Canberra, ACT | Australian Federal Government | NV1 Eligible | Full-Time

TLS Consulting is seeking experienced Senior Business Analysts and Senior Test Analysts to support a major Australian Government agency on long-term, nationally significant technology programmes.

These roles offer the prospect to work alongside highly capable professionals, contribute to complex ICT initiatives and play a key role in delivering secure, high-quality solutions that support Australia’s national policing capability.

Senior Business Analyst

As a Senior Business Analyst, you will provide leadership across the business analysis function and work closely with senior stakeholders to understand business needs and deliver improved business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

- Accountable for providing leadership and direction to ensure a high level of integration and consistency across the business analysis function.

- Accountable for managing allocated resources, setting work area priorities, workflows, developing strategies and evaluating business outcomes.

- Manage the design and execution of business process tests, usability evaluations, networks and business trials, confidence tests.

- Responsible for business analysis within a significant segment of an organisation where the advice given, and decisions made will have a measurable impact on the profitability or effectiveness of the organisation.

- Advise stakeholders and colleagues on the choice of techniques, tools and processes required for modelling and analysis activities and tasks.

- Draw upon knowledge of business analysis methods and techniques, modelling and quality assurance techniques to understand and articulate business processes and contribute to business outcomes.

- Engage and influence senior leadership and provide the key link between senior executives and business stakeholders.

- Work collaboratively with stakeholders to identify their needs, reach agreement on business objectives and gain commitment to achieving results.

- Analyse complex ICT business issues, applying expertise to identify and recommend courses of action.

- Assess and evaluate ICT business improvement processes, strategies, initiatives, projects, policies and procedures.

- Investigate business needs, problems and opportunities and recommend effective business processes.





- Deliver business cases defining potential benefits and options for achieving those benefits through new or changed processes.

- Work effectively in a collaborative team environment.

- Provide knowledge and skills transfer to other team members.

Technical skills

Technical skills candidates would need to have (including but not limited to) are listed below:

- Requirements elicitation and management

- Business process analysis and design

- ICT Infrastructure and Network knowledge

- Traceability and assurance documentation

- Stakeholder engagement and facilitation

Criteria

The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a one page pitch to address all criteria specified. This is equal to 5000 characters.

Essential criteria (to be addressed collectively with us)

1. Solution: The extent to which the potential supplier’s response meets the Client's requirements as set out in the ATM documents. (34%)

2. Ability to deliver: The extent to which the potential supplier demonstrates its capability and capacity to provide the requirements. (33%)

3. Whole of life costs: The whole of life costs for the Client. Evaluation includes the quoted price and any costs the Client will incur after accepting the potential supplier’s response. (33%)

Senior Test Analyst

As a Senior Test Analyst, you will ensure technology solutions are thoroughly tested and delivered to the highest quality standards through both manual and automated testing practices.

Key Responsibilities

- Ensure testing outputs are achieved in accordance with strategic programme objectives.

- Create, review and execute manual and automated test cases (functional and non-functional), test scenarios, compose defect reports and manage failed test backlogs.

- Utilise automated testing software to improve testing capability.

- Coordinate with Business Analysts and vendor personnel to review requirements and define test conditions.





- Apply knowledge of software development processes throughout the testing lifecycle.

- Create, execute and maintain test scripts to ensure quality control standards are achieved.

- Identify, analyse and resolve issues impacting applications, ensuring defects are successfully remediated and promoted to production.

- Review and report on test activities and outcomes.

- Maintain information management standards consistent with Government requirements.

Technical skills

- Technical skills candidates would need to have (including but not limited to) are listed below:

- Test planning, design and execution

- Infrastructure and integration testing

- Test automation and tooling

- Security and non-functional testing

- Defect management and quality assurance

Criteria

The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a one page pitch to address all criteria specified. This is equal to 5000 characters.

Essential criteria (to be addressed collectively with us)

1. Solution: The extent to which the potential supplier’s response meets the Client's requirements as set out in the ATM documents. (34%)

2. Ability to deliver: The extent to which the potential supplier demonstrates its capability and capacity to provide the requirements. (33%)

3. Whole of life costs: The whole of life costs for the Client. Evaluation includes the quoted price and any costs the Client will incur after accepting the potential supplier’s response. (33%)

Why TLS Consulting?

At TLS Consulting, you’ll have the opportunity to:

- Deliver meaningful outcomes on nationally significant Government programmes.

- Work alongside experienced consultants and technical specialists.

- Enjoy long-term engagements with career development opportunities.

- Be supported by a collaborative and high-performing team culture.

- Access ongoing professional development and mentoring.

Apply Now

If you’re looking to apply your expertise to challenging ICT programmes that make a genuine difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Submit your CV together with a brief cover letter outlining the role that best aligns with your experience.

Australian Citizenship is mandatory. Applicants must be eligible to obtain a Negative Vetting Level 1 (NV1) Security Clearance.

📌 4 x Senior Business Analysts & 2 x Senior Test Analysts (Canberra)
🏢 TLS Consulting
📍 Canberra