Buiness Analyst

Canberra Location with flexible hybrid (WFH) arrangements

• 12 months Initial Contract

About the company:

Our client leads the Australian Government's efforts to improve cyber security.

They are part of the Australian Signals Directorate, and our role is to help make Australia the most secure place to connect online.

Our client is seeking for a Business Analyst who can think critically and utilise their excellent problem-solving skills, as well as undertake negotiations, delegate effectively, make timely decisions, and prioritise.

The role:

The Business Analyst will be responsible for customer engagement, process modelling and development of system requirements.

This position is responsible for the elicitation of business and technical requirements and the modelling of new and existing business processes to inform ICT project delivery for a fast paced, dynamic business unit.

The Business Analyst will work independently within broad guidelines to contribute to multiple projects within the program.

This will involve working with business stakeholders, project managers, systems architects and delivery teams as required to elicit and communicate requirements for successful delivery.

Key knowledge or experience areas include:

• Knowledge of the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) or Agile Business Analysis practices.
• Exceptional organisational skills to work in complex environments with multiple stakeholders.
• Manage and articulate business requirements in a manner that supports internal design and development activities, and/or externally contracted deliverables, including requirements gathering, documenting, and communicating.
• Provide leadership in stakeholder engagement and manage relationships and expectations with customers that have unique and often conflicting requirements and priorities.
• Map and model complex business processes to ensure that business processes and requirements are aligned with the strategic goals of the Branch.
• Work with the project management team to prioritise feature delivery and manage risks to project scope and schedule.
• Work with the development teams to continually improve Agile processes.
• Communicate business requirements to developers involved in system improvements, enhancements, and elimination of problems and inefficiencies.
• Work with product owners and project managers to establish requirements specifications that show understanding of the organisation's strategic requirements and technology strategy.

What's on offer:

Contract duration: 12 Months.

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