We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support the migration of our intranet and document repositories to the Whole-of-Government (WOG) SharePoint Online platform.
In this role, you will work closely with business stakeholders, IT teams and external vendors to assess current-state SharePoint environments, gather requirements, develop migration recommendations, and support the successful delivery and adoption of SharePoint Online solutions. You will play a key role in ensuring the new platform meets business needs for collaboration, information management and knowledge sharing.
What You Will Be Doing
SharePoint Migration & Business Analysis
- Conduct assessments of existing SharePoint sites, document repositories, permissions, workflows and integrations.
- Gather and analyse business, functional and non-functional requirements through workshops and stakeholder interviews.
- Identify current pain points, business-critical processes and future-state requirements.
- Evaluate content and solutions for migration, redesign, consolidation, archival or retirement.
- Support the design of future-state information architecture, including site structures, metadata, permissions and document management requirements.
- Contribute to migration strategies, roadmaps and implementation plans.
- Support migration validation activities, including content reconciliation, testing and business acceptance.
Stakeholder & Vendor Management
- Work closely with business users, site owners, IT teams and external vendors throughout the project lifecycle.
- Translate business requirements into clear functional specifications and acceptance criteria.
- Review vendor proposals and solution recommendations to ensure alignment with business objectives.
- Coordinate testing activities, defect resolution and user acceptance testing (UAT).
- Track project risks, issues, dependencies and decisions, escalating where appropriate.
Governance & Compliance
- Support the development and implementation of SharePoint governance practices.
- Assess requests for new sites, enhancements and process improvements.
- Ensure solutions align with ICT policies, security requirements and governance standards.
- Maintain documentation, process flows, operating procedures and decision records.
Change Management & Adoption
- Support stakeholder engagement, communications and training activities.
- Facilitate alignment between business and technical teams on requirements and solution design.
- Assist with change readiness and adoption activities for end users and site owners.
- Conduct post-implementation reviews and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
What We Are Looking For
Essential Requirements
- Experience as a Business Analyst, Functional Analyst or similar role supporting Microsoft 365 or SharePoint initiatives.
- Experience participating in SharePoint Online migration or document management projects.
- Strong requirements gathering, process mapping and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Good understanding of SharePoint Online, including sites, document libraries, permissions, metadata and search capabilities.
- Experience preparing business requirements, functional specifications, user stories, acceptance criteria and test scenarios.
- Experience working with vendors and coordinating project delivery activities.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with intranet, collaboration, knowledge management or document management initiatives.
- Experience migrating content from SharePoint on-premises, shared drives or other repositories to SharePoint Online.
- Familiarity with Microsoft 365 tools, including Power Automate and Power Apps.
- Understanding of SharePoint governance, information architecture and content lifecycle management.
- Knowledge of public sector ICT governance, security and compliance requirements.
- Relevant Microsoft 365, SharePoint or Business Analysis certifications.