Contract - Senior Business Analyst

Datacom; New Plymouth; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services company is seeking a Senior Business Analyst contractor in New Plymouth. This role involves mapping processes for water meter data management and supporting tool design. Ideal candidates will have experience in enterprise projects, Agile methodologies, and strong documentation skills. The position is for immediate start and extends until July 2026.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering enterprise projects.
• Ability to influence stakeholder relationships and drive team performance.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.
• Experienced Agile and Scrum practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Map and document processes for water meter data management.
• Support design and implementation of tools for data processes.
• Facilitate workshops to gather requirements.
• Identify business requirements for data accuracy.
• Support training material and change management development.
• Assist with staged handover process.

Skills

Business analyst with enterprise project experience

Stakeholder relationship influence

Development background and/or SDLC knowledge

Excellent documentation skills

Good communication skills

Agile and Scrum experience

Preferred Scrum Master experience

Job description

Overview

Our purpose

Here at Datacom we connect people and technology in order to solve challenges, create opportunities and discover new possibilities for the communities we live in.

About the Role

We’re looking for Senior Business Analyst contractor to start immediately and be on project until July 2026 and based in New Plymouth.

Working closely with our project team to deliver on a major piece of work.

What you’ll do

• Map and document current and future state processes for water meter data management and billing.
• Support the design and implementation of tools for bulk data upload, data capture (e.g., ABIA Lite), and automation between systems (TechOne PnR, EAM, etc.).
• Facilitate workshops with business units to gather requirements for handover and ongoing ownership.
• Identify and document business requirements for data accuracy, billing sensibility checks, and exception handling.
• Support the development of training materials and change management plans.
• Assist with the staged handover process and ensure business units are ready to own and maintain metering data post-project.

Your background

• Business analyst with experience delivering enterprise projects
• Ability to influence stakeholder relationships and drive team performance
• Development background and/or knowledge of the SDLC
• Excellent documentation and communication skills
• An experienced Agile and Scrum practitioner
• Scrum Master experience preferred

About Datacom

We have over 6,200 people across our global offices, and generate an annual revenue of over $1.2 billion, this makes us one of Australasia’s largest professional IT services companies. We have extensive expertise in operating data centres, providing IT services, software engineering and application management, as well as payroll and customer service design and operations. With this comes a long list of significant clients. Datacom is committed to hiring, developing and promoting the best talent from a diverse range of backgrounds. We are local at heart, yet world-class in capability.