Business Analyst - 8 month secondment

Leidos Australia; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking an experienced Business Analyst for an eight‑month secondment to bridge business needs and delivery outcomes within Agile projects. You’ll collaborate with diverse stakeholders, translate requirements, and maintain a clear backlog using Azure DevOps.

This role supports the Australian Digital Health Agency’s health information initiatives, including My Health Record, and requires Australian citizenship and Baseline clearance.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into clear, actionable requirements.
• Engage stakeholders across architecture, clients, project management, testing and development.
• 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.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Agile

Business analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Agile certification

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.

Our team feel Leidos is a great place to work. Learn more about our culture and benefits by visiting us here https://www.leidos.com/company/global/australia/careers

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 an 8 month secondment 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.

Next Steps

• To apply for this role, follow the links or apply via our Careers page.
• Recruitment process - virtual / face to face interview & background checks.
• Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. In certain circumstances this can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality, permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries as per ITAR 126.1.
• We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please contact our Careers team [e-mail] if you’d like to discuss any additional support during your application or throughout the recruitment process.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

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 Retire‑ment. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Securing Your Data

Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment‑related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment‑related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at [e-mail].

If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

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.