Principal / Lead Business Analyst

Aspirante; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspirante is seeking an experienced Principal Business Analyst to support a Queensland Government client as it modernises its business systems and financial processes. You will refine requirements, define future-state processes and support the implementation of a foundational finance solution, helping deliver more efficient and customer-focused ways of working.

You will lead stakeholder engagement, apply AI tools to validate requirements, and collaborate with delivery teams to ensure the finance

Qualifications

• Extensive business analysis experience in ICT transformation projects, including improving systems to align with organisational objectives.
• Proven ability to define and document BPMN business process models and use cases, and effectively elicit requirements.
• Demonstrated experience leading work in a cross-agency environment through the full project lifecycle.
• Significant experience defining future-state processes, particularly in asset management/capital works.
• Strong ability to analyse gaps between current-state and future-state systems and provide actionable recommendations.
• Proven ability to lead outcomes-focused workshops with business stakeholders and service providers.
• Experience contributing to test packages and data interfaces.
• Proficiency in Agile delivery on complex programs, including sprint planning, showcases and retrospectives.
• Government or public sector experience, with knowledge of Queensland Government methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead stakeholder engagement to identify, refine and prioritise complex business requirements.
• Apply AI tools to support the review, refinement and validation of business requirements and processes.
• Conduct gap analyses to identify risks, opportunities and recommendations for process improvements.
• Define and document future-state business processes, including workflows, business rules and use cases for asset maintenance and capital works.
• Collaborate with delivery teams and service providers to ensure solutions meet business needs.
• Oversee data migration, cleansing and validation to ensure alignment with program outcomes.
• Develop testing strategies and test cases, and support subject matter experts during testing.
• Partner with service providers to design and implement the finance solution.
• Contribute to training materials and user documentation to support solution adoption.
• Provide expert advice on business analysis practices, supporting continuous improvement and mentoring team members.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Business analysis

Requirements elicitation

BPMN modelling

Agile delivery

Cross-agency collaboration

Data migration & validation

Testing strategy

Mentoring

Problem solving

Job description

Aspirante is seeking an experienced Principal Business Analyst to support a Queensland Government client as it modernises its business systems and financial processes.

Working closely with business stakeholders, delivery teams and service providers, you will refine requirements, define future-state processes and support the implementation of a foundational finance solution, helping deliver more efficient and customer-focused ways of working.

What you will be doing

• Leading stakeholder engagement to identify, refine and prioritise complex business requirements.
• Applying AI tools to support the review, refinement and validation of business requirements and processes.
• Conducting gap analyses to identify risks, opportunities and recommendations for process improvements.
• Defining and documenting future-state business processes, including workflows, business rules and use cases for asset maintenance and capital works.
• Collaborating with delivery teams and service providers to ensure solutions meet business needs.
• Overseeing data migration, cleansing and validation to ensure alignment with program outcomes.
• Developing testing strategies and test cases, and supporting subject matter experts during testing.
• Partnering with service providers to design and implement the finance solution.
• Contributing to training materials and user documentation to support solution adoption.
• Providing expert advice on business analysis practices, supporting continuous improvement and mentoring team members.

Aspirante is seeking an experienced Principal Business Analyst to support a Queensland Government client as it modernises its business systems and financial processes.

Working closely with business stakeholders, delivery teams and service providers, you will refine requirements, define future-state processes and support the implementation of a foundational finance solution, helping deliver more efficient and customer-focused ways of working.

What you will be doing

• Leading stakeholder engagement to identify, refine and prioritise complex business requirements.
• Applying AI tools to support the review, refinement and validation of business requirements and processes.
• Conducting gap analyses to identify risks, opportunities and recommendations for process improvements.
• Defining and documenting future-state business processes, including workflows, business rules and use cases for asset maintenance and capital works.
• Collaborating with delivery teams and service providers to ensure solutions meet business needs.
• Overseeing data migration, cleansing and validation to ensure alignment with program outcomes.
• Developing testing strategies and test cases, and supporting subject matter experts during testing.
• Partnering with service providers to design and implement the finance solution.
• Contributing to training materials and user documentation to support solution adoption.
• Providing expert advice on business analysis practices, supporting continuous improvement and mentoring team members.

Skills and experience sought

• Extensive business analysis experience in ICT transformation projects at a program level, including improving business systems to align with organisational objectives.
• Proven ability to define and document BPMN business process models and use cases, and effectively elicit requirements.
• Demonstrated experience leading work in a cross-agency environment throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Significant experience working with business stakeholders to define and document future-state processes, particularly in asset management and capital works.
• Strong expertise in analysing gaps between current-state and future-state systems and providing clear, actionable recommendations.
• Proven ability to lead outcomes-focused workshops with business stakeholders and service providers.
• Experience contributing to test packages and data interfaces.
• Proficiency in Agile delivery on complex programs, including sprint planning, sprints, showcases and retrospectives.
• Government or public sector experience, with knowledge of Queensland Government mandated methodologies and frameworks.

You will bring exceptional communication skills, strong analytical and critical thinking abilities, and a collaborative approach. You will be comfortable managing competing priorities, navigating ambiguity and working independently, while maintaining attention to detail and productive stakeholder relationships.