Join our Downer Professional Services team and play a key role in delivering complex defence and national security projects that safeguard Australia’s future.
Downer Professional Services comprises of three business units our Technical, Advisory, and Capability consulting practice, and Team Downer, which partners with CASG and NSSG as a major service provider to Defence Together, we are a multi-disciplinary advisory and delivery partner of choice for clients across Defence and National Security.
What if the insights you generated helped influence decisions across some of Australia’s most important Defence capability programs?
We’re seeking a Technical Business Analyst to join a high-performing Defence team supporting critical capability outcomes. This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of business, technology and data, transforming complex information into actionable insights that enable better decision-making and support the delivery of sovereign Defence capability.
If you’re passionate about data, analytics and turning complexity into clarity, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact while continuing to grow your consulting career.
What You’ll Do
As a Technical Business Analyst, you will bridge business needs with data, analytics and technical solutions, enabling evidence-based decision-making across a complex Defence environment.
You’ll play a key role in shaping data-driven strategies, improving information management practices and delivering insights that support operational, project and strategic outcomes. In addition to applying advanced analytical techniques, you will provide guidance and mentoring to more junior analysts while helping to build organisational capability in data management and analysis.
This role offers exposure to complex Defence programs, senior stakeholders and large-scale information environments while contributing to outcomes that support Australia’s national security and Defence readiness.
This role offers a broad scope, with key role responsibilities including:
Manage and govern large, sensitive and high-value data assets in accordance with legislative, policy and security requirements.
Collaborate with Defence stakeholders, vendors and data custodians to support the movement and integration of data from source systems into reporting and analytical platforms.
Ensure data, tools and processes are fit for purpose and aligned with organisational data strategy objectives.
Act as a trusted technical advisor on Defence data management and analytical tools.
Apply advanced data analysis, modelling and visualisation techniques to solve complex business challenges.
Translate business requirements into meaningful insights, reporting solutions and decision-support products.
What You’ll Bring
Demonstrated experience as a Business Analyst, Data Analyst or Technical Business Analyst within a complex environment.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with the ability to translate business requirements into technical and data-driven solutions.
Experience managing, analysing and interpreting complex datasets.
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
Experience working with reporting, analytics and data visualisation tools
Due to the nature of the work, you are required to currently hold and maintain an AGSVA Security clearance as required by the Commonwealth. In some instances, compliance with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements may also be an inherent requirement.
More than anything, you’ll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.
Why Downer Professional Services
At Downer Professional Services, we’re not just a workplace - we’re a business dedicated to contributing to the shaping of the future of defence in Australia. As the country’s only sovereign prime, we’re committed to making a real difference in protecting Australia’s interests.
What is means to belong at Downer Professional Services
Meaningful work: Help to deliver critical Defence projects that protect Australia and shape its future.
Professional development: Access career mapping, accelerated learning programs, and shared learning through our Communities of Practice.
Great perks: Enjoy discounts on healthcare, retail, vehicles, and more through Perks@Downer
Veteran support Benefit from initiatives like up to 20 days of Reservist Leave to stay connected post-service.
You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.
We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.
We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with this role, we’d still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.
As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.
If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to help you put your best foot forward
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It’s what we’ve done for more than 150 years. Solving problems. Making the extraordinary run smoothly every day. We’re keeping the lights on and the water flowing. Running the hospitals that take care of us. Delivering the transport that takes us from A to B. Maintaining communication networks that keep people connected. Helping our Government and Defence customers keep them protected. Delivering train fleets. Building bridges, roads and streets. Now we’re building momentum too. Moving forward even faster.
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