Senior Business Analyst

Acknowledgement of Country 

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation. 

Role highlights

• Influence enterprise-wide change and transformation initiatives
• Partner with stakeholders to deliver meaningful business outcomes
• Apply strategic thinking to solve complex organisational challenges

About CSIRO

High-level duties include

• Lead the elicitation, analysis, documentation and validation of business, functional and non-functional requirements across complex IT, software, service improvement and lifecycle initiatives.
• Assess current and proposed processes, systems and services to identify risks, issues, benefits, dependencies, constraints and business impacts.
• Plan and facilitate stakeholder workshops, discovery sessions, requirements walkthroughs and prioritisation discussions with business and technical participants.
• Work with project managers, service owners and technical teams to inform estimates, implementation options, business benefits and potential efficiencies.
• Synthesize complex information into clear analysis outputs, recommendations and decision materials for project teams, management and stakeholder groups.
• Apply sound judgement to manage ambiguity, resolve competing priorities, escalate material risks and maintain alignment between business needs and delivery outcomes.
• Identify and implement improvements to analysis practices, templates, tools and delivery procedures within the Analysis, Design and Testing team.

Role particulars

Location and office arrangements: All Australian capital cities with CSIRO sites considered.

Salary: AU$135,571 – AU$158,863 per annum (pro rata for part-time), plus 15.4% superannuation

Tenure & work schedule: Specified Term of 24 Months

Reference: 103569

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

Essential criteria

1. 5+ years’ experience in a business analysis role or experience in a related discipline coupled with relevant training and/or certification.
2. Extensive experience eliciting, analysing, validating and managing business requirements, functional and non-functional requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and traceable analysis artefacts for complex information systems and digital solutions.
3. Demonstrated ability to lead business analysis activities across complex projects or programs, including stakeholder engagement, requirements management, process analysis, prioritisation solution definition, and delivery outcomes.
4. Demonstrated experience analysing and improving business processes, services and technology-enabled workflows, including the identification of risks, dependencies, constraints, benefits and business impacts; to inform solution design and delivery outcomes of information systems, software solutions or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platforms.
5. Demonstrated ability to influence, negotiate and build effective relationships with diverse stakeholder groups, including business representatives, technical specialists, vendors and project teams.
6. Proven experience operating within complex iterative delivery environments and guiding requirements refinement, solution validation and delivery outcomes across multiple workstreams or competing priorities.
7. Highly developed communication skills, including the ability to synthesise complex information, prepare decision-support artefacts, and present recommendations to business and technical audiences.
8. Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor or support team members and contribute to the continuous improvement of business analysis practices, standards and delivery approaches.
9. Demonstrated knowledge of, and commitment to, the principles of workplace diversity, equal employment opportunity, health, safety and wellbeing.

Desirable

1. Proven experience using Design Thinking Methodology.
2. Proficiency in BA tools modelling standards (e.g. Business Process Model Notation)

For full details about this role, and other criteria, please review the Position Description. 

Not sure if you meet all the criteria?

While it is CSIRO policy that the successful candidate must meet all the essential criteria, there are many ways to demonstrate this. Don’t let the list discourage you. If you are unsure about applying, please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description.

Setting you up for success

We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please contact Careers.online@csiro.au and let us know how we can support you.  

Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO.

Inclusion and belonging

Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.

CSIRO holds Platinum Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.

Eligibility 

This is a security assessed position, applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens with the successful candidate being required to be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Negative Vetting 1 level. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Child safety 

CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy. 

How to apply 

Please apply online and submit a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) and CV that demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the essential requirements of this role.

Applications close

Sunday 2nd of August 2026, 11pm AEST