Senior Business Analyst

• Impactful work on key projects relating to critical national payments infrastructure
• Develop your career in a collaborative environment
• Max-term 14-month contract in a hybrid working environment

Do work that makes a difference

The Reserve Bank of Australia is undertaking a Core Modernisation program which involves a major upgrade of core technology infrastructure. We have a great opportunity for multiple senior business analysts to join the team and make a key contribution to the business analysis activities of the Payments Migration workstream.

This workstream centres on critical payments systems for Australia including the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System (RITS), the Fast Settlement Service (FSS) and Swift systems used for interbank payments. Safe, secure and reliable settlement systems are integral to the smooth functioning of the Australian economy, and projects relating to these systems are an important aspect of the RBA's work.

About the role

The type of work you will do will include:

• Translating complex business, strategic, and technical information for diverse audiences
• Collaborating with stakeholders to capture and document requirements
• Creating and maintaining Jira user stories, acceptance criteria, and backlog refinement
• Acting as a liaison between business units, IT, and infrastructure teams to align solutions with business goals
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory, security, and technology assurance frameworks
• Applying a strong understanding of on-prem infrastructure, virtual machines, networking, and enterprise IT environments
• Leading end-to-end business analysis activities across multiple workstreams
• Facilitating workshops and stakeholder engagement sessions to drive consensus and clarity
• Supporting solution design and architecture discussions with technical teams
• Managing traceability of requirements through to testing and implementation

About you

You'll bring:

• Proven experience in IT infrastructure, network projects, application migration with expertise in data centre migrations
• Advanced proficiency in business analysis tools, methods, and communication techniques
• Proficiency in Jira and Confluence for managing requirements, workflows, and documentation
• Skill in creating clear and impactful presentations for workshops, training, and senior management
• Experience in Agile and hybrid delivery environments, including sprint planning and backlog grooming
• A quick learning ability and adaptability to complex, unfamiliar environments
• Strong experience in Requirements Management, with the ability to independently manage BA activities and deliverables
• Hands-on experience with solution evaluation, analysis, documentation, and recommendations
• The ability to communicate complex technical issues to both business and technical audiences
• Leadership and mentoring experience within the BA community to support the growth of BA practices
• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills across business and technical domains
• A strategic mindset with the ability to connect business needs to technology outcomes

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people.

Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve.

We encourage intelligent inquiry, and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.