Business Analysts

The Business Engagement and Design Section within the Digital and Service Delivery Branch of DFAT’s Information Management and Technology Division, has a requirement for multiple ICT labour-hire resources to fill the role of Business Analyst. Candidates must have relevant industry certifications and experience in the field. A proven record of accomplishment in the analysis and design of successful business outcomes and strong client engagement is essential. Demonstrable experience in producing a range of BA artefacts is required including business and functional and non-functional requirements documents, user stories, business and systems rules analysis and mapping, BPMN models, and benefits articulation and measurement. Data modelling experience is desirable. Strong customer engagement and management, along with the ability to work collaborative with a range of stakeholders is key to these roles. Analysts must have excellent communication skills and be able to work with business, technical staff including testers, developers, and architects, and management stakeholders to be effective. Candidates must be innovative thinkers, thrive in an environment of rapid change, continuous improvement and be passionate about delivering real business benefits. Project approaches may vary from waterfall to iterative development leveraging Scrum, Kanban, model driven design and similar tools and methods for delivery. These roles are critical to project success as they inform project scope and planning. Successful candidates are expected to work in a collaborative way using standardised approaches and templates across the IT Division with all products published on the division’s collaboration platform and records management tool, experience with products such as DevOps and building requirements traceability for projects is highly desirable.  Key duties and responsibilities Job specific role description: (Defines and manages scoping, requirements definition and prioritisation activities for initiatives of medium size and complexity.  Contributes to selecting the requirements approach.  Facilitates input from stakeholders, provides constructive challenge and enables effective prioritisation of requirements.  Establishes requirements base-lines, obtains formal agreement to requirements, and ensures traceability to source.   Applies standard data modelling and design techniques based upon a detailed understanding of requirements.   Investigates business situations where there is some complexity and ambiguity.   The Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) has been used to inform the requirements. In summary, DFAT seeks suitable candidates with the following relevant skillset/s: Skills/Levels: Change and transformation - Change analysis - Requirements definition and management (REQM) - Level 5  Change and transformation - Change analysis - Business situation analysis (BUSA) - Level 5  Change and transformation - Change analysis - Business modelling (BSMO) - Level 5  Change and transformation - Change analysis - Feasibility assessment (FEAS) - Level 5  Change and transformation - Change planning - Business process improvement (BPRE) - Level 5  Strategy and architecture - Advice and guidance - Consultancy (CNSL) - Level 5  Strategy and architecture - Advice and guidance - Methods and tools (METL) - Level 5  Strategy and architecture - Advice and guidance - Specialist advice (TECH) - Level 5  Relationships and engagement - Stakeholder management - Stakeholder relationship management (RLMT) - Level 5  Development and implementation - Data and analytics - Data modelling and design (DTAN) - Level 4  Development and implementation - User experience - User experience analysis (UNAN) - Level 4  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. • Business Modelling /Process Improvement. 2. • Business Situation Analysis. 3. • Consultancy. 4. • Feasibility Assessment. 5. • Requirements definition and management. 6. • Stakeholder Relationship Management. Desirable criteria 1. • Data Modelling and design. 2. • Methods and tools. 3. • Specialist advice. 4. • User experience analysis. Opportunity summary Sellers can submit Up to 2 candidates Number of sellers invited More than 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