The Role
A federal government agency needs a Senior Business Analyst to help business areas shape proposals, define outcomes, and navigate its investment pipeline and governance processes.
This is not a purely technical BA role.
You'll work across business, enabling functions and technical specialists to connect strategic intent with practical delivery, spanning cloud, infrastructure, endpoint management, automation and collaboration platforms.
Key Duties
Collaborate with stakeholders and system owners to translate requirements into strategic work packages
Collate and analyse data to provide clear, evidence-based options for decision-making
Use process modelling and analysis to define needs and opportunities, focused on business outcomes
Guide business areas in shaping proposals through the investment pipeline and governance processes
Facilitate prioritisation discussions and help stakeholders weigh trade-offs
Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships internally and externally
About You




3-5 years experience as a Business Analyst in a program, project or portfolio function, delivering under limited guidance
Proven ability to engage stakeholders across business and technical teams to elicit needs and agree priorities
Solid facilitation skills, guiding discussions and helping teams land on clear outcomes
Skilled at translating between business and technical perspectives so solutions stay fit for purpose
Track record supporting capability uplift or process improvement
Excellent written and verbal communication, comfortable building trust in complex environments
Contract Details
This is a contract position based onsite in Canberra, ACT, running from an ASAP start through to 30 June ****, with a 12 month extension option.
Standard hours are up to 40 per week.
A Baseline security clearance is required, or you must be able to obtain one.
Apply Now
Applications close by Thursday 27th August.

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