Lead Business Analyst

3 weeks ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) Full time

Join to apply for the Lead Business Analyst role at Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)

Join to apply for the Lead Business Analyst role at Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)

This is a 2 Year Fixed Term Contract (FTC) position based in Syd/Mel/Brisbane

AEMO at the Heart of Energy

We are the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), committed to designing and operating a sustainable energy system that delivers safe, reliable, and affordable electricity and gas. Our mission includes facilitating the transition to a net-zero energy system by 2050, working collaboratively with industry partners to achieve 100% renewable generation capability by 2025. We have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to co-design the future of our energy systems, and our core values revolve around Character, Commitment, and Connection.

Join us, as we contribute to this significant mission in the energy sector

About The Team & The Position

AEMO's Strategy, Architecture & Emerging Technologies (SA&ET) team are responsible for the following core functions:

  • Maintenance of AEMO's technology strategy and its alignment with the AEMO business vision, goals, and strategic imperatives to ensure that the IS strategy is maintained / updated as part of company planning processes
  • Development and evolution of the architecture plans (Business, Cyber Security, Data, Application and Technology and roadmaps) to guide the development of systems and platforms and support AEMO's strategic imperatives.

The Lead Business Analyst is responsible for overseeing all business analyst activities on a program of work portfolio that will reduce operational and cyber risks of AEMO's core systems. This role will help bridge the gap between technology and business teams. The Lead Business Analyst will work closely with the Manager Program Solution Architecture and Manager Solution Architecture Operations and System Design to ensure requirements are complete, consistent, accurate and measurable, and supports delivery of program related initiatives. This role contributes to establishing and adapting best practices within the BA community.

Position Responsibilities
  • Lead and supervise a team of business analysts and activities related to reduce operational and cyber risks of AEMO's core systems.
  • Conduct analysis of business needs, objectives, and requirements. Ensure requirements align to the program business case scope and outcomes. Review requirements for consistency, completeness, and accuracy.
  • Contribute to establishing and adapting best practices within the BA community. Influence how requirements are elicited, what BA artefacts are produced, how they are signed off and transitioned to development and testing teams.
  • Planning and resource allocation. Work closely with Portfolio Delivery Manager, Program and Project Managers and Manager Program Solution Architecture to proactively forecast and plan for demand. Ensure capex recovery. Recruitment and hire of business analysts to meet program/ project demand. Includes performance planning and career development.
  • Build and maintain key relationships with various stakeholders, including Process Analysts, Solution Architects, Business Domain Architects, Enterprise Architects, Portfolio Delivery Manager, Program/Project Managers, and Business SMEs. Initial point of escalation for requirements for projects.
  • Build business domain knowledge within the team and manage knowledge retention. Work with Architects to ensure solutions designs align with the business/ functional requirements

Position Requirements

Skills & Experience:
  • Proven experience in real time, business critical technology environments.
  • Strong experience in the energy industry or related businesses. Experience / knowledge of AEMO core and market applications is a plus.
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to quickly grasp complex business issues and systems. Managing complexity and competing priorities
  • Ability to handle business and project issues proactively and escalate appropriately.
  • Exceptional stake holder management skills. Building relationships and trust with all levels
  • Managing budgets and controlling costs
  • Breadth of experiences in technical / functional domain
  • The role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a level of security clearance. Risk awareness and management.

Must be an Australian citizen with the ability to attain and maintain an appropriate level of national security clearance.

Education/ Professional Certifications

Tertiary level qualifications in IT, Computer Science or technology discipline

In Return Some Of Our Benefits To You
  • Flexible working: work from home, part time, job share, hybrid options, and additional leave options
  • Professional development via projects, industry networks, job rotation, study assistance and more.
  • Give back with up to 4 days of volunteering leave per year.
  • Embrace a healthier you with our wellness program, discounted health insurance, gym perks and our comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

About Our Process

AEMO values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace, welcoming applications from all backgrounds without regard to age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, parental status, race, or religion.

If you would like to know more about working at AEMO , please check out our careers page for more information.

For more information on the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) please refer to www.aemo.com.au or visit one of our social media channels below.

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