Senior Business Analyst

About BAE Systems Australia

At BAE Systems Australia, we believe in doing interesting work that truly matters. You'll enjoy what you do and have ample opportunities to grow your career while being your authentic self. We operate in a thriving sector, placing us at the forefront of exciting and meaningful work. Every day, we push boundaries to produce some of the world’s most innovative and groundbreaking technology. Individually, we all contribute to our success; collectively, we make the impossible possible.

Recognised for delivering projects of global and national significance that help keep Australia safe, our shared passion shapes our culture, and our people make it a great place to work.

About The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Business Analyst to join our BAE Systems Digital-Data-Cyber team, based at Flinders Street, South Australia, reporting to the BA Manager. We embrace flexible work arrangements at BAE Systems Australia, such as working a 9-day fortnight.

As a Senior Business Analyst, you will be responsible for the clarification of business or customer needs through the investigation, analysis, review, and documentation of requirements to ensure that delivered solutions are appropriate and aligned to the business or customer needs.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Collaborate with business, engineering, and IT teams to identify business challenges and opportunities, and analyse current processes to pinpoint areas for improvement.
• Manage stakeholders through effective expectation and prioritisation management, and mapping of requirements to stakeholder needs.
• Build positive working relationships to ensure alignment on approach and solution delivery against the roadmaps and digital direction of the program.
• Provide guidance and advice on current technology initiatives and business analysis techniques.
• Conduct process analysis and gap analysis, defining current and future state processes.
• Lead requirements and use case elicitation, documentation, and management, ensuring traceability and quality.
• Perform solution option analysis, including assessment of feasibility, risks, impacts, and value.
• Undertake Capability Support Model analysis to define operational ownership, support structures, and service considerations.
• Define and manage benefits analysis and benefits realisation inputs.
• Support testing activities, including test case development input, defect analysis, and business validation.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagement across business, data, digital, and cyber teams.
• Proactively contribute to uplift of BA practices, templates, standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.

About YOU

We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst with:

• Extensive experience as a Business Analyst delivering digital and technology initiatives.
• Strong experience in business case development, requirements engineering, process modelling, and benefits management.
• Demonstrated capability in working across complex stakeholder environments.
• Experience supporting enterprise systems, digital platforms, data initiatives, or cyber-related projects.
• Strong analytical, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Ability to translate strategic objectives into clear, structured deliverables.
• Extensive experience in stakeholder engagement, requirements analysis and effective communication are considered essential.
• A proven track-record of being involved in IT projects is considered desirable.
• Relevant tertiary qualification/ certification in business analysis or process improvements is considered desirable.
• Hold defence security clearance or eligibility to obtain a Baseline clearance.

We believe in hiring for potential, we know that some candidates hesitate if they don’t tick all the boxes. If this role interests you, but you don’t meet all the criteria, we still encourage you to apply.

About US

You will be joining a workplace that truly cares about your wellbeing. Our people are diverse, and we value the variety of perspectives this brings. We know that a culture that is inclusive and fosters a sense of belonging is a place where we can all make the most of our unique talents and be our best.

As Australia’s largest defence company in a rapidly growing sector, you will be connected into a global team and encouraged to explore where your career might take you, whether that is a traditional career path or a squiggly one; there are infinite possibilities for you at BAE Systems Australia.

BAE Systems recognises the sacrifices of those who have served our Nation and their families. We support our veteran community through our internal veteran network (VetNet Australia) and strong charitable partnerships, internal offerings including reserve service leave, a Veteran Mentoring Program, and other exclusive offerings available through our strategic partners.

We welcome applicants from all people regardless of sex, gender identity, race, ethnicity, disability, pregnancy, age, or other lived experience; and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for all positions.

We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180. Awarded the 2024 Quarter 1 Benchmarcx Triple R- Excellence In Candidate Experience Certification. As a member of the Circle Back Initiative, we commit to respond to every applicant.

To learn more about our competitive employee benefits, flexibility, other employment opportunities, and what to expect from our recruitment process, please visit: www.baesystemscareers.com.au

Clearances

As a Defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and either possess or be eligible to obtain and maintain appropriate clearances. Further information regarding security clearances can be found on our careers website.

Key skills/competency

• Business Analysis
• Requirements Elicitation
• Stakeholder Management
• Process Improvement
• Solution Analysis
• Digital Transformation
• Data Initiatives
• Cyber Security
• Business Case Development
• Facilitation