Business Analyst

• Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
• Type: Contract
• Job #17063

About the role

Our federal government client is seeking a Business Analysts to join multi-disciplinary teams to perform analysis on how digital services and products being developed can better meet the user needs. 
 

Key responsibilities

• Engaging with our internal and external users, business areas to understand and capture user and business needs and identify opportunities (short and/or long-term transformation) for the future state. 
• Work closely with solution architects to design solution that fit within the architecture standards for the program, and how the design might contribute to the future state.     
• Supporting user engagement throughout the different phases of Discovery, Alpha, Beta and Live; including the provision of ongoing business and technical advice.
• Convert the conceptual/theoretical model of a service/product, into technically sound product features. 
• Develop artefacts and diagrams to define and document user needs and system concepts and functionality
• Write user stories/PBIs for development, maintain alignment with features, dependencies within stories; help guide the sequence of development and acceptance testing of the implemented PBIs. 
• Develop content for business consumption, translating technical solutions/features in to simple, effective manner, suitable for wider business consumption  
• Communicating future system requirements to software developers and assisting in system design.
• Collaborate with service designers and stakeholders to form the bigger strategic picture.

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience in business analysis for large scale transformations
• Ability to define and document business needs, problems and requirements and translate into detailed user stories and acceptance criteria
• Demonstrable experience in solving complex problems based on evidence, analysis and investigation
• Strong track record working in agile and multi-disciplinary teams

Skills and experience

• Extensive experience in business analysis for large scale transformations
• Demonstrable experience in solving complex problems based on evidence, analysis and investigation 
• Strong track record working in agile and multi-disciplinary teams
• Human Centred Design approach to service delivery
• The ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences
• Influencing and guiding decisions with senior stakeholders
• Excellent knowledge and experience in creating quality visual materials
• Collaborative team player
• Excellent communicator in both written and verbal form.
• Ability to adapt and learn how to use a variety of systems.

Contact details

For a confidential chat, please contact Raisa on 0437 318 208 or via email at raisa@exclaim-it.com.au and we would be more than happy to provide you with additional information and assist in the application process.