Sydney, Australia | Posted on 09/21/2023

LVT People islooking for a Junior Business Analyst with expertise in creating and managing User Stories for our enterprise and government clients.

As a Junior Business Analyst, you will play a crucial role in bridging the gap between the business stakeholders and the development team by translating business requirements into clear and actionable user stories; you will ensure smooth project management through tools like Jira and Confluence.

Responsibilities

- Requirement Gathering: Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners and senior business analysts to elicit and document business requirements. Conduct interviews, workshops and surveys to gather essential information.
- User Story creation: Create and maintain detailed user stories that capture functional and non-functional requirements. Ensure user stories are transparent, concise and follow best practices.
- User Story Management: Use Jira to create, update and manage user stories, tasks and epics. Maintain the product backlog and ensure it reflects the most up-to-date priorities.
- Acceptance Criteria: Define acceptance criteria for user stories to ensure they meet business requirements and quality standards. Collaborate with the development team to clarify any questions or concerns.
- Jira and Confluence expertise: Leverage Jira and Confluence to track and report on project progress and optimise project management.
- Communication: Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and the development team, facilitating effective communication. Ensure that all parties have a common understanding of project goals and requirements.
- Quality Assurance: Review and validate completed user stories to ensure they meet acceptance criteria and are aligned with business expectations. Identify and report any issues or discrepancies.
- Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of user stories,



requirements and changes throughout the project lifecycle. Keep stakeholders informed of updates and progress using Confluence.
- Process improvement: Identify opportunities to improve the user story creation and management process. Suggest and implement best practices to enhance efficiency and quality.
- Participate in user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate system functionalities and ensure they meet business requirements.
- Cross-Functional collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, testers and project managers to ensure successful project delivery. Participate in agile ceremonies, such as sprint planning and retrospectives.

Requirements

- Proven experience of 3 years as a Business Analyst with a strong focus on User Stories in ICT projects
- Proven, working knowledge of Jira and Confluence for project management and documentation
- Experience working in Agile environment for software development
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Analytical mindset with a keen attention to detail
- Detail-oriented with exceptional organizational skills to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively
- Experience working with non-technical/business stakeholders
- Bacholor's or Master's degree in a related field (e.g. Business Administration, Information Technology)
- Experience working in a government agency, consulting firm or with large enterprise clients
- Relevant certifications such as Certified Business Analyst Professional or Certified ScrumMaster
- Familiarity with BPMN 2.0
- Competitive salary andbenefits package
- Professional developmentand learning opportunities to grow your skills
- Collaborative andinclusive work culture
- Relocation opportunity isavailable for the highly talented and experienced and suitable candidate

To apply for this position, please attach your CV in Word format and a Cover letter with suitability statements.

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📌 Junior Business Analyst (City of Sydney)
🏢 LVT People
📍 City of Sydney