Business Analyst

Aurec Group; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurec Group is seeking a Business Analyst (ICT Transformation) for a Federal Government programme in Canberra. You will map dependencies, review architecture, and support transition planning in a secured PROTECTED environment.

The role focuses on discovery, stakeholder workshops, and ensuring readiness for future-state hosting while aligning with Commonwealth security standards and data classification requirements. Hybrid work is available with occasional interstate travel to site locations.

Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale ICT transformation or application migration programs.
• Secure or classified government experience is preferred.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Review existing architecture, roadmaps, and discovery artefacts to identify critical knowledge gaps requiring detailed investigation.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops and interviews to document current-state business, technical, and security considerations.
• Assess in-scope applications, hosting arrangements, and technical dependencies to guide future-state hosting options.
• Analyse user access, site-specific constraints, and data classification/recordkeeping requirements against Commonwealth security standards.
• Identify operational dependencies and evaluate their impact on project sequencing and transition readiness.
• Provide expert input into cutover strategies, transition sequencing, and detailed implementation plans.

Skills

ICT transformation frameworks

dependency mapping

data classification standards

Commonwealth recordkeeping

stakeholder engagement

workshop facilitation

Job description

Business Analyst (ICT Transformation) | Federal Government

About the Opportunity

• Join a high-impact team driving a major ICT transformation initiative to modernise and transition critical operational systems into a secure PROTECTED Federal Government environment.
• Play a pivotal role across discovery, application dependency mapping, and implementation-readiness planning within a complex, hybrid enterprise environment.

What's on Offer

• Contract/Engagement: Initial contract through to 30 June 2027 + 12-month extension option.
• Rate/Salary: Highly Competitive Market Rate.
• Location & Flexibility: Canberra, ACT (Hybrid working arrangements, with occasional interstate travel to site locations).

Role & Responsibilities

• Review existing architecture, roadmaps, and discovery artefacts to identify critical knowledge gaps requiring detailed investigation.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops and interviews to document current-state business, technical, and security considerations.
• Assess in-scope applications, hosting arrangements, and technical dependencies to guide future-state hosting options.
• Analyse user access, site-specific constraints, and data classification/recordkeeping requirements against Commonwealth security standards.
• Identify operational dependencies and evaluate their impact on project sequencing and transition readiness.
• Provide expert business input into cutover strategies, transition sequencing, and detailed implementation plans.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this position, you will ideally bring:

• Technical Toolkit: ICT transformation frameworks, application/infrastructure dependency mapping, data classification standards, and Commonwealth recordkeeping requirements.
• Experience: Demonstrated business analysis experience within large-scale ICT transformation or application migration programs, ideally in secure or classified government settings.
• Core Capabilities: Superior stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation skills, with a proven ability to translate complex business needs into actionable technical requirements.

Eligibility & Clearance Requirements

• Security Clearance: Due to the secure nature of this environment, candidates must hold a current Baseline security clearance or be an Australian Citizen with the ability to obtain one.