Business Analyst (Digital)

Important dates

Opportunity ID

1781

Deadline for asking questions

Tuesday 23 October 2018 at 6PM (in Canberra)

Closing date for applications

Friday 26 October 2018 at 6PM (in Canberra)

Published

Friday 19 October 2018

Overview

Write a summary of your brief

Exciting opportunity for an experienced digital business analyst, with technical expertise, to join our project team redeveloping the energy price comparator, “Energy Made Easy”.

What is the latest start date?

12/11/2018

How long is the contract?

Contract length will be 12 months initially with extension options depending on project progression.

Where can the work take place?

Victoria

Who will the specialist work for?

• Australian Energy Regulator • Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

How much can you spend per day?

Sellers are encouraged to submit quality candidates at competitive hourly rates (inclusive of GST).

About the work

Who will the specialist work with?

You will be part of a dedicated project team within the Australian Energy Regulator. You will work collaboratively with our delivery partner teams and key internal and external stakeholders throughout the project. You will work primarily with software engineers, API developers, data engineers and data scientists.

What will the specialist do?

We are seeking a digital business analyst, with technical expertise, to work with our delivery teams redeveloping energymadeeasy.gov.au.

You will primarily be working with a team developing a complex algorithm and associated API that will be integrated into the service. You will ideally have experience with API development and data focused projects, with a working knowledge of various data models and data structures.

You will contribute to solution design and participate in discovery processes with stakeholders to manage user story development and refinement, as well as undertake testing. You will ideally have experience with agile ways of working.

Any additional relevant information?

Having a good understanding of web services, commonly used web platforms and frameworks and cloud infrastructure will be beneficial.

Work setup

Where will the work take place?

Melbourne CBD

What are the working arrangements?

Working on site at least 4 days a week

Is security clearance required?

Additional information

Additional terms and conditions

Travel may be required. Travel expenses to attend primary location of work will not be reimbursed. Any travel and accommodation required while providing services will be managed by the department.

Skills and experience

Buyers will use the essential and nice-to-have skills and experience to help them evaluate sellers’ technical competence.

Essential skills and experience

• Proven experience in business analysis for digital projects, working in agile teams
• Strong technical skills (data and API focus) with a proven ability to translate and document stakeholder and business needs into solution requirements and user stories
• Excellent presentation and both written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable in a dynamic environment and managing uncertainty
• Comfortable working with people across all levels of an organisation, including senior executives
• Demonstrated facilitation and stakeholder management skills, including strong influencing and negotiation skills

Nice-to-have skills and experience

• Agile and/or project management certifications
• Ability to work flexibly and remotely if required

How sellers will be evaluated

How many specialists will you evaluate?

3

Cultural fit

• Team and organisational outcome focused
• Have a pragmatic and flexible response to changing needs
• Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions

Area of expertise

Agile delivery and governance

How will you verify the specialist is right for the role?

• Work history
• References
• Interview

How will you evaluate the specialists?

Technical competence
60%

Cultural fit
30%

Price
10%