Senior Business Analyst

Department of Industry, Science and Resources

ACT Baseline Hybrid Closes 25 September 2026 at 11:59pm Questions close 23 September 2026

Estimated start date 19 October 2026

Maximum candidates per seller 2

Experience level Senior - EL1 equivalent

Initial contract duration 12 months

Maximum hours 40 hours per week

Extension term 12 months

Number of extensions 2

Please note: Remote working arrangements may be considered on a case-by-case basis in consultation with the supervising manager, subject to business needs. This role can be completed remotely, within parameters that can be negotiated.

About the Role

The Department of Industry, Science and Resources and our broader portfolio are integral to the Australian Government's economic agenda. Our purpose is to help the government build a better future for all Australians through enabling a productive, resilient and sustainable economy, enriched by science and technology. We do this by:

• growing innovative and competitive businesses, industries and regions
• investing in science and technology
• strengthening the resources sector.

The Chief Information Officer Division (CIOD) provides a range of enabling services and operations delivery to the department and to Australian businesses and is seeking experienced and motivated Business Analysts to assist with the delivery of various ICT Projects across the Division including artificial intelligence and emerging technology.

• Experience in analysis and modelling of current and future business processes and information management environments
• Analyse data related requirements, user pathways and information flows
• Conduct stakeholder engagement activities, analyse customer and business requirements, and collaborate with technical specialists to develop fit for purpose solutions to business problems
• Develop clear and concise documents including business requirements specifications, business cases, functional & non-functional specifications, process maps, user stories, service design artefacts, communication & change management plans, and reports
• Conduct investigations and undertake technical research & analysis activities based on systems knowledge in alignment with departmental policies and legislations
• Evaluate options for solutions (custom and configured) and translate business requirements into technical and functional requirements
• Analyse proposed solutions from a strategic viewpoint considering the broad ranging benefits and impacts across the department and government as a whole
• Experience working in Agile environment to develop requirements artefacts for complex IT systems including website development

Requirements 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.

• Experience facilitating workshops and analysing complex information from a range of sources to generate a clear understanding of business and user needs, identify inefficiencies and improvements and translate these into technical specifications (e.g. business requirements, process maps, data models, use cases, business scenarios)
• Experience in developing User Stories and acceptance criteria that clearly and succinctly specifies the information developers and testers require to deliver and test solutions
• Experience working on complex digital projects in an Agile environment to account for interdependencies and support team workflows
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and presentation skills
• Relevant experience in implementing Information Technology Services
• Experience documenting requirements for Office technologies
• Experience using Azure DevOps for user story creation and tracking of acceptance criteria
• Experience or knowledge of Dynamics 365 or Power Platform, Azure Cloud and Google Analytics.