Senior Business Analyst

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The opportunity

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• Join CSIRO - Australia's National Science & Innovation Agency
• Lead high-impact, enterprise-scale projects and service improvement initiatives
• 12 Month opportunity 

As the Senior Business Analyst, you will play a key role in delivering enterprise-scale projects, service improvements and lifecycle management initiatives.

Reporting to the Lead Business Analyst, this position leads analysis activities such as facilitating workshops, gathering and refining requirements, developing user stories, verifying deliverables, hosting product demonstrations and preparing operational documentation.

Working closely with project teams and stakeholders across geographically and technically diverse environments, the role supports the growth and development of capabilities within the architecture model.

Your duties will include:

• Elicit, capture and document requirements across a diverse range of initiatives for multiple functions and business units.
  
• Facilitate workshops, identify risks, issues and benefits of existing and proposed solutions and outlining business impacts. 
  
• Work with the project manager and /or team leader in estimating project costs and identifying business savings. 
  
• Effectively communicate insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management. 
  
• Provide visibility to the work being undertaken, ensuring that project timelines are maintained.
  
• Use sound judgement when dealing with unexpected or competing project priorities or issues 
  
• Actively contribute to improvement in business analysis processes and delivery procedures within the team 
  
• Work with other team members, internal and external stakeholders to develop, implement, promote and support all aspects of project delivery lifecycle.
  
• Coach, mentor and support junior team members.

Location: Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane preferred but all Australian Capital cities considered

Salary: AU$131,113 - AU$153,639 plus up to 15.4% superannuation

Tenure: Specified term of 12 Months 

Reference: 100942

To be considered you will need:

• Demonstrated experience with a minimum of 5 years as a business analyst within the ICT sector 
  
• Demonstrated effective communication and requirements-gathering skills 
  
• Demonstrated experience in business process improvements in complex environments and situations.
  
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage several competing project priorities simultaneously.
  
• Demonstrated customer-focused approach in formulating project solutions.
  
• Proven ability and motivation to seek out underlying problems and requirements.
•  Proven ability to  develop and maintain effective working relationships with clients and stakeholders.

Desirable:

• Demonstrated experience using Design Thinking Methodology. 
  
• Proficiency in BA tools modelling standaerds (e.g. Business Process Modl and Notation) 

For full details about this role please review the Position Description

Eligibility

Applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens, the successful candidate will be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Negative Vetting 1 (NV1) level. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Flexible working arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. 

Diversity and inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish. 

About CSIRO

At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact. 

CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.

Join us and start creating tomorrow today!

How to apply

Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.

Applications close

17 September 2025 11:00pm AEST