements:

• Australian citizens only.

• Current NV1 clearance or ability to obtain.

• Mandatory 5 days onsite in Sydney CBD.

If this sounds like you, please APPLY now. Please note, if you are not an Australian citizen, with active Baseline or NV1 security clearance, you WILL NOT be considered for this position.

Company

Working with an IT Consulting business on Federal Government contracts

Requirements

• Strong understanding of requirements elicitation techniques (interviews, workshops, surveys, observation) and documentation standards.
• Familiarity with security concepts, data classification, access control mechanisms, and basic networking principles.
• Ability to interpret and apply complex regulatory or compliance standards, such as military or NATO security policies.
• You will work closely with the Solution Architect and project stakeholders to define, analyse, and document the requirements for secure data exchange solutions (Guards and Gateways)
• Work alongside the Solution Architect to ensure requirements align with the overall architectural vision, technical constraints, and designated security technologies such as Palo Alto Networks firewalls and Isode m-Guard cross-domain guard solutions.
• Proven experience (typically 7+ years) as a Business Analyst in a complex IT environment, preferably within the Defence, Government, or a highly regulated sector.
• Experience working within an Agile delivery framework (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) is essential, including practical experience writing and managing user stories and acceptance criteria.

Interested? Hit APPLY NOW or email your CV to josh.dmonte@talentinternational.com

• 12-month contract – possible extension options
• $110 – $115 /hr including super
• Canberra based – hybrid working arrangement
• Must hold minimum NV1 security clearance

About the Role

This role supports a major cyber security program by analysing system needs, translating requirements, and ensuring technical solutions are fit-for-purpose. Your work will directly contribute to strengthening secure system capabilities across a high-profile government environment.

Your duties will include:

• Gathering, analysing and documenting business and technical requirements
• Translating complex cyber or ICT needs into actionable system specifications
• Supporting solution design, system changes and configuration activities
• Preparing high-quality documentation, including process maps and data flows
• Facilitating workshops and working closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Assisting with testing, validation and integration activities to ensure system readiness

Skills and Experience we are looking for:

• NV1 security clearance (mandatory)
• Experience as a Systems Analyst within government or secure ICT environments
• Strong understanding of cyber security principles or exposure to cyber programs
• Proven ability to elicit and document detailed requirements
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work across complex, multi-disciplinary teams with competing priorities

Application Process

If you would like to apply for this opportunity, pleas click ‘APPLY’. For further information, please contact Jaela Smith on 02 6129 6302 or email jaela.smith@talentinternational.com

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Business Analyst – Service Design

Contract Length: 12 months
Eligibility: Australian citizen with Baseline security clearance required

Job Summary:
We are seeking a proactive Business Analyst to drive business process improvement initiatives across our programs. The role involves analysing, designing, and enhancing business processes to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and leverage new technologies and automation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyse and design business processes, identifying alternative solutions to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

• Assess feasibility of proposed process changes and recommend optimal approaches.

• Select, tailor, and implement methods and tools to improve business processes across programs.

• Contribute to defining organisational policies, standards, and guidelines for business process improvement.

• Support the development of high-level and functional requirements.

Skills & Experience:

• 4+ years in a similar position.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience in business process analysis and design.

• Familiarity with process improvement methodologies and tools.

• Ability to evaluate feasibility and recommend practical solutions.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

If you are interested, apply now.

Please note: Candidates not based in Sydney, not an Australian citizen, or without Baseline security clearance will not be considered.

APS6 Technical Business Analyst – Data & Analytics (Sydney)

Location: Sydney, NSW | Hybrid

Employment Type: Full-time, 37.5 hours/week | 12-month contract

Salary: Competitive – reflective of skills and experience

About the Role:
We are seeking experienced APS6 Technical Business Analysts to join a strategic Data & Analytics transformation program. In this role, you will deliver high-quality business and technical requirements, collaborate with stakeholders, and support the development of data products and solutions aligned with business goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and validate business and technical requirements for data projects, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.

• Collaborate with stakeholders, facilitate workshops, and document processes and data flows to support data solutions.

• Review design documents and contribute to the implementation of solutions that meet business and technical outcomes.

• Apply Agile, Hybrid, or Waterfall delivery frameworks using tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Essential Criteria:

• Demonstrated expertise leading hands-on business and technical requirement development in large-scale Data & Analytics programs.

• Experience implementing data and analytics products and services, including data architecture (Data Models, ETL, governance, security).

• Proven ability to analyse business processes and data flows, providing context for technical requirements.

• Strong analytical skills to translate business data into actionable insights.

• Proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

• Practical experience with Agile, Hybrid, or Waterfall frameworks.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience working with diverse project teams, vendors, and in-house developers to deploy complex integrated technologies.

• Experience as a Scrum Master.

• Knowledge of SAS Viya 4 platform.

• Hands-on data analysis skills (SQL, Python), including source-to-target mapping and data lineage.

Eligibility:

• Australian citizens only – proof of citizenship required during pre-engagement checks.

• Must be able to obtain Baseline security clearance.

Why Join:

• Work on high-impact data transformation projects.

• Collaborate in a hybrid environment with flexible working arrangements.

• Be part of a supportive and skilled team driving strategic initiatives.

How to Apply:
Send your resume to priya.gabriel@talentinternational.com

A major public sector organisation is seeking an experienced senior leader to establish and lead a newly created Security Standards Unit responsible for electronic, physical and procedural security across high-risk, high-security environments.

This role will shape state-wide security policy, uplift operational technology capability, and guide major infrastructure and cyber security standards.

As Director, you will stand up a specialised team to deliver the frameworks, governance and systems that underpin safety, security and operational integrity across multiple complex facilities.

Key deliverables include:

• Developing and implementing a comprehensive protective security policy framework
• Creating a cyber security roadmap for Operational Technology supporting Electronic Security Systems
• Leading annual system assurance, attestation and governance processes
• Establishing infrastructure design standards, guidelines and risk management frameworks
• Ensuring system performance, integrity, availability and lifecycle maintenance
• Representing the organisation on key governance committees and working groups
• Collaborating closely with technology, cyber, operations and infrastructure teams

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and lead a high-performing Electronic Security Systems team
• Build robust system governance, monitoring and reporting frameworks
• Oversee maintenance schedules, system health, KPIs and risk mitigation
• Manage system upgrades, serviceability improvements and major works integration
• Drive cyber and electronic security risk management across multi-site operations
• Foster continuous improvement, compliance and innovation
• Influence and engage stakeholders including senior leaders, frontline staff and unions
• Support change adoption across varied operational environments

About You

You are a seasoned technical leader with extensive experience managing complex, integrated electronic security systems within high-security or critical-infrastructure environments.

You can demonstrate:

• Strong leadership with the ability to establish new teams, functions and standards
• Deep knowledge of OT security, electronic security systems and cyber governance
• Experience managing governance, assurance and high-risk technology environments
• Strategic planning, commercial acumen and exceptional communication skills
• Ability to navigate sensitive stakeholder environments with competing priorities
• Background in major infrastructure, corrections, defence, policing, utilities or similar sectors

Highly advantageous:

• Engineering qualification (Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical)
• PLC, OT or cyber certifications
• Project management experience or certification

Benefits

• Work in a high-impact, high-visibility leadership role
• Shape the future of state-wide operational technology and security frameworks
• Engage with emerging technologies and modernisation programs
• Join a supportive senior leadership team with strong transformation backing
• Flexible work environment with CBD convenience
• Opportunities for extension on a major, ongoing uplift program

If you’re interested in this role apply now for any further questions reach out to Jackson at jackson.bruce@talentinternational.com

Opportunity knocks…

We’re recruiting a Business Analyst to join our government client on a permanent basis. In this collaborative environment, you will be immersed in significant projects that encompass data, systems, and digital transformation.

Why you’re special…

• You’re a Business Analyst with 3-5 years of experience in that role, with strong documentation and process experience and a natural ability to connect with people at all levels of an organisation.
• You communicate clearly, work collaboratively, and build strong relationships no matter the stakeholder.
• You must have delivered data-focused projects such as data warehouse implementations, migrations, integrations, or privacy/compliance initiatives.
• You’ve been involved in complex projects at scale, such as ERP or CRM system implementations, or integrations across platforms. Alternatively, you’ve delivered results on large web projects like new site builds or major overhauls.
• Bonus points if you’ve worked with Salesforce.

What’s in it for you?

• Join a purpose led organisation that has a diverse portfolio of projects ongoing.
• Auckland CBD location.
• Great close knit team.
• Permanent Opportunity.

Please apply now to register interest.

We are only able to consider those candidates with relevant NZ work rights who are already based in NZ.

• Permanent Position – Australian Diversified Financial Services Company
• CBD Location – Hybrid Working Arrangement
• Uplift Business Analyst Capability

The role:
We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst to play a pivotal role in strengthening our BA practice, uplifting standards, and driving consistent, high-quality analysis across the business. This role will suit someone who is not only technically strong but passionate about coaching, mentoring and embedding best-practice frameworks.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead end-to-end business analysis across complex programs and initiatives
• Uplift BA capability, standards and methods across the organisation
• Mentor and coach BAs, supporting a consistent and mature BA practice
• Facilitate workshops, requirement sessions and process improvement activities
• Analyse, document and communicate business requirements, user stories and process maps

You will have:

• Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst across complex enterprise environments
• Demonstrated ability to uplift BA capability, frameworks and practice maturity
• Strong facilitation, communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience translating business needs into clear, actionable artefacts
• Exposure to salary packaging, novated leasing or financial services (nice to have)

What’s in it for you:

• Focus on work-life balance & wellbeing
• Career growth and learning
• Strong workplace culture

For more information please contact on sarah.jprdan@talentinternational.com

• 6 Month Contract – Government Department
• CBD Location – Hybrid Working Arrangement
• JD Edwards ERP Project

The Role
We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support a series of ERP module upgrade work packages and play a key role in developing the technology roadmap for core functional domains supported by JD Edwards.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage stakeholders across Finance, Procurement, HR, and Operations to capture functional and non-functional requirements.
• Document As-Is and To-Be processes, performing detailed gap analysis to ensure ERP capabilities align with business needs.
• Translate business requirements into ERP system configurations or enhancements.
• Act as the primary liaison between business users and technical delivery teams.
• Facilitate workshops, drive clarity in requirements, and ensure shared understanding of solution design and outcomes.

Key Skills and Experience

• 8+ years’ experience in business analysis.
• Solid understanding of ERP systems and modules across Asset Management, Finance, and Procurement (ideally JS Edwards)
• Strong grounding in business analysis methodologies, including requirements traceability, process modelling, and gap analysis.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills with proven ability to influence, collaborate, and lead discussions.
• Broad understanding of technology and enterprise/business support system implementation.

What’s in it for you:

• 6 Month Contract
• Government Department
• CBD Location – Hybrid Working Arrangement

Please apply today to secure an interview or for more information contact Sarah Jordan on sarah.jordan@talentinternational.com

This is a 12 month contract supporting an enterprise level digital applications team. This engagement is part time, 3 days per week, with a 1 day per week in the office requirement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinating the New Software Request Process (for the business to request onboarding of new app technologies)
• Digital CMDB Upkeep (~50 App service CI’s to maintain in the CMDB)
• Digital Enablement Knowledge Management (writing simple KB’s to help with knowledge transfer to ITSD)
• Stakeholder Engagement for digital transformation & process improvements
• Ad-hoc business escalations & coordination of business engagement actions
• Assist in maintaining the Digital Enablement Risk Register
• Assisting with Digital Enablement Portfolio Management

Key Requirements:

• At least 3 years of experience in Applications Support, Systems Analysis or Platform Analysis
• Experience with CMBD upkeep and process improvement
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Business Analysis skills

If this opportunity is of interest, please send your most updated CV to joseph.petrovski@talentinternational.com or hit APPLY via the link below.