Systems Analyst

Compas; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Compas Pty Ltd, Canberra-based recruitment and services company, is seeking a Systems Analyst specialising in API and system integration for a hybrid ACT contract. You will translate policy, business and technical requirements into practical specifications across legacy government systems, delivering integration projects and modernisation work with NV1 security clearance.

This role offers a hybrid ACT contract with a focus on significant integration and system modernisation tasks, supporting

Qualifications

• Experience developing and maintaining API and integration specifications.
• Proven ability to modernise complex legacy systems.
• Ability to translate legislation and policy changes into testable requirements.
• Experience delivering large-scale integrations with multiple stakeholders and defect management.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyse and document business, system, data, interface and non-functional requirements.
• Translate reforms into clear, traceable API and integration requirements.
• Analyse legacy systems, data flows, APIs and dependencies to identify changes and risks.
• Develop API and integration specifications covering data mapping, validation, error handling, security and end-to-end data flows.

Skills

API & integration specs

Legacy systems

Policy translation

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Work as a Systems Analyst specialising in API and systems integration, translating complex policy, business and technical requirements into clear solutions across legacy government systems. This hybrid ACT contract offers significant integration and system modernisation work.

Location:ACT
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Contract Duration: Until June 2027, with a possible 18-month extension
Security Clearance Requirement: NV1
Closing Date: 10.00am, 14 September 2026

• Elicit, analyse and document business, system, data, interface and non-functional requirements.
• Translate legislative and policy reforms into clear, traceable and testable system, API and integration requirements.
• Analyse legacy systems, business rules, data flows, APIs and dependencies to identify required changes and risks.
• Develop API and integration specifications covering data mapping, validation, error handling, security and end-to-end data flows.

Systems Analyst | API & Integration

Work as a Systems Analyst specialising in API and systems integration, translating complex policy, business and technical requirements into clear solutions across legacy government systems. This hybrid ACT contract offers significant integration and system modernisation work.

Location:ACT
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Contract Duration: Until June 2027, with a possible 18-month extension
Security Clearance Requirement: NV1
Closing Date: 10.00am, 14 September 2026

Essential Tasks

• Elicit, analyse and document business, system, data, interface and non-functional requirements.
• Translate legislative and policy reforms into clear, traceable and testable system, API and integration requirements.
• Analyse legacy systems, business rules, data flows, APIs and dependencies to identify required changes and risks.
• Develop API and integration specifications covering data mapping, validation, error handling, security and end-to-end data flows.

Key Criteria

• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining API and integration specifications.
• Strong experience as a Systems Analyst enhancing or modernising complex legacy systems.
• Ability to translate complex legislative and policy changes into implementable and testable requirements.
• Proven experience delivering complex integrations involving multiple business and technical stakeholders, including testing and defect management.

About Compas

Compas Pty Ltd is a Canberra based wholly Australian owned, Recruitment and Services company that has been operating since 1987. We specialise in the provision of permanent, contract and temporary recruitment services, as well as specialised Consulting assignments.

YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE TREATED WITH THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE

Due to the nature of this environment, candidates must hold a current NV1 clearance.