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Kiandra IT is one of Australias leading IT service providers and is currently seeking a highly motivated and passionate Senior Business Analyst to join our team in the Melbourne CBD office.We are an exciting lively organisation whose focus is our people as well as technology. By providing enjoyable and challenging roles career growth and flexibility we promote individual achievement as well as team spirit. We actively encourage our people to strive for excellence and exceed expectations. And with an annual appearance on BRWs Best Places to Work list for the last four years we know our approach works.Working within the business analysis team your main responsibilities will be the planning estimation discovery distillation specification and management of requirements across a diverse client and project base. Our ideal candidate has a can-do attitude and thrives in a dynamic environment adapting with speed and agility to changing demands driving and influencing initiatives and outcomes.You are someone with a passion and drive for business analysis activities and are looking to be a part of a growing award-winning team.Required Skills Knowledge & AttributesAble to demonstrate a real drive and passion for building software great software!Professional personable polite and communicative with highly-developed interpersonal skills who finds it easy to build rapport with clients and collaborate with your peersAnalytical logical and creative you must be an excellent problem solverPragmatic and flexible you deal well with dynamic and fast-paced environmentsMotivated and self-reliant with the resourcefulness ingenuity and initiative to make a significant contribution to the successful delivery of projectsMasterful in the art of balancing clients budgets time needs constraints relationships and outcomesDiplomatic patient open-minded and impartial with the ability to negotiate with stakeholders to help them reach consensus you must be able to amicably persuade and influenceHonest with a high degree of integrity and quality in all that you doExpert at logically and methodically eliciting and distilling requirements from clientsZealous about completeness accuracy and attention to detail but not obsessedDeeply committed to providing exemplary requirements information and have the skills and experience to choose the format for the structuring and presentation of requirementsA demonstration of tenacity sharp focus and high standardsAn advocate for the user usability the customer brilliant design and profitable projectsAn inquisitive researcher who enjoys keeping up to date with best-practice and industry newsEmotionally intelligent / confident / committed / responsible / humble (i.e. a Carlton supporter!)Your experience and skills includeMinimum of 5 years as a BAExperience and confidence consulting to clients on multiple projectsMultiple project experience in building web-based business applicationsStructured approaches to planning and managing business analysis activitiesRunning project-inception planning prioritisation showcase and retrospective sessionsGreat personal organisation and task management skillsAdept at visually exploring and discovering requirements through the use of wireframes and / or interactive prototypesExcellent communication skills both verbal and written you are an articulate speaker a great active-listener and write clearly succinctly and unambiguouslyProven stakeholder engagement and facilitation of group discussions / sessionsCapturing and specifying requirements using a variety of methods according to the demands and nature of the engagement client or team including :wireframesuser storiesstructured statements for business functional and non-functional requirementsbusiness domain modelsprocess / activity diagramsEstimation techniques and concepts includingplanning pokerstory pointsideal-timetask-basedAbility to work independently and also collaboratively as part of a close knit teamBeing observant of details please provide a cover letter in response to this addressing the points above and below with your experience and the contribution you will make to eachModelling / diagramming ideally UML 2Confidence in engaging with and managing client interactions at all levels you are attentive and great at managing client relationshipsMultiple-project experience utilising Scrum XP Kanban or similar Agile approachesFlexibility and experience in utilising a variety of approaches methodologies or working-practices when adapting to each unique engagementYou will ideally alsoBe an evangelist for the BA profession who blogs presents and practices what they preachHave used JIRA Greenhopper and Confluence or similar / equivalent toolsHave some experience in iteration management / project managementHave some experience with mobile (iOS Android Windows Mobile) application developmentHave been a software developer / designer / architect in a past life with strong technical skillsHave experience and skills in business process analysis and familiarity with BPMNHave familiarity or experience with DDD TDD and / or BDD conceptsThis is a great opportunity to join an organisation that offers a progressive fast paced and highly driven environment. We are passionate about leading edge technology and having fun at work while maintaining a professional environment. With a dedicated focus on innovative infrastructure and custom software development solutions our projects are varied and never boring!About Kiandra ITWhat makes Kiandra specialWe offer great salaries commensurate with skills and experience. We have a fun and supportive culture and have built a great working environment. We encourage continuous learning and improvement.The companys directors really care about their staff and we regularly rank highly in the BRW Best Places to Work.We have a strong focus on work / life balance and on the few occasions where overtime is required it is paid at a great rate.Great perks includeBreakfast provided at workA stocked drinks fridgeDinner every Friday nightA company caf with a great coffee machineFree dry-cleaning each weekFree cycling gearCompany Employee Profit ShareWelcome pack on hire including lunch with the directors at one of Melbournes top restaurantsRequired Experience :Senior ICKey SkillsSQL,Agile,Business Analysis,Visio,Waterfall,Business Process Modeling,Requirements Gathering,Business requirements,JD Edwards,SDLC,Systems Analysis,Data Analysis SkillsEmployment Type : Full TimeExperience : yearsVacancy : 1#J-18808-Ljbffr