Senior Systems Analyst

Title: Senior Systems Analyst

Location: Canberra Australia

Work Type: Contract

Industry: Business & Systems Analysts

Job Description:

Peoplebank, part of RGF Staffing ANZ, is a leading talent solutions provider. We place the brightest IT & digital professionals into some of the region's top employers. We are expert recruiters who have been placing IT & digital specialists with some of the most dynamic and recognised organisations in the Asia Pacific region for over 34 years.

About the Role:

Our Federal Government Client is seeking a Senior Systems Analyst.

This is a contract role until 30 June 2026, with extension options up to a maximum of 36 months, located in Canberra or NSW, with hybrid working arrangements.

As the selected candidate, you will:

• Work in an agile environment to deliver digital projects.
• Analyse existing systems, applications, and functions to ensure strategic business objectives are met.
• Lead the identification of business and stakeholder requirements through consultation with SMEs, customers, and external stakeholders.
• Deliver business analysis artefacts, including requirement statements, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, Use Cases, and Non-functional Requirements.
• Facilitate workshops to gather and socialise analysis deliverables with stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Facilitate sprint planning and backlog refinement sessions.
• Provide guidance and coaching to junior staff and BA resources.
• Estimate and plan business analysis activities, ensuring deliverables are met within planned timeframes.
• Contribute to User Acceptance Testing (UAT) planning and support.
• Build and maintain relationships with users, technical staff, and stakeholders to resolve issues and support strategic workforce needs.
• Assist stakeholders through change, managing sensitivities and resolving conflict where necessary.

To be successful in this role you should have:

• 5+ years' demonstrated experience as a Systems Analyst using techniques such as user journeys, use cases, user stories, process mapping, and wireframes.
• Proven ability to create, stock, groom, and prioritise a product backlog while defining user stories to represent project scope.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating workshops to establish business priorities and key outcomes.
• Proven ability to investigate operational requirements and recommend improvements to business solutions.
• Proven experience documenting requirements as functional specifications for service design, market approaches, or related needs.
• Experience estimating, planning, and delivering business analysis activities in agile environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Due to security clearance requirements for this role, candidates must be Australian citizens with n existing Baseline security clearance.

Benefits of being a Peoplebank candidate:

• Personalised Attention: You'll be assigned a dedicated Account Manager to support your unique needs.
• User-Friendly Services and Ongoing Support: Easy online timesheet lodgement, plus full access to contractor care, payroll, and admin support throughout your contract.
• Choice and Flexibility: A wide variety of contracting options tailored to your preferences and circumstances.
• Industry-Leading Payroll Services: Enjoy the reliability of accurate, on-time weekly payments.
• Contractor Satisfaction Focus: Our goal is to be your top choice for IT contracting and permanent roles-with your success at the centre of everything we do.

Job Reference: # 268496.