One Senior Business Analyst

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is seeking an experienced Business Analyst.  NOTE FOR ALL VENDORS - PLEASE READ: Based on common questions to our roles, the following should be used as a guide. Agencies that submit questions that have been addressed below will not be answered. Questions regarding the rate, budget or cost margins will not be answered. Vendors should price candidates competitively for the Canberra market. AMSA will determine a suitable average rate based on several sources. Candidates that have been submitted that are priced over the maximum hourly rate will not be evaluated. Timelines for start are a guide only. Roles may start later depending project initiation timelines.  This role is open to Australian Citizens or Permanent Residents (onshore) - temporary or work visa applicants will not be considered Key duties and responsibilities Reporting to the Director - Enterprise Platforms and Project Manager (as applicable), the Business Analyst will work with IT project and internal resources, SMEs, business stakeholders and vendors with duties including, but not limited to: Business analysis and business solution design Development of high level, detailed, functional, non-functional requirements, user cases and scenarios Analysis and mapping of business processes, user pathways and information flows Acting as the conduit between business stakeholders, project teams and IT resources to deliver outcomes Contribution to continuous improvement activities across IT  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 1. Experience - mandatory for all submissions: The candidate MUST have minimum 5 years delivering business analyst services for government programs and/or projects (federal or state) The candidate MUST have demonstrated experience in technical writing producing high quality documents including requirements, guidelines, process maps and procedures The candidate MUST have highly developed communication skills including prioritisation, problem solving and relationship building The candidate MUST have business analyst certification (relevant industry standards) The candidate MUST have experience delivering solutions supporting legislative changes The candidate MUST have experience delivering change for vessel safety (road, air, maritime) or other applicable regulatory functions Desirable criteria 1. Experience - depending on the project allocation: The candidate SHOULD have experience delivering analyst related activities related to incident, emergency or first responder management The candidate SHOULD have experience developing or providing input into business blueprinting or other detailed non-technical outcome focussed overview documentation The candidate SHOULD have experience facilitating scrums with project teams using Azure Dev Ops to capture deliverables and outcomes The candidate SHOULD have experience developing business solutions using Dynamics365, SmartIQ (previously Intelledox), HTML forms, identity management services, portals Opportunity summary Sellers can submit Up to 2 candidates Number of sellers invited Between 5 and 10 Number of candidates submitted Fewer than 10 Send us feedback About Accessibility Privacy Terms of use Disclaimer and copyright An initiative of the Digital Transformation Agency The Australian Government acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the Elders past and present. © Commonwealth of Australia