Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst
NSW Government Digital Channels Team
Temporary role until 30 June 2025 (with possible option for extension)
Salary and Grade: 9/10
Location: Primary location McKell, Sydney 2000
About the role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst who has Drupal 10 and Scaled Agile (SAFe) specialist skill to join our Digital Chanels team within Digital.NSW.
Our mission is to create a more connected, accessible, and inclusive future for all New South Wales.
Empower and collaborate with government partners to establish one trusted source of truth for government information, services, and community feedback.

This role sits within our OneCX Delivery stream and will report to the OneCX Program Manager.
You will support theProgram Manager in analysis of benefits and assessment of program level requirements as well as the gathering and day-to-day management of business requirements, working with a multi-disciplinary team including designers, content writers, developers and testers within the NSW Government website migration project.

As Senior Business Analyst, you will work on a multi-stream program within a team responsible for digital product definition, development, and implementation.
The role supports the review and analysis of digital channels including website, portal and related CMS to identify informational needs for customers on nsw.gov.au site
With a customer service mindset, you have both strategic and hands-on approaches when taking on problem-solving tasks and challenges.

Your key accountabilities include:
Analysis of current agency websites to identify features required and complete fit-gap assessment against current nsw.gov.au Drupal component framework
Management of program wide risks including designing process improvements to mitigate risks
Perform analysis of benefits and other program wide KPIs, including designing reports and interpreting results
Assisting Product Owners in the analysis required to build Roadmaps Engage with agency stakeholders to understand their needs and document requirements in the form of Epics and Stories and acceptance criteria
Drive the analysis and collection of information, including investigating issues and analysing customer feedback and insights to create viable recommendations for service improvements that align with business strategy and user needs
Assist the Product Owner in prioritizing the backlog items based on business value and customer needs, and help to maintain a well-ordered backlog in Jira
Contribute to the development of project plans (e.g.
implementation plans, requirement gathering, specifications, user acceptance testing) to facilitate the successful achievement of business initiatives and strategic goals.

Provide plain language advice on technical issues to non-technical audiences
Facilitate and manage requirements gathering activities with varying levels of participants to gather, inform, socialise and gain acceptance business requirements.

Use your expertise with Drupal 10 and other technologies such as ReactJS to collaborate with the team to validate technical assumptions and help uncover technology-related issues early in the development process
Document requirements and related analysis creating artefacts for input to technical solution designs, such as user stories, acceptance criteria, data models, site maps, flow diagrams and facilitate the development of effective wireframes or mock-ups.

Analyse and document business processes and technical functions to enhance business systems and assist stakeholders to decide on best approach
Investigate problems, analyse options and provides recommendations for new and existing services and features.

Manage relationships with and between stakeholders, engaging with users and stakeholders to effectively document needs.

Analyse current services,processes, and customer feedback to identify opportunities to optimise functionality to contribute to ongoing improvements to products and ways of working
Have input into change management or business impact assessments
Key Skills and Experience to be successful
Extensive experience using Drupal 10 content management system to deliver website build and migration is mandatory
Expertise with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and related product delivery methodologies to manage multiple web projects simultaneously is mandatory
Knowledge and experience with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 accessibility standards and guidelines is mandatory
Experience with content migration or redesigning websites in line with industry best practice is mandatory
Experience working closely with UI/UX and active involvement in user research
Demonstrated ability to establish credibility quickly and engage and inspire key stakeholders
Experience working closely with Content Designers and supporting them in content analysis and strategy (desirable)A range of experiences across both the public and private sector or multiple industries
Experience using the platform and gathering business requirements for Salesforce CRM (desirable)
Strong business analytical skills that can be applied to any business or technical area without detailed knowledge of that area
Strong problem-solving skills
Experience in business analysis on projects utilising both agile and waterfall methodologies
Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, often with limited direction
Ability to keep across changing technologies, business processes and industry best practices
Ability to work with vendors and other delivery teams
Ability to operate in an environment of ambiguity and competing agendas, keeping stakeholders focused on project goals
Experience with collaboration technologies such as Confluence and Jira
Experience working withing an SAFe environment with an ability to document clear, concise and accurate user stories, epics and ART Epics
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written and the ability to communicate complex problems in a way the audience can understand.

Knowledge of privacy and security awareness of standards
A can-do attitude and be willing to solve problems outside of usual practice.

About the team
The Department of Customer Service has embarked on a journey to transform the NSW Government into the world's most customer-centric government.
We place the customer at the centre of everything we do and are leading the digital strategy for NSW Government.

The NSW Government Digital Channels team is responsible for central NSW Government digital channels including the NSW Government website and NSW Government Facebook.
On these channels we provide an inclusive, consistent, high-quality experience for NSW Government customers.

The OneCX program is an all-of-government strategy that will see over 450 agency websites migrated onto one single source: nsw.gov.au.
We are transforming our customer's digital experience of NSW Government.
It is making it easier for customers to access the information they need, without having to understand or navigate the structure of government.

Why work for us?

There are lots of reasons why a role with us is rewarding - working with us gives you:
The opportunity for meaningful work that matters to all of us in NSW
Hybrid working, compressed hours and generous leave conditions, so you can make time for what counts
Much more than just a job, you can build a career here
Unmatched opportunities for growth and development
Make a difference to the people of NSW
Opportunity to be part of an exciting whole-of-government program
Provide business analysis to improve customer experience
Work in a fast-paced, agile environment building content based on customer needs and user stories
Applying is easy
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Salary Grade 9/10, with the base salary for this role starting at $125693 base plus superannuation
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Closing Date: Friday, 10th of January 2025 at 10:59am Careers at Department of Customer Service A career at the Department of Customer Service (DCS) gives you the opportunity to help improve government services and be part of reform that benefits people across NSW.
We are focused on delivering excellent customer service, digital transformation, and regulatory reform.
Come join us and influence the future of our great state. Belong in our diverse and inclusive workplace The strength of our workforce lies in its diversity and embracing difference, while the key to our success is leveraging the contributions of employees with different backgrounds and perspectives.You can view our full diversity and inclusion statement here.We want you to bring your best self to this application process.
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