• Flexible location (Geelong and Burwood campuses)
• Full-time and continuing
• HEW 8 $114,231 - $130,786 + 17% Superannuation

The Senior Business Analyst, part of the Business Strategy and Intelligence Team and Deakin’s progressive data and analytics agenda, will collaborate effectively with stakeholders across all levels to elicit and manage requirements, conduct thorough discovery, and deliver comprehensive analysis and designs using appropriate business analysis methods, tools, and techniques. This role demands proactive problem-solving coupled with a strong technical grasp of data analytics and data warehousing, enabling the ability to extract business needs and processes and devise high-level solutions.

As a Senior Business Analyst, you will:

• Propose and design technical solutions to address business problems, including data models, transformations, workflows, system integrations, business processes and collaborate with developers and engineers to implement these solutions.
• Evaluate and baseline current state processes and performance to seek trends and analyse issues from diverse perspectives
• Utilise business analysis techniques to identify business needs and change opportunities, gather, document and analyse requirements and implement solutions, evaluate effectiveness and adjust actions as required.
• Consult a diverse range of stakeholders to define process and performance problems and negotiate inclusive and accessible solutions that contribute to the strategic goals of the University
• Engage in process improvement activities and adopt new ideas that increase value and efficiency of functions and services and actively encourage and coach others to question traditional assumptions, promote ideas and review practices and policies.     

To be successful, you’ll have:

• Postgraduate qualifications or progress towards postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training (Business Analysis)
• Experience drafting reports, briefings and other documents
• Experience facilitating workshops and gathering, documenting and managing user requirements
• An understanding of university business practices (Desirable)
• Knowledge of data technology stacks/platforms, such as: SQL, Python, R, or SAS. Data visualization tools such as Tableau (preferred), Power BI, or QlikView. On-prem or Cloud data warehousing and ETL/ELT platforms and processes (Snowflake and Azure preferred). Big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka. Experience creating and managing data models, understanding of data architecture.

Why work with us?

At Deakin you will have access to benefits such as a variety of leave options including generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; flexible working arrangements to help manage your work-life balance; ongoing learning and development opportunities to grow your career; an inclusive and supportive culture and environment to work in, both online and on campus. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.

Here's how to apply: 

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Chris Logie, Director, Business Intelligence Systems and Services via c.logie@deakin.edu.au

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

 Senior Business Analyst HEW 8 PD.pdf

Applications for this position close on 16 July 2024 at 11:55pm.

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.