Senior Business Analyst in Sydney

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support the Cyber Program. The successful candidate will possess strong business analysis skills, experience working on technology and cyber-related initiatives, and the ability to bridge business and technical teams to deliver complex enterprise change. This is a 12-month contract role.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Business Analyst in financial services or banking.
• Proven experience in Cybersecurity programs.
• Experience working in Agile-Waterfall hybrid delivery models.
• Proficiency in requirements gathering, process mapping, and stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Plan and manage the Business Analysis approach to any project or BAU initiatives.
• Translate complex business, strategic and technical information concisely for diverse audiences.
• Strong experience in business process modelling, current-state and future-state analysis, requirements elicitation, traceability, prioritisation, validation, and stakeholder sign-off.
• Understand, document and communicate the objectives, drivers and business value proposition of a change.
• Perform solution evaluation during procurement, Proof of Concept, pilot and post implementation phases to ensure appropriate quality and fitness for purpose.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience in Cyber Security, IT Infrastructure, Technology Risk, or Service Management projects.
• Experience with vulnerability management platforms such as ServiceNow SecOps, Tenable, Microsoft Defender, or similar solutions.
• Experience working with technical teams to translate business requirements into actionable solutions.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to collaborate, influence and partner effectively with key stakeholders across the Reserve Bank and externally.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CCBA, CBAP, Agile BA).
• Experience with Confluence for documentation and collaboration.
• Proficiency in JIRA for backlog management, user stories, and sprint tracking.
• Familiarity with other collaborative tools such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and Miro.
• Exposure to Agile ceremonies and tools supporting hybrid delivery models.

Your Team: Technology is an inherent part of enabling the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy and operational objectives. With the country depending upon our systems being secure, highly resilient and efficient, you will work within the Bank's Enterprise Strategy and Change Department and experience the capability-building opportunity to work with Australia's most critical core platforms.

Be More: Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation.

Why RBA? The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.