Senior System Analyst

Our Federal Government client is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Analyst to provide delivery leadership across complex gateway and network security infrastructure projects. This role combines senior systems analysis, project delivery and stakeholder engagement, ensuring the successful implementation, transition and ongoing support of secure and scalable technology services. The successful candidate will play a key role in translating business and operational requirements into practical delivery outcomes while coordinating multidisciplinary teams across a highly governed ICT environment.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a major Federal Government program and contribute to the delivery of critical gateway and network security infrastructure initiatives. Candidates with strong systems analysis, project delivery and stakeholder management experience within secure ICT environments are encouraged to apply.

Role Title: Senior Systems Analyst

Start Date: January 2027

Contract Role Till: 12 Month Initial Contract, with extension options available.

Pay Rate: Market Rates

Location: Melbourne CBD (3067) preferred. Candidates based in Canberra, Brisbane and Adelaide will also be considered. Hybrid working arrangement available.

Hours of Work: 40 hours per week

Security Clearance: NV1 Security Clearance required prior to commencement.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Lead complex gateway and network security infrastructure projects from planning and initiation through to implementation, transition and project closure.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, ensuring clear priorities, responsibilities and delivery outcomes.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, resource forecasts and status reporting.
• Manage project scope, risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions, decisions and change controls.
• Engage with business, technical and executive stakeholders to support informed decision-making and project success.
• Analyse current-state systems, interfaces and operational processes to identify implementation and transition requirements.
• Lead production transition and operational readiness activities, including support models, handovers, documentation and knowledge transfer.
• Support major incident and problem management activities, coordinating investigations, communications and remediation efforts.
• Maintain governance artefacts and provide regular reporting on delivery progress, risks, resource impacts and key decisions.
• Ensure solutions are delivered in line with security, operational and business requirements.

Experience & Skills Required:

• Minimum 5 years' experience leading complex gateway and network security infrastructure projects within large organisations.
• Strong systems analysis skills, including the assessment of technology services, operational impacts, interfaces and dependencies.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams across business, technical and operational environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing schedules, resources, risks, issues, change control and project governance activities.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience delivering outcomes within secure ICT environments.
• Strong written communication skills, including experience preparing project documentation, reports and executive briefings.
• Experience working within formal change, release, incident and problem management frameworks.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience within Federal Government or other highly regulated environments.
• Qualifications or certifications in Project Management, Agile Delivery, ITIL, Systems Analysis or a related ICT discipline.
• Knowledge of gateway technologies, network security infrastructure and IT service management practices.

If you feel this opportunity matches your skills and previous experience, please apply with your CV.

Candidates must possess existing Australian working rights (Citizens and be in possession of an existing NV1 Clearance, active or inactive) and ideally live in the Greater Melbourne Area.