Business Analyst - Network Security & Transformation

Whizdom; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Whizdom is seeking a Network Security Business Analyst to support complex network transformation, migration and modernisation programs. You will gather and translate business and technical requirements for firewall migrations, microsegmentation and broader network transformation, working with network engineering, security, architecture, operations and business stakeholders.

The role focuses on producing BRDs/FRS, user stories and process maps, and coordinating workshops, elicitation sessions and

Qualifications

• Experience as a Business Analyst in network, telecoms or network security transformation environments.
• Experience gathering, analysing and documenting complex business, functional and technical requirements.
• Projects involving firewall migration, microsegmentation or network transformation.
• Strong understanding of enterprise networking concepts.
• Exposure to IP/MPLS, SD-WAN, Core Networks, OSS/BSS and monitoring environments.
• Experience developing BRDs, FRs, user stories, process flows, use cases and acceptance criteria.
• Ability to conduct current-state versus target-state gap analysis.
• Experience facilitating workshops and requirements sessions with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience using JIRA, Confluence and ServiceNow.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse and document business, functional and technical requirements for telecom network transformation, migration and modernisation programs.
• Support network security initiatives including firewall migrations, microsegmentation and network transformation projects.
• Work closely with network engineering, operations, architecture and business stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable project requirements.
• Facilitate workshops, elicitation sessions, stakeholder interviews and process-mapping exercises across network and telecommunications environments.
• Develop and maintain BRDs, FRS, user stories, process flows, use cases and acceptance criteria.
• Perform gap analysis between current-state and target-state network environments, identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Support delivery across environments involving IP/MPLS, SD-WAN, Core Networks, OSS/BSS integrations, network monitoring platforms and service assurance solutions.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Solution Architects, network and security engineers, vendors and testing teams to ensure requirements are clearly understood and delivered.
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), validate outcomes and obtain stakeholder sign-off.
• Track requirements, risks, dependencies and change requests throughout the project lifecycle.
• Utilise tools including JIRA, Confluence, ServiceNow and Microsoft Project to support requirements management and delivery.
• Prepare executive reports, project status updates, business cases and stakeholder communications for governance.
• Maintain traceability between business requirements, technical requirements, solution design, testing and final outcomes.

Skills

Business analysis

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder management

UAT coordination

BRD/FRS documentation

Gap analysis

Workshop facilitation

Documentation

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

ServiceNow

Microsoft Project

Job description

Whizdom is seeking a Network Security Business Analyst to support complex network transformation, migration and modernisation programs. You will gather and translate business and technical requirements for firewall migrations, microsegmentation and broader network transformation, working with network engineering, security, architecture, operations and business stakeholders.

The role focuses on producing BRDs/FRS, user stories and process maps, and coordinating workshops, elicitation sessions and