Business Analyst - Land Development Systems

Type: ACN Contract or Max Term

Salary: Up to a maximum $220,000 package (including super pro-rata) Max-Term, or $1000pd ACN Contractor

Location: Remote with two days per fortnight in northern Victoria (all expenses covered)

Start Date: November 2026

Duration: Six Months

Position Purpose

DWS are seeking a Business Analyst to work on client site. You will support the delivery of a Land Development System. The role is responsible for analysing business processes, defining requirements, supporting data migration activities, and ensuring alignment between business outcomes and technical solutions. You will work closely with business stakeholders, Digital, vendors (including Land Development partners), and the Change Manager to ensure successful transition from legacy systems to the new Land Development system.

Key Responsibilities

• Support finalisation of the Business Case Requirements & Process Analysis
• Analyse current-state (AS-IS) business processes across Land Development
• Facilitate workshops to define future-state (TO-BE) processes aligned with future system capabilities
• Document functional and non-functional requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Identify process gaps, impacts, and dependencies across systems and teams Data Migration
• Support data migration activities from legacy systems into the new Land Development system
• Work with technical teams to define data migration scope (e.g. open items vs historical data)
• Assist in data mapping, data validation, reconciliation, and business sign-off
• Support decisions around legacy data retention, archiving, and system decommissioning options Stakeholder & Vendor Engagement
• Act as the liaison between business users, Digital teams, and external vendors
• Support scope clarification and change impact discussions with implementation partners
• Assist with issue resolution relating to requirements, data, and process changes
• Ensure stakeholders are engaged and informed throughout delivery Testing & Implementation Support
• Support development of test scenarios and business acceptance testing (BAT)
• Coordinate and support user acceptance testing (UAT)
• Support defect triage and resolution
• Assist with cutover planning and go-live readiness activities
  
  
  

Key Deliverables

• Business requirements documentation / user stories
• Process maps (AS-IS / TO-BE)
• Data migration requirements and business validation artefacts
• Test scenarios and UAT support
• Business impact and change inputs
• Decision support for scope and data migration option
  
  
  

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst on system implementations
• Experience with data migration and system decommissioning
• Strong stakeholder facilitation and workshop skills
• Experience working with vendors and implementation partners
• Strong documentation and analytical skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight timeframes
• Experience in public sector, water, utilities, or asset-intensive environments
• Understanding of land development processes
• Experience supporting Procurement, Business Case, Business Requirements, Business Process Mapping, UAT and go-live activities
• Experience with Land Development systems
• Experience with the Smartsheet platform
  
  
  

Applicants must hold Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residency (PR) - DWS are unable to sponsor or support visas.

Working at DWS offers you:

• Ongoing professional and career development
• Paid learning and certifications (chosen entirely by you), with completion bonuses
• An active social club that host regular, subsidised events
• Corporate discounts on a range of services and products, including health insurance, gym memberships, Apple products and much more
  
  
  

About Us:

Since 1991, DWS has been helping organisations across Australia reimagine what's possible through technology, business, and management consulting. With offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Canberra, our 300+ locally based consultants bring deep expertise and fresh thinking to every project. We deliver end-to-end solutions spanning IT consulting, Staff Augmentation, Managed Delivery, Data & Analytics, Cloud, AI and Automation.

Our strength lies in our people; each consultant is carefully selected for their expertise, creativity, and commitment to excellence. Together, we deliver impactful solutions that drive innovation, efficiency, and long-term value. At DWS, we don't just meet expectations - we redefine them.

DWS encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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