Business Analyst (Data Centric Security)

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Job Description

We are seeking a Business Analyst (BA) with experience in requirements analysis and alignment to business and technical outcomes for the design and integration of next generation firewall guard and cross domain solutions. You will be part of a team whose focus will be in designing and overseeing the implementation of secure and interoperable information exchange solutions utilising network gateway and guard capabilities to enable federated mission networking (FMN) within a multi-domain environment. You will work closely with the Solution Architect and project stakeholders to define analyse and document the requirements for secure data exchange solutions (Guards and Gateways). Your primary role will be interpreting functional and non-functional requirements and performance specifications for complex operational needs and adherence to NATO standards for Federated Mission Networking (FMN) into clear use stories for the technical delivery teams. This position is vital for ensuring the designed solutions meet operational requirements with adherence to NATO STANAG for interoperability data-centric security and compliance to Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM) security controls and organisation policy.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders operational users and subject matter experts to interpret analyse and validate detailed functional and non-functional requirements for Gateways and Guard solutions comprising of next generation firewalls and cross domain guards.

• Create manage and refine the product backlog and user stories in an agile delivery environment ensuring stories are clearly defined estimated and ready for development sprints.

• Facilitate agile ceremonies related to requirements including story mapping backlog refinement sprint planning and retrospectives ensuring continuous feedback loops with stakeholders.

• Work alongside the Solution Architect to ensure requirements align with the overall architectural vision technical constraints and designated security technologies such as Palo Alto Networks firewalls and Isode m-Guard cross-domain guard solutions.

• Conduct thorough gap analyses between current system capabilities and required FMN interoperability standards (NATO STANAGs) identifying necessary changes to processes systems and policy configurations.

• Develop comprehensive documentation including requirement specifications process flows and technical specifications as needed supplementing agile documentation practices.

• Ensure all requirements incorporate data-centric security principles clearly defining rules for data classification access control message filtering (e.g. XML schema validation) and secure data transfer across security domains.

• Support the development and execution of test plans (User Acceptance Testing - UAT) ensuring implemented solutions meet the defined requirements and compliance criteria.

• Facilitate workshops meetings and review sessions with stakeholders to achieve consensus on requirements and track changes throughout the project lifecycle.

• Act as the primary liaison between product owners and technical development teams ensuring a shared understanding of project scope and deliverables.

• Assist in managing project scope risks issues and changes providing clear communication to project management and the Solution Architect.

Qualification and Skills

• Education:A bachelors degree in information systems Engineering or a related field.

• Experience:

  • Proven experience (typically 7 years) as a Business Analyst in a complex IT environment preferably within the Defence Government or a highly regulated sector.

  • Experience working within an Agile delivery framework (Scrum Kanban SAFe) is essential including practical experience writing and managing user stories and acceptance criteria.

  • Experience working on projects involving secure information systems networking or infrastructure is highly desirable.

• Technical Expertise:

  • Strong understanding of requirements elicitation techniques (interviews workshops surveys observation) and documentation standards.

  • Familiarity with security concepts data classification access control mechanisms and basic networking principles.

  • Ability to interpret and apply complex regulatory or compliance standards such as military or NATO security policies and STANAGs.

  • Proficiency with business analysis and agile lifecycle management tools ( Confluence Microsoft Visio DOORS or similar requirements management tools).

• Soft Skills:

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to bridge the gap between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders (including military personnel).

  • Excellent analytical problem-solving and critical thinking abilities to understand complex operational challenges.

  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented collaborative environment.

  • Self-motivated detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

Desirable Qualifications

• Relevant industry certifications such asCBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional)CSPO (Certified Scrum Product Owner)PMI-PBA (PMI Professional in Business Analysis) Certification or relevant security certifications.

• Prior experience working within Defence National Security or a NATO organisation.

• Knowledge of specific cross-domain solutions such as Isode M-Guard Palo Alto Networks security platforms or ArchTiS data centric security and attribute-based access solutions.

• Knowledge of specific systems and the underlying concepts of interoperability in a coalition context.

Security Clearance

• Current Baseline Security Clearance and willingness to upgrade to NV1

• Australian Citizens with ability to obtain a clearance considered

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