Initiate 6 month (EFOY) with 2 extensions, must be able to obtain NV1 clearance, ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA, Offsite

Close date: 17th Feb 2023

Estimated Start date: As soon as possible

The Organisation 

Federal Government Department

Your New Role

The Business Analyst will work within the blended delivery teams, to ensure that business requirements are understood, clearly defined, and are being met through successful project delivery.

The role will also work closely with Project Managers, Assistant Directors and a range of internal and external stakeholders, to lead and deliver a range of projects in order to successfully achieve AER objectives in relation to the AER’s IT and data projects.

About You

You will need the following experience and skillset:

  • Under direction from the Project Manager and the Project Board, collaboratively contribute to deliver high-quality business outcomes for the AER using facilitation skills, with a strong focus on innovation and the end-user experience.
  • Manage and foster relationships with internal and external stakeholders to understand the structure, policies, and operations of the AER, elicit requirements, challenge assumptions, recommend solutions and secure alignment
  • Assist in communicating business analysis outcomes so that they are well understood and agreed by all impacted stakeholders and project team members
  • Analyse the problem domain, its processes, systems and data, to build domain expertise in pursuit of delivering thought leadership to guide solution design, discover new solution opportunities, identify business impacts, and mitigate project risks and issues
  • Capture knowledge, requirements/features, and designs in documents, presentations, and backlog items to direct project deliverables, communicate ideas and concepts, and inform team decision-making
  • Collaborate with product owners and project management to refine product roadmaps, and build and refine product backlogs to ensure the most appropriate prioritisation and delivery scheduling aligned to business value
  • Engage in all Scrum events, assisting with sprint planning, backlog refinement and ordering, requirements comprehension, and delivery improvements
  • Develop test scripts and execute end-to-end functional and non-functional tests

Selection Criteria

  • Quickly acquire a working knowledge of new problem domains.
  • Prepare and own high quality business analysis deliverables and apply structured business analysis techniques and critical thinking to business problems.
  • Practical experience working as part of an Agile Delivery Team, developing Features, User Stories and other documentation.
  • Understand and effectively complete end to end business analysis on complex policy and technical concepts to elicit fit for purpose requirements for large complex programmes of work.
  • Adapt to meet immediate and future challenges through effective planning, organising and prioritising a demanding workload, especially in a dynamic and pressured environment.
  • Understand and demonstrate experience of working within system development and project management methodologies, in particular the Scrum framework.
  • Engage effectively and work cohesively with internal and external stakeholders, with the ability to influence, persuade, and negotiate.
  • Demonstrate, concise and articulate oral and written communication skills.

How to Apply

Send a response via our contact form or email cian@ictanalyst.com.au