Senior Business Analyst – Capability Development (BUAN5)

Paxus; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Paxus is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support a major Commonwealth Government capability development program in Canberra. The role focuses on analysing complex requirements, identifying capability gaps, and delivering documentation for government approvals and future capability delivery.

The successful candidate will liaise with diverse stakeholders, translate operational needs into actionable requirements, and apply both traditional and Agile BA methodologies.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as a Senior Business Analyst within complex Government or ICT capability programs.
• Strong requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience investigating operational needs, business processes and potential capability improvements.
• Ability to assess options, identify benefits and develop structured recommendations.
• Excellent written communication skills, particularly in preparing high-quality business and project documentation.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams and managing competing stakeholder priorities.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and analyse operational requirements, existing processes, capability gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Work with stakeholders to understand objectives, identify underlying issues and develop clear business requirements.
• Support the development of Government submission documentation, business analysis products and related project artefacts.
• Analyse potential solutions, capability options, benefits and implementation considerations.
• Facilitate stakeholder discussions and workshops to clarify requirements and inform decision-making.
• Support the definition of acceptance criteria and requirements validation.
• Apply appropriate business analysis methodologies across structured and iterative delivery environments.
• Translate complex operational and technical information into clear, accurate documentation for senior stakeholders.

Skills

Requirements elicitation

Stakeholder engagement

Documentation

Analytical thinking

Written communication

Agile approaches

Job description

Senior Business Analyst – Capability Development (BUAN5)

Canberra | Contract to 30 June 2027 | NV2 Clearance Required

Paxus is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support a significant Commonwealth Government capability development program focused on modernising secure information, intelligence and decision-support capabilities.

This opportunity will suit someone who enjoys working through complex operational requirements, engaging with diverse stakeholders and turning technical and business information into clear, well-structured documentation that supports important investment decisions.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Working within a multidisciplinary project team, you'll contribute to capability development, requirements analysis and the preparation of documentation supporting Government approvals and future capability delivery.

The role involves understanding operational needs, identifying capability gaps, assessing potential solutions and developing the business analysis and supporting documentation needed to progress a complex Government initiative.

Strong analytical thinking, stakeholder engagement and exceptional written communication skills will be important.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Investigate and analyse operational requirements, existing processes, capability gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Work with stakeholders to understand objectives, identify underlying issues and develop clear business requirements.
• Support the development of Government submission documentation, business analysis products and related project artefacts.
• Analyse potential solutions, capability options, benefits and implementation considerations.
• Facilitate stakeholder discussions and workshops to clarify requirements and inform decision-making.
• Support the definition of acceptance criteria and requirements validation.
• Apply appropriate business analysis methodologies across structured and iterative delivery environments.
• Translate complex operational and technical information into clear, accurate documentation for senior stakeholders.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Demonstrated experience as a Senior Business Analyst within complex Government or ICT capability programs.
• Strong requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience investigating operational needs, business processes and potential capability improvements.
• Ability to assess options, identify benefits and develop structured recommendations.
• Excellent written communication skills, particularly in preparing high-quality business and project documentation.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams and managing competing stakeholder priorities.
• Sound understanding of business analysis methodologies, including traditional and Agile approaches.

HIGHLY DESIRABLE

• Experience supporting Government submissions, business cases, investment proposals or capability development documentation.
• Understanding of Defence capability development and Government investment approval processes.
• Experience working with secure information systems, intelligence, data or complex operational capabilities.
• Experience in Defence or national security environments.

SECURITY CLEARANCE

Applicants must hold a current AGSVA NV2 security clearance as a minimum. Positive Vetting (PV) is highly desirable.

CONTRACT DETAILS

• Initial contract through to 30 June 2027

INTERESTED?

If you're an experienced Business Analyst who enjoys solving complex problems, working with senior stakeholders and contributing to significant Government capability decisions, we'd welcome your application.

Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability.