Business Analyst

• Accrue up to an extra 12 days of leave per year through our Life Days program.

• Work with world leading technology business at the forefront of innovation.

• We’re a ‘Family Friendly’ certified workplace – we understand the often many and varied roles our team members need to play within their own unique family setting and actively support them.

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Do Work That Matters

Leidos Australia delivers IT and airborne solutions that protect and advance the Australian way of life. Our 2000 local experts, backed by our global experience and network of partners, are working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in government, intelligence, defence, aviation, border protection and health markets.

Your New Role and Responsibilities

We are seeking a Business Analyst with experience in software applications to join a multi-year Defence program to deliver an enterprise Health Knowledge Capability. This role involves working closely with stakeholders, software developers, and healthcare professionals to gather requirements, analyze workflows and business needs, produce the user stories, data availability assessments and system design criteria.

This role will also work closely with the Service Design Lead, BRM, Clinical Advisers, the Training Coordinator and Maintenance personnel, and the Engineering Team to define controls, conversion procedures, and system implementation plans that, including user training and orientation.

Key Responsibilities: -

• Collaborate with stakeholders (clinicians, administrators, technical teams) to gather, analyse, and document business and system requirements.

• Analyze clinical workflows and identify process improvement opportunities through software solutions.

• Translate business needs into functional specifications and user stories; participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and story refinement.

• Facilitate workshops and interviews to define functionality, system flows, and ensure alignment with user and business needs.

• Support system and user acceptance testing (UAT), ensure compliance with healthcare regulations, and assist in change management and training efforts.

• Create clear documentation, including process maps and user guides, and stay informed on industry trends and regulatory updates.

What You’ll Bring to Make An Impact

• Proven experience in business analysis, ideally within clinical or healthcare software environments and on complex projects.

• Strong skills in gathering and documenting requirements in Agile or Waterfall methodologies.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Understanding of healthcare data privacy, security, and compliance requirements.

• Familiarity with healthcare workflows, clinical terminology, and standards such as FHIR, HL7, and SNOMED CT.

• Experience with tools and practices such as BPMN, Visio, Jira, Confluence, UX design, and relevant certifications (e.g., CBAP, health informatics).

Don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes – if you meet most of them, we encourage you to submit your application. We’re most interested in your strengths, what you want to learn and how far you want to go.

This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold NV-1 security clearance.

Diverse Team Members, Shared Values and a Common Purpose

Providing our customers with smarter solutions takes an incredible team with diversity of thought, experience and perspectives driving innovation. Inclusion is at the heart of our culture and is one of our core values. It's about creating a workplace where everyone can do important work, feels welcome, valued, and respected, and has equal access to opportunities to thrive. Paul Chase – Chief Executive, Leidos Australia.

Leidos Australia is an equal opportunities organisation and is committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

Our five Advocacy Groups (Women and Allies Network, Young Professionals, Defence & Emergency Services, Action for Accessibility and Abilities and Pride+) provide an opportunity for team members to connect and collaborate on shared interests, and work to support and celebrate our diverse community.

Next Steps

• To apply for this role, follow the links or apply via our Careers page.

• Recruitment process - virtual / face to face interview & background checks.

• Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. In certain circumstances this can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality, permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries as per ITAR 126.1.

• We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please contact our Careers team [email protected] if you’d like to discuss any additional support during your application or throughout the recruitment process.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

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Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.