Business Analyst - multiple positions
    ​BUAN 3
    ​​ (PUBLISHED 17/01/22)

    RFQ-ASD-20-2022 SOW 1
    Major SFIA Level: BUAN 3
    Client: Australia Signals Directorate (ASD) - (SNO SPO)
    Location: Canberra Region (Russell, Fyshwick, Fairbairn, Brindabella Pk)
    Start Date: ASAP
    Contract: 12 or 24 months
    Part-time arrangements: may be considered. respondents to indicate in their response
    Clearance: Top Secret Positive Vetting (TSPV) 

    ​Closes:  Monday 7th February 2022 2PM
    ​
    ​Role Description:
    SIGINT and Network Operations Group – Systems Project Office (SNO-SPO) within the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), will deliver cutting edge capabilities to Defence through a variety of different programmes and projects. To facilitate this ASD has a requirement for a Business Analyst.
    The Business Analyst will be responsible for customer engagement, process modelling and development of system requirements. They will also be responsible for engaging with the team to ensure customer requirements are well understood and expectations on both sides are appropriately managed.
    This position is responsible for the elicitation of business and technical requirements and the modelling of new and existing business processes to inform technical capability delivery for a fast paced, dynamic business unit.
    The successful candidate will contribute to the support of one of our capabilities within a program. This will involve working with business stakeholders, project managers, systems architects and delivery teams as required to elicit and communicate requirements for successful outcomes. Prioritisation, stakeholder engagement and exceptional communication are all key requirements.

    Major Responsibilities:
    • Facilitate various Agile processes such as Iteration / Release Planning, Backlog Refinement, Retrospective, Sprint Review, Daily Stand-up.
    • Increase the business value, collaborate with the product owner to create the product backlog by using Agile work practices.
    • Provide user stories to multi-disciplinary teams and define the business-driven acceptance criteria.
    • Support Agile practices for development teams and encourage the improvement of service delivery.
    • Assist with stakeholder engagement meetings involving customers that have unique and often conflicting requirements and priorities.
    • Gather, document, communicate and manage business and technical requirements.
    • Model & analyse moderately complex business processes.
    • Escalate issues and work with the team to prioritise feature delivery.
    • Communicate customer and developer needs regarding system improvements, enhancements, and elimination of problems and inefficiencies and acceptance testing, ensuring mutually beneficial outcomes.
    • Assist in the development and management of a prioritised schedule of work.
    • Work with other business analysts and product owners to ensure products are fit for purpose and integrated wherever appropriate.

    Other Skills:
    • Demonstrated knowledge of BA techniques (BPMN, Process Modelling, Current and Future state mapping, User Stories, Requirements Gathering, UAT & BA Agile methodologies

    SFIA Skills Required:
    • BUAN 3
    • REQM 3

    Other Features: The role is based in Canberra with minimal travel.

    ​Security Clearance:
    Must hold either a current Top Secret Positive Vetting (TSPV) security clearance OR have held a TSPV in the previous 12 month period (which has since been downgraded). Candidates with a current Defence Intelligence Agency recognised Psychological Assessment (PA) preferred but not essential. 

    Core Hours:
    Contracted personnel are to work no more than an average of 8 hours per day, between the hours of 7am and 7pm unless requested to do so by the Contract Manager, and must take a minimum 30 minute break after 5 hours consecutive work. Excludes ACT Public Holidays and Christmas stand down.
    Part-time arrangements may be considered. Respondents are to clearly indicate requirements in their response.

    Referees: Two referees with contact details.

    ​For information on what to submit, including the selection criteria you will need to address, please download the full RFQ below.

    Business Analyst - multiple positions
    ​BUAN 4
    ​​ (PUBLISHED 17/01/22)

    RFQ-ASD-20-2022 SOW 2
    Major SFIA Level: BUAN 4
    Client: Australia Signals Directorate (ASD) - (SNO SPO)
    Location: Canberra Region (Russell, Fyshwick, Fairbairn, Brindabella Pk)
    Start Date: ASAP
    Contract: 12 or 24 months
    Part-time arrangements: may be considered. respondents to indicate in their response
    Clearance: Top Secret Positive Vetting (TSPV) 

    ​Closes:  Monday 7th February 2022 2PM
    ​
    ​Role Description:
    SIGINT and Network Operations Group – Systems Project Office (SNO-SPO) within the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), will deliver cutting edge capabilities to Defence through a variety of different programmes and projects. To facilitate this ASD has a requirement for a Business Analyst.
    The Business Analyst/Product Owner will be responsible for customer engagement, process modelling and development of system requirements. They will also be responsible for engaging with the team to ensure customer requirements are well understood and expectations on both sides are appropriately managed.
    This position is responsible for the elicitation of business and technical requirements and the modelling of new and existing business processes to inform technical capability delivery for a fast paced, dynamic business unit.
    The successful candidate will contribute to the support of one of our capabilities within a program. This will involve working with business stakeholders, project managers, systems architects and delivery teams as required to elicit and communicate requirements for successful outcomes. Prioritisation, stakeholder engagement and exceptional communication are all key requirements.

    Major Responsibilities:
    • Manage stakeholder engagement meetings involving customers that have unique and often conflicting requirements and priorities.
    • Gather, document, communicate and manage business and technical requirements.
    • Model moderately complex business processes.
    • Provide advice on moderately complex systems design within a Services Oriented Architecture.
    • Escalate issues and work with the team to prioritise feature delivery.
    • Work with the development teams to continually improve Agile processes.
    • Communicate customer and developer needs regarding system improvements, enhancements, and elimination of problems and inefficiencies and acceptance testing, ensuring mutually beneficial outcomes.
    • Assist in the development and management of a prioritised schedule of work.
    • Work with other business analysts and product owners to ensure applications are complimentary, fit for purpose and integrated wherever appropriate.

    Other Skills:
    • N/A

    SFIA Skills Required:
    • BUAN 4
    • REQM 4

    Other Features: The role is based in Canberra with minimal travel.

    ​Security Clearance:
    Must hold either a current Top Secret Positive Vetting (TSPV) security clearance OR have held a TSPV in the previous 12 month period (which has since been downgraded). Candidates with a current Defence Intelligence Agency recognised Psychological Assessment (PA) preferred but not essential. 

    Core Hours:
    Contracted personnel are to work no more than an average of 8 hours per day, between the hours of 7am and 7pm unless requested to do so by the Contract Manager, and must take a minimum 30 minute break after 5 hours consecutive work. Excludes ACT Public Holidays and Christmas stand down.
    Part-time arrangements may be considered. Respondents are to clearly indicate requirements in their response.

    Referees: Two referees with contact details.

    ​For information on what to submit, including the selection criteria you will need to address, please download the full RFQ below.

    Business Analyst - multiple positions
    ​BUAN 5
    ​​ (PUBLISHED 17/01/22)

    RFQ-ASD-20-2022 SOW 3
    Major SFIA Level: BUAN 5
    Client: Australia Signals Directorate (ASD) - (SNO SPO)
    Location: Canberra Region (Russell, Fyshwick, Fairbairn, Brindabella Pk)
    Start Date: ASAP
    Contract: 12 or 24 months
    Part-time arrangements: may be considered. respondents to indicate in their response
    Clearance: Top Secret Positive Vetting (TSPV) 

    ​Closes:  Monday 7th February 2022 2PM
    ​
    ​Role Description:
    SIGINT and Network Operations Group – Systems Project Office (SNO-SPO) within the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), will deliver cutting edge capabilities to Defence through a variety of different programmes and projects. To facilitate this ASD has a requirement for a Business Analyst.
    The Business Analyst will be responsible for customer engagement, process modelling and development of system requirements. This position is responsible for the elicitation of business and technical requirements and the modelling of new and existing business processes to inform ICT project delivery for a fast paced, dynamic business unit.
    The Business Analyst will work independently within broad guidelines to contribute to multiple projects within the program. This will involve working with business stakeholders, project managers, systems architects and delivery teams as required to elicit and communicate requirements for successful delivery. The Senior Business Analyst will work with Agile teams to improve Agile processes that ensure customers’ needs are understood and eventually satisfied.
    The Business Analyst Interprets the business needs and works with architects and system engineers to ensure the customers’ fundamental needs are understood at a basic level.  The role is required to work with engineers and architects to satisfy business needs within the strategic technology direction of the organisation.
    The program of work has multiple projects which range in size.  The successful candidate may be required to work across one or more of these projects.

    Major Responsibilities:
    • Provide leadership in stakeholder engagement and manage relationships with customers that have unique and often conflicting requirements and priorities
    • Lead the process for gathering, documenting, communicating and managing requirements
    • Model complex business processes
    • Provide advice and leadership on complex systems design within a Services Oriented Architecture
    • Work with the project management team to prioritise feature delivery and manage risks to project scope and schedule
    • Work with the development teams to continually improve Agile processes.
    • Communicate business requirements to developers involved in system improvements, enhancements, and elimination of problems and inefficiencies.
    • Work with product owners and project managers to establish requirements specifications that show understanding of the organisation’s strategic requirements and technology strategy
    • Work with business analysts and product owners to ensure applications are complimentary and integrated wherever appropriate.

    Other Skills:
    • N/A

    SFIA Skills Required:
    • BUAN 5
    • REQM 5

    Other Features: The role is based in Canberra with minimal travel.

    ​Security Clearance:
    Must hold either a current Top Secret Positive Vetting (TSPV) security clearance OR have held a TSPV in the previous 12 month period (which has since been downgraded). Candidates with a current Defence Intelligence Agency recognised Psychological Assessment (PA) preferred but not essential. 

    Core Hours:
    Contracted personnel are to work no more than an average of 8 hours per day, between the hours of 7am and 7pm unless requested to do so by the Contract Manager, and must take a minimum 30 minute break after 5 hours consecutive work. Excludes ACT Public Holidays and Christmas stand down.
    Part-time arrangements may be considered. Respondents are to clearly indicate requirements in their response.

    Referees: Two referees with contact details.

    ​For information on what to submit, including the selection criteria you will need to address, please download the full RFQ below.