Senior IT Business Analyst

Just imagine your future with us…

At Aurecon we see the future through a very different lens. Do you?

Innovation, eminence and digital are at the heart of everything we do. Are you excited about the future?

Are you driven by the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and complex projects around the world and to learn from the best? We are.

Diversity is at the core of everything we do. We work together to create a culture based on respect, trust and inclusiveness. Our differences are what fuel our creativity.

What will you do?

This role Senior IT Business Analyst will work within an agile squad to support the analysis, design and delivery of technology and information management initiatives aligned with business and program objectives. In this role, you will balance business analysis and Scrum Master responsibilities by facilitating agile ceremonies, removing delivery impediments and driving continuous improvement to ensure effective and predictable outcomes. You will lead the elicitation and refinement of requirements, translating business needs into clear user stories and acceptance criteria, while collaborating closely with stakeholders and technical teams to deliver solutions aligned with enterprise platforms, governance frameworks and ways of working. Success in this role requires a proactive, structured and collaborative approach, with strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to navigate ambiguity to support the successful delivery and adoption of IT initiatives across Aurecon.

This role will work closely with Delivery Owners / Project Managers, Portfolio Program Managers, IT Project Delivery Manager, Solution Designers and Architects, business stakeholders, offshore technical teams, vendor teams and other business analyst peers.

We know the work we do is vital in assisting Aurecon's business globally. Here are the key things you will do to ‘bring ideas to life’.

Agile Squad Responsibilities:

• Lead Scrum Master activities, facilitating ceremonies and driving agile best practices
• Monitor delivery performance and improve team efficiency
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies and impediments in collaboration with stakeholders
• Support backlog refinement and prioritisation aligned to program objectives

Business Analysis Responsibilities:

• Lead requirements elicitation and translate business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria
• Produce and maintain key documentation to support solution design and delivery
• Perform analysis (current state, gaps, impacts) to inform prioritisation and outcomes
• Generate data-driven insights to support decision-making
• Facilitate collaboration between business and technical stakeholders to ensure effective delivery

You will also need the following capabilities:

Qualifications (Required)

• 5+ years’ experience as an IT Business Analyst working in Agile delivery environments, with 2+ years’ experience performing Scrum Master responsibilities within agile squads
• Strong expertise in requirements elicitation, documentation, and end-to-end process analysis
• Proven ability to collaborate across regions, teams, and stakeholders including business, technical, and vendor groups
• Skilled in facilitating workshops and stakeholder discussions to drive alignment and clarity
• Ability to deliver clear status reporting, insights, and recommendations to stakeholders, including senior leadership

Essential Skills and experience

Stakeholder Management and Communication

• Advanced stakeholder engagement, including planning and facilitating workshops, eliciting and refining requirements, and presenting outcomes to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex concepts into clear, structured and actionable outputs.

Data Analysis and Insights

• Perform data analysis, including transformation and mapping of complex data sets, to identify meaningful trends and insights across systems and processes.
• Translate findings into clear business requirements, actionable insights and informed recommendations to support decision-making, using tools such as Excel and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrate strong commercial acumen to interpret insights, assess cost–benefit impacts and support budgeting and resource allocation decisions.

Process Modelling & Tool Proficiency

• Experience in process modelling and documentation using tools such as Visio, Miro or Whiteboard.
• Proficiency in Atlassian Jira and Confluence for backlog management, documentation and agile delivery support.

Critical Thinking & Collaboration

• Active listening, strong analytical and problem-solving capability, able to navigate ambiguity and translate complex or incomplete information into actionable insights and prioritised requirements.
• Adaptable and resilient team player with strong time-management skills, balancing multiple workstreams in fast-paced, cross-functional environments while maintaining a proactive learning mindset.

At Aurecon, we know every career adventure is unique. That’s why our benefits are designed to support you and your family - at every stage.

• Flexibility - balance what matters most to you
• Wellbeing - we priorities your health
• Recognition - your impact matters
• Family - support for modern families and carers
• Community - give back through volunteering days
• Career development - learn, lead and shape your career

Our Aurecon Attributes describe the types of people we bring together for clients. We don’t expect you to have all eight of the attributes, but one that is unique to you.

Finally, we value that each of our team members brings something different to Aurecon. We look for people who have had a broad range of experiences throughout their career and can demonstrate how they have worked as part of a team to bring ideas to life. Does that sound like you?

About us

We’ve re-imagined engineering.

Aurecon is an engineering and infrastructure advisory company, but not as you know it!

For a start, our clients’ ideas drive what we do. Drawing on our deep pool of expertise, we co-create innovative solutions with our clients to some of the world’s most complex challenges. And through a range of unique creative processes and skills, we work to re-imagine, shape and design a better future.

We listen deeply and intently, which helps us see opportunities, possibilities and potential that others can’t. Think engineering. Think again.

Want to know more?

You can learn more about what it’s like to work at Aurecon by visiting the careers section of our website.

If you are intrigued or excited by what you have read, then we want to hear from you. Apply now!