ICT Business Analyst | Permanent

• Permanent ICT Business Analyst paying from $140k p.a. plus bonus
• Brisbane CBD Location with flexibility to WFH 2-3 days per week

Our client, a national organisation within the construction engineering sector, are currently seeking a permanent ICT Business Analyst to act as the conduit between business, technical teams, vendors, and various stakeholders to enable the delivery of fit for purpose cost-effective solutions to business and program strategic requirements.

The role is responsible for working with project managers, architects, technical resources, vendors, and business stakeholders to develop and document as-is and to-be business processes and solutions, analyse information and data, define business and technical requirements, production of various artifacts, support the development of solution designs, perform gap analysis, assess impacts to business areas and assist with other activities to implement technical solutions.

RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Coordinate and facilitate structured focus groups, workshops, and interviews as an input to business analysis activities for requirements elicitation.
• Assess and critically analyse information gathered to develop requirements and prepare the relevant documentation according to business analysis principles.
• Undertake current and future state business process analysis using BPMN process modelling to determine business requirements, information flows, and process improvements that streamline ICT and deliver benefits for the business.
• Facilitate the design of technology solutions by gathering, analysing, and writing business requirements in functional and technical specifications.
• Work with internal teams to obtain and document an in-depth understanding of the existing business processes and systems and how these are used.
• Provide timely and expert advice regarding business requirements, system requirements, information requirements, business impacts, scope management, and project risks.
• Use communication skills to negotiate, establish, and maintain networks and working relationships with team members, clients, and stakeholders.
• Elicit document, validate, and analyse high level and detailed business requirements.
• Identify and evaluate inefficiencies and recommend optimal business practices, and system functionality and behaviour.
• Support the development of Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quote (RFQ) documentation for selection of software vendors.
• Complete the testing cycle from documenting the test scripts, executing, documenting defects, and tracking defect's close out to meet business requirements.
  • Develop and maintain project artefacts including business problem statements, business requirements; business cases; procurement approval documents; process flows; cost-benefit analysis; procedures; user guides, support plans; and transition to operation documents.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Demonstrated business analysis skills and experience (5-10 years)
• Experience in the development of business process, system and data maps and models and producing current and future state analysis.
• Highly developed skills and experience in the elicitation and documentation of business and system requirements.
• Strong understanding of business analysis principles and Agile methodologies; gap analysis, process modelling, data mapping, interface integration, and APIs; demonstrated ability to work in Scrum, Kanban, and other frameworks.
• Understanding and application of the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) principles and Prince2 project methodology.

• Permanent ICT Business Analyst paying from $140k p.a. plus bonus
• Brisbane CBD Location with flexibility to WFH 2-3 days per week

Our client, a national organisation within the construction engineering sector, are currently seeking a permanent ICT Business Analyst to act as the conduit between business, technical teams, vendors, and various stakeholders to enable the delivery of fit for purpose cost-effective solutions to business and program strategic requirements.

The role is responsible for working with project managers, architects, technical resources, vendors, and business stakeholders to develop and document as-is and to-be business processes and solutions, analyse information and data, define business and technical requirements, production of various artifacts, support the development of solution designs, perform gap analysis, assess impacts to business areas and assist with other activities to implement technical solutions.

RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Coordinate and facilitate structured focus groups, workshops, and interviews as an input to business analysis activities for requirements elicitation.
• Assess and critically analyse information gathered to develop requirements and prepare the relevant documentation according to business analysis principles.
• Undertake current and future state business process analysis using BPMN process modelling to determine business requirements, information flows, and process improvements that streamline ICT and deliver benefits for the business.
• Facilitate the design of technology solutions by gathering, analysing, and writing business requirements in functional and technical specifications.
• Work with internal teams to obtain and document an in-depth understanding of the existing business processes and systems and how these are used.
• Provide timely and expert advice regarding business requirements, system requirements, information requirements, business impacts, scope management, and project risks.
• Use communication skills to negotiate, establish, and maintain networks and working relationships with team members, clients, and stakeholders.
• Elicit document, validate, and analyse high level and detailed business requirements.
• Identify and evaluate inefficiencies and recommend optimal business practices, and system functionality and behaviour.
• Support the development of Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quote (RFQ) documentation for selection of software vendors.
• Complete the testing cycle from documenting the test scripts, executing, documenting defects, and tracking defect's close out to meet business requirements.
  • Develop and maintain project artefacts including business problem statements, business requirements; business cases; procurement approval documents; process flows; cost-benefit analysis; procedures; user guides, support plans; and transition to operation documents.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Demonstrated business analysis skills and experience (5-10 years)
• Experience in the development of business process, system and data maps and models and producing current and future state analysis.
• Highly developed skills and experience in the elicitation and documentation of business and system requirements.
• Strong understanding of business analysis principles and Agile methodologies; gap analysis, process modelling, data mapping, interface integration, and APIs; demonstrated ability to work in Scrum, Kanban, and other frameworks.
• Understanding and application of the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) principles and Prince2 project methodology.
• Strong facilitation, negotiation, and engagement skills to support extensive consultation on a diverse variety of considerations.
• Strong experience in writing test cases and performing and co-ordinating testing activities, in particular, User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Analytical, problem-solving and research skills to develop innovative and cost-effective solutions to complex issues.
• Proven experience in developing high quality written analysis papers and other documentation for consideration by senior management.
• Self-motivated, conscientious, and adaptable with excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience working in a demanding professional environment with proven capacity to prioritise, multi-task, achieve unit goals, perform, and always work with a customer focused approach
• Excellent skills with Microsoft O365 suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) SharePoint and other technologies as required.

Desirable

• Experience with Information Management including Engineering Data and Document Control.
• PRINCE2, PMBOK, similar project management methodology qualifications.

To submit your application, in strict confidence, please submit your resume in Word Format using the appropriate link quoting reference No. 237969. Should you require further information please email kristy.coulter@hudson.com

Your interest will be treated in the strictest of confidence.