Business Analyst (APS6 Equivalent) – NV1 Cleared
Job Summary
Location: Canberra or Brisbane (Hybrid)
- Engage with business and technical stakeholders to elicit analyse prioritise and validate requirements aligned to strategic objectives
- Facilitate workshops and discussions to drive alignment and informed decision-making
- Translate business needs into clear structured and testable artefacts suitable for Agile delivery
- Produce and maintain high-quality documentation including:
- Business Requirements Documents (BRDs)
- Process models and workflows
- Use cases and user stories
- Operating models and traceability matrices
- Business Requirements Documents (BRDs)
- Maintain end-to-end traceability from requirements through design delivery and testing
- Support delivery teams by:
- Developing test cases and test artefacts
- Supporting system integration testing (SIT) and user acceptance testing (UAT)
- Contributing to governance audit and accreditation documentation (including ATO)
- Developing test cases and test artefacts
- Manage and maintain artefacts within Jira and Confluence ensuring accuracy and currency
- Analyse operational and performance data to support continuous improvement and future state design
- Collaborate effectively within Agile multidisciplinary teams in fast-paced delivery environments
Required Skills & Experience
- Minimum 5 years Business Analysis experience on complex ICT programs
- Proven experience in requirements elicitation documentation and validation
- Strong experience producing BA artefacts including:
- Use cases
- Process models
- Personas
- Test plans and traceability
- Use cases
- Experience working in Agile delivery environments
- Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills across technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience with Jira and Confluence for managing requirements and documentation
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities in high-pressure environments
Requirements
Essential criteria
1.Business Analysis Capability (Minimum 5 years experience) Demonstrated delivery of highquality endtoend business analysis outcomes in complex environments. Evidence includes rigorous stakeholder engagement; clear structured and testable requirements; and full traceability from business need through design controls and testing. Applies datadriven analysis to inform decisions and risk management. Produces and governs documentation that is fit for purpose maintainable and auditready. Supports system accreditation activities including development of security artefacts such as system descriptions control mappings and risk documentation. Translates complex technical information into clear concise outputs for varied audiences and provides sound advice on methodologies tools and techniques aligned to context risk and delivery objectives.
2.Demonstrated ability to produce highquality business analysis artefacts that are clear structured and fit for purpose. Selects and applies appropriate artefact typessuch as requirements documentation process models use cases operating models business cases and analysis plansto support understanding decisionmaking and delivery. Ensures outputs are consistent testable and aligned to standards with sufficient detail to support traceability assurance and audit requirements. Structures complex information into concise usable formats and uplifts existing documentation to improve quality coherence and maintainability. Uses productivity tools effectively with tool choice driven by context.
3.Demonstrated ability to communicate complex business and technical information clearly and influence outcomes. Identifies and engages stakeholders builds effective working relationships and manages differing perspectives to achieve alignment. Facilitates workshops interviews and structured discussions to elicit insights challenge assumptions and enable informed decisions. Produces concise outputs capturing key outcomes decisions and actions ensuring shared understanding across audiences. Tailors communication style format and level of detail to stakeholder needs context and risk.
4.Demonstrated ability to manage work effectively and contribute to team outcomes in complex delivery environments. Takes ownership of tasks maintains productivity and delivers to agreed timelines while managing competing priorities and change. Plans and sequences work pragmatically adjusting to meet objectives and manage risk. Works collaboratively shares information and supports a cohesive outcomefocused team. Demonstrates reliability consistency and appropriate independence while remaining aligned to team goals and broader project objectives.
Required Skills:
2 x Business Analysts
Required Education:
2 x Business Analysts