Business Analyst - ICT

• Opportunity with Large Queensland Government Department
• Requirements Gathering, Process Mapping & Improvement, Stakeholder Engagement
• 6-Month Contract | $125 per hour | Brisbane CBD Office | 2-3 days WFH
  
  

This pay rate is inclusive of mandatory 25% casual loading

Our client, a large QLD Government Department, is seeking to engage an experienced Business Analyst to support a business transformation initiative

About The Role

A Business Analyst is required to support initiatives by working collaboratively with business representatives and the project team to identify and document improvement opportunities (business process and/or technology changes).

The role will be working with a small project team, and the wider project/technology teams within the department to identify and deliver these changes.

The Role Description For This Contractor Engagement Includes

• Work closely with stakeholders and project subject matter experts to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the business scope and end-user requirements to ensure successful implementation.
• Identify business improvement, efficiency and streamlining opportunities through review of current state, pain points and stakeholder feedback. These changes could be business process related, and/or the introduction of new or enhanced technologies.
• Develop business requirements (including functional, non-functional and information requirements) and business processes as required. This may include the review and refresh of existing business requirements and business processes.
• Apply business analysis tools and techniques to model business concepts and requirements guided by industry standard practices and guidance such as BABOK, UML etc.
• Undertake business processing re-engineering to define streamlined target state business processes that achieve defined benefits.
• Prepare user stories with acceptance criteria and associated business rules from which solution architects can design, developers can build, and testers can assure the delivered solution.
• Ensure all business artefacts have full traceability to Project Scope and assist the solution architects in ensuring that the solution designs align with business requirements and are fit for purpose.
• Act as a central reference and information source, providing guidance and assistance in the project decision making process.
• Develop necessary supporting documentation to support the organisational change required to transition to target state business processes and/or enhanced or new technology.
• Support business users through the user acceptance test process.
• Where required contribute to/participate in project assurance activities.
• Ensure all business analysis documentation is prepared appropriately for each stage of the project adhering to project delivery processes, reporting frameworks and practices.
• Any other deliverables identified by the Project Manager/s or Project Director during the engagement.
  
  

The successful candidate will ideally have experience in the following domains:

• 3+ years demonstrated previous experience in requirements elicitation.
• 3+ years demonstrated previous experience in business process, data and information modelling and analysis.
• Experience in identifying and evaluating inefficiencies and recommending optimal business practices, and system functionality and behaviour.
• Experience working closely with technology teams, using both agile and Prince2.
• Demonstrated expertise in establishing & maintaining relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
  
  

The Successful Candidate Will Have The Following Attributes

• Outstanding communication skills, with an ability to effectively consult and negotiate with stakeholders (internal and external) and build positive relationships.
• Well-developed workshop facilitation, mentoring and conflict resolution skills.
• Well-developed skills in eliciting and documenting requirements, defining, and prioritising Epics/Features/User Stories and associated business rules in line with the project scope and business objectives.
• Well-developed skills in business process re-engineering.
• Well-developed skills in appropriately applying best practice business analysis tools and techniques.
• Ability to prioritise, schedule and perform work to meet deadlines, commitments, and work within a team environment and with ambiguity.
  
  

Further Details

8 Hours/day - 40 Hour working week.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a Criminal History Check.

To be considered for this position, please submit your application using the appropriate link, ensuring a Microsoft Word version of your CV is attached. Alternatively, please contact Jacqui Deller at [email protected], quoting reference number 245172.

Profession

• IT, Technology & Digital, Business Analysts