Systems Analyst (Baseline Clearance)

Must be able to obtain
Baseline

Job details

Systems Analysts translate
business requirements into technical requirements that align with relevant
architectures.

The role will place you as a
Senior Systems Analyst within the DVA ecosystem Systems Analyst Professionals
design, create, evaluate and document ICT solutions in new and existing ICT
systems. They may propose modifications to the existing systems and processes,
or design new systems to meet user needs as expressed in requirements
documentations or user stories.

Senior Systems Analysts are responsible for translating business needs into ICT
system requirements and specifications for enhancements. It includes designing,
analysing and documenting software systems to meet business expectations. They
are responsible for writing functional specifications from the business
requirements.
The role will involve having or the ability to gain knowledge of Client's software development lifecycle, tools, services, deployment procedures and
cyber security policies as well as industry best practices. You will work
closely with Software Architects, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Developers and
Testers with the shared purpose of building simple, helpful, respectful and
transparent services for everyday Australians.

Key duties and
responsibilities

Key duties and
responsibilities may include all or some of the following: 

• perform
  detailed analysis and evaluation of business processes and requirements
  
• create
  solution designs and implement solutions to meet business needs
  
• create
  and maintain solution documents
  
• support
  daily operations and monitor performance of business solutions
  
• adhere
  to delivery and support methodologies and contribute ideas for improvement
  
• perform
  detailed technical application assessments considering feasibility,
  resource effort, risks and benefits
  
• conduct
  testing activities such as test planning, execution coverage reviews and
  defect management
  
• collaborate
  with stakeholders to define tasks, resolve issues, solve problems and
  ensure effective and timely implementation of projects
  
• undertake
  project quality management tasks such as peer and quality reviews of specifications,
  design and testing documents
  
• review
  research, process models and documentation of other staff, providing
  guidance and feedback
  
• resolve
  or escalate issues as required and suggest alternative approaches and
  solutions
  
• perform
  cost analysis activities as require
  
• manage
  the life cycle of changes and improvements to systems
  

Criteria

Essential criteria

• 1.
  Feasibility assessment: Level 4 (SFIA)
  

Selects relevant feasibility
assessment approaches and techniques. Identifies the range of possible options.
Undertakes short -listing of options and feasibility assessment. Engages with
internal and external stakeholders to get the information required for
feasibility assessment. Supports preparation of business cases including
cost/benefit, impact and risk analysis for each option.

• 2.
  Requirements definition and management: Level 4 (SFIA)
  

Defines and manages scoping,
requirements definition and prioritisation activities for initiatives of medium
size and complexity. Contributes to selecting the requirements approach.
Facilitates input from stakeholders, provides constructive challenge and
enables effective prioritisation of requirements. Establishes requirements
base -lines, obtains formal agreement to requirements, and ensures traceability
to source.

• 3.
  Software design: Level 4 (SFIA)
  

Designs complex software
applications, components and modules. Uses appropriate modelling techniques
following agreed software design standards, guidelines, patterns and
methodology. Creates and communicates multiple design views to balance
stakeholders' concerns and to satisfy functional and non -functional
requirements. Identifies, evaluates and recommends alternative design options
and trade -offs. Models, simulates or prototypes the behaviour of proposed
software to enable approval by stakeholders, and effective construction of the
software. Verifies software design by constructing and applying appropriate
methods. Reviews, verifies and improves own designs against specifications.
Leads reviews of others designs.

• 4.
  Systems design: Level 4 (SFIA)
  

Designs system components
using appropriate modelling techniques following agreed architectures, design
standards, patterns and methodology. Identifies and evaluates alternative
design options and trade -offs. Creates multiple design views to address the
concerns of the different stakeholders and to handle functional and
non -functional requirements. Models, simulates or prototypes the behaviour of
proposed system components to enable approval by stakeholders. Produces
detailed design specifications to form the basis for the construction of
systems. Reviews, verifies and improves own designs against specifications.