Senior Business Analyst - Shape Complex ICT Initiatives

The University of Waikato; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Waikato is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to drive structured discovery and rigorous needs analysis across a broad ICT portfolio. This permanent, full-time role is based at the Hillcrest Campus in Hamilton, with salary negotiable based on capability and experience.

You will lead workshops, validate requirements, and contribute to business cases, while mentoring peers and strengthening BA practices within ITS.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Business Analysis within medium to large organisations.
• Proven ability to lead analysis on complex or enterprise-impact initiatives.
• Strong skills in business process modelling, requirements elicitation and validation.
• Experience working across structured and Agile delivery environments.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into business language.
• Experience supporting testing, solution validation and implementation activities.

Responsibilities

• Leading structured discovery and business needs analysis for complex initiatives.
• Defining and validating functional and non-functional requirements.
• Developing and contributing to Business Cases and option analysis.
• Facilitating workshops and stakeholder engagement across academic and professional services areas.
• Supporting solution validation, User Acceptance Testing and implementation readiness.
• Identifying opportunities for business process improvement and redesign.

Skills

Business Analysis

Requirements Elicitation

Stakeholder Engagement

Agile Delivery

Process Modelling

Validation & Testing

Job description

The University of Waikato is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to drive structured discovery and rigorous needs analysis across a broad ICT portfolio. This permanent, full-time role is based at the Hillcrest Campus in Hamilton, with salary negotiable based on capability and experience.

You will lead workshops, validate requirements, and contribute to business cases, while mentoring peers and strengthening BA practices within ITS.