Business Analyst

Business Analyst (ICT Transformation) Federal Government About the Opportunity

• Join a high-impact team driving a major ICT transformation initiative to modernise and transition critical operational systems into a secure PROTECTED Federal Government environment.
• Play a pivotal role across discovery, application dependency mapping, and implementation-readiness planning within a complex, hybrid enterprise environment.

What's on Offer

• Contract/Engagement: Initial contract through to 30 June 2027 + 12-month extension option.
• Rate/Salary: Highly Competitive Market Rate.
• Location & Flexibility: Canberra, ACT (Hybrid working arrangements, with occasional interstate travel to site locations).

Role & Responsibilities

• Review existing architecture, roadmaps, and discovery artefacts to identify critical knowledge gaps requiring detailed investigation.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops and interviews to document current-state business, technical, and security considerations.
• Assess in-scope applications, hosting arrangements, and technical dependencies to guide future-state hosting options.
• Analyse user access, site-specific constraints, and data classification/recordkeeping requirements against Commonwealth security standards.
• Identify operational dependencies and evaluate their impact on project sequencing and transition readiness.
• Provide expert business input into cutover strategies, transition sequencing, and detailed implementation plans.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this position, you will ideally bring:

• Technical Toolkit: ICT transformation frameworks, application/infrastructure dependency mapping, data classification standards, and Commonwealth recordkeeping requirements.
• Experience: Demonstrated business analysis experience within large-scale ICT transformation or application migration programs, ideally in secure or classified government settings.
• Core Capabilities: Superior stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation skills, with a proven ability to translate complex business needs into actionable technical requirements.

Eligibility & Clearance Requirements

• Security Clearance: Due to the secure nature of this environment, candidates must hold a current Baseline security clearance or be an Australian Citizen with the ability to obtain one.