Business Analyst - 6 month max tenure contract

Leidos Australia; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Australia seeks an experienced Business Analyst for a 6‑month maximum tenure contract to bridge business needs and delivery outcomes. You will work with diverse stakeholders, in ambiguous environments, driving clarity and momentum across Agile projects connected to Australia’s digital health initiatives.

Contribute to interfaces like My Health Record and secure health information platforms, while leveraging Agile practices and tools such as Jira and Azure DevOps to maintain a clear

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with Agile certification.
• Extensive experience leading requirements in complex technology environments.
• Strong track record producing clear, testable requirements and user stories.
• Experience in risk, assumptions and dependency management; defining measurable non-functional requirements.

Responsibilities

• Understand business domain knowledge and translate needs into clear requirements.
• Engage with stakeholders across architecture, clients, project management, testing and development teams.
• Elicit, analyse, breakdown and maintain a well structured backlog using Azure DevOps.
• Influence and drive direction in large discussions or workshops to reach practical outcomes.
• Lead day-to-day and larger agile ceremonies within projects.
• Work independently to support delivery in ambiguous environments.
• Negotiate to align stakeholders on positive outcomes.
• Health domain knowledge is preferable but not mandatory.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Agile certification

Stakeholder engagement

Requirements elicitation

Backlog management

Education

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent)

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Description

We're a 'Family Friendly' certified workplace - we understand the often many and varied roles our team members need to play within their own unique family setting and actively support them.

Do Work That Matters

Leidos Australia delivers IT and airborne solutions that protect and advance the Australian way of life. Our 2000 local experts, backed by our global experience and network of partners, are working to solve the world's toughest challenges in government, intelligence, defence, aviation, border protection and health markets.

Your New Role And Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst for a 6 month max tenure contract who can combine strong communication skills with technical understanding to bridge the gap between business needs and delivery outcomes. This role will suit someone who is confident working with diverse stakeholders, comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and capable of driving clarity, alignment and momentum across Agile projects.

This role will support work connected to the Australian Digital Health Agency's digital health environment, contributing to initiatives that strengthen secure, connected and interoperable healthcare services across Australia. The project context includes nationally significant health information platforms such as My Health Record, helping improve access to key health information for consumers and healthcare providers.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply a good balance of communication and technical skills to understand business domain knowledge and translate needs into clear actionable business requirements.
• Engage confidently with stakeholders across different levels and areas such as architecture, clients, project management, testing and development teams
• Elicit, analyse, breakdown and maintain a well structured backlog of requirements using online requirements management platforms such as Azure DevOps
• Able to influence and drive direction in large discussions or workshops to help teams reach practical outcomes
• Seasoned practitioner in Agile projects and able to not only participate, but run and organise day to day as well as larger agile ceremonies.
• Ability to work independently and proactively to support delivery within an ambiguous environment
• Use sound negotiation and problem solving skills to help stakeholders align on a common positive outcome
• Health domain knowledge preferable but not mandatory

About You And What You'll Bring

• Relevant bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) and Agile certification
• Extensive experience leading requirements in complex technology environments, facilitating stakeholder workshops and governance forums, and coaching embedded analysts/systems engineers.
• Strong track record producing clear, testable requirements and user stories, running review and approval processes, and maintaining end-to-end traceability in Jira.
• Proven impact analysis across systems, data, processes, operations and security; effective management of risks, assumptions and dependencies; and definition of measurable, testable non-functional requirements.

This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold a minimum Baseline level clearance.

Diverse Team Members, Shared Values and a Common Purpose

Providing our customers with smarter solutions takes an incredible team with diversity of thought, experience and perspectives driving innovation. Inclusion is at the heart of our culture and is one of our core values. It's about creating a workplace where everyone can do important work, feels welcome, valued, and respected, and has equal access to opportunities to thrive. Paul Chase - Chief Executive, Leidos Australia.

Leidos Australia is an equal opportunities organisation and is committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

Our five Advocacy Groups (Women and Allies Network, Young Professionals, Defence & Emergency Services, Action for Accessibility and Abilities and Pride+) provide an opportunity for team members to connect and collaborate on shared interests, and work to support and celebrate our diverse community.

Original Posting

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay And Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.