Senior AI Specialist Business Analyst

We are looking to engage an experienced and highly capable AI Specialist to Join an innovative, multi-disciplinary delivery team shaping the 'art of the possible' through cutting-edge AI capabilities across a major Federal Government department. Play a high-impact, strategic role in bridging the gap between business needs and modern technology leading rapid prototyping and designing ethical, human-centric AI solutions that transform public sector workflows in tis long term opportunity.

Candidates with a Baseline Clearance will be preferred for this position, Australian citizens eligible for a Baseline Clearance will also be considered.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Drive Rapid Prototyping: Lead hands‐on prototyping sessions using Microsoft Copilot, Power Platform, and Azure Foundry to demonstrate AI capabilities and inspire future‐state process design.
• Requirements & Story Management: Elicit, analyse, and document AI and data requirements‐decomposing them into epics, features, and delivery‐ready user stories with testable acceptance criteria.
• Ensure Responsible AI & Controls: Define non‐functional requirements (transparency, safety, robustness, privacy) and establish clear human‐in‐the‐loop (HITL) checkpoints and decision boundaries.
• Design Testing & Evaluation Frameworks: Co‐design evaluation metrics, ground‐truth datasets, and robust test plans (including A/B trials, shadow testing, and red‐teaming).
• Facilitate Discovery & Collaboration: Lead discovery workshops, backlog refinement, and cross‐functional mapping while translating complex technical AI concepts for diverse stakeholders.
• Governance & Policy Alignment: Maintain compliance with internal AI and data governance frameworks, supporting Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and threat risk assessments.

To be successful in this position, you will ideally bring:

• Technical Toolkit: Strong exposure to the Microsoft ecosystem (Azure Foundry, Copilot Studio, Power Platform suite, ML, NLP/LLMs), alongside tools such as Azure DevOps and Miro.
• Experience: 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst or Systems Analyst in agile digital service delivery environments, with proven success delivering AI‐enabled products.
• Core Capabilities: Deep understanding of responsible AI principles (explainability, bias mitigation, privacy‐by‐design) paired with outstanding workshop facilitation and stakeholder management skills.