Business Analyst

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The opportunity

The Business Analyst supports enterprise-scale projects, service improvement initiatives, and lifecycle management work packages. The role involves assisting senior analysts and project teams with workshop facilitation, requirements gathering, user story development, analysis refinement, and verification of requirements.

Responsibilities also include prioritising project deliverables, hosting product demonstrations, and documenting operational guides. The position requires close collaboration with both project team members and geographically dispersed teams to support capability growth and development across the architecture model.

Your duties will include

• Elicit, capture and document requirements across a diverse range of initiatives for multiple functions and business units.
• Facilitate workshops, identify risks, issues and benefits of existing and proposed solutions and outlining business impacts.
• Work with the project manager and / or team leader in estimating project costs and identifying business savings.
• Effectively communicate insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.
• Provide visibility to the work being undertaken, ensuring that project timelines are maintained.
• Use sound judgement when dealing with unexpected or competing project priorities or issues
• Have an innovative and continuous improvement mindset
• Actively contribute to improvement in business analysis processes and delivery procedures within the team
• Work with other team members, internal and external stakeholders to develop, implement, promote and support all aspects of project delivery lifecycle.

Location

Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane

Salary

AU$114,219 - AU$123,605 plus up to 15.4% superannuation

Tenure

Specified term until 30th of June 2026

Reference

101586

To be considered you will need

Desirable

Eligibility

Applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens. The successful candidate will be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Negative Vetting 1 (NV1) level. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security / medical / character requirements.

Flexible working arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work.

Diversity and inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.

About CSIRO

At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact. CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.

Join us and start creating tomorrow today!

How to apply

Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.

Applications close

12 November 2025, 11 : 00pm AEDT

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