Business Analyst Lead

• An opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of our banking platform.

• Collaborative and dynamic work environment.

• Fixed term employment contracts x 2

• Opportunities for professional growth and development are available within the contract period.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Business Analysts with extensive knowledge of ISO 20022 standards. In this pivotal role, you will lead the analysis and implementation of ISO 20022 standards across our product lines on a fixed-term contract. You will play a critical role in shaping the future of our banking platform and ensuring seamless compliance and optimization of our financial messaging processes.

This position will provide you the opportunity to play an important part to help shape the future of our Banking platform to the Commonwealth agencies, overseas customers and industry payment partners as an integral function of our iconic Australian institution.

As an experienced Business Analyst Lead, you will be part of a scrum team alongside other Business Analysts, Testers, Developers, Scrum Master and Product Owners working in an Agile framework to create value to the Commonwealth agencies through payments and core banking systems. Use your critical thinking, Business Analysis skills and experience to understand business requirements and communicate them to a wide range of stakeholders and your Change Delivery team to insure successful deliveries.
 

Your background 

• Analyse business processes to seek effective business requirements and solutions that are fit for purpose and adhere to business strategies, objectives and consistencies.

• Ability to lead Agile ceremonies, such as Release Planning, Refinement, Planning, 3 Amigos and Stand-up.

• Experience in refining User Stories and communicating requirements to a different audience.

• Ensure that all requirements are clearly captured and understood through effective communication, coordination, and documentation.

• Experience with banking systems, business and operations.

• An understanding of transactional banking, payments and settlements environments.

• Agile methodology frameworks.

• Experience with ISO 20022 message formats is highly desirable.

• IIBA Certification or equivalent demonstrated experience would be an advantage.

• Work with your Product Owner, other BA, Testers, and Developers to implement change as required by stakeholders.

• Support the prioritisation of initiatives based on business needs and requirements.

• Perform solution, pilot evaluation and post implementation phases to ensure appropriate quality and fitness for purpose.

Your team 

• You will have the opportunity to work with a thriving Delivery team where you will be supported with career development as specialists in Banking and Payments.

• Work on projects meaningful to the Australian community.

• You will contribute to the moderation of the Australian payment landscape.

• Join a team of respectful professionals who thrive to deliver value for their customer.

• You will be encouraged to speak up and use intelligent inquiry in your everyday work.

• You will be based at Head Office with an opportunity to operate seamlessly in a hybrid and flexible environment with a collaborative team of professionals.  

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 Bank forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

Through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking, the RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operates 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 have a critical role to play in achieving these objectives, whether directly or in a supporting capacity. As a values driven organisation, our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect, while promoting the public interest through our efforts.  

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