Senior Business Analyst – Government Capability (NV2)

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

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.