Lead Systems Analyst | EL1 Assistant Director and Solution Design Manager | Digital Delivery, Experience Analytics and Service Improvement
About Me
APS6 Senior Systems Analyst and DVA Customer Analytics Scrum Master with experience performing temporary higher duties (THD) as an EL1 Assistant Director and Solution Design Manager. I operate independently within established strategic direction and governance frameworks, exercising sound judgement across complex ICT delivery, analytics solution design, privacy, governance and people matters. I translate organisational priorities and customer evidence into scalable, secure and supportable solutions; lead multidisciplinary stakeholders; manage competing priorities, resources and risks; and build organisational capability through delegation, coaching and continuous improvement.
Profile Summary
I am an APS6 Senior Systems Analyst and Scrum Master in Experience Analytics and have undertaken temporary higher duties as an Assistant Director. I have led complex analytics delivery, guided staff through competing priorities and advised stakeholders. These experiences have strengthened my ability to set direction, exercise sound judgement and remain accountable for people, risks and results.
Shapes strategic thinking: A nine-month delay in DVA Adobe Customer Journey Analytics licensing left three months to deliver analytics data capture for 85 MyService features. Rather than prepare a separate specification for each feature, I identified common interactions and proposed reusable models for claims, tasks, Change of Circumstance and documents. I tested the approach with DVA business and technical leads and recommended where effort should be focused. This reduced 85 potential specifications to 13, with four models covering about 90 per cent of features and meeting all acceptance criteria.
Achieves results: When recurring sprint issues caused unclear priorities, late testing and poor visibility, I changed how work was planned and monitored. I aligned commitments with release dates and capacity, clarified ownership, and established escalation points. I separated blocked work from tasks the team could progress, keeping effort focused on achievable outcomes. Sprint completion remained above 80 per cent, last-minute pressure reduced, and senior stakeholders gained a clearer view of risks and release readiness.
Builds relationships and communicates with influence: While reviewing 40 MyService Change of Circumstance flows, I found that inconsistent page headings affected dropout measurement and raised privacy concerns. I brought together business, privacy and technical stakeholders to compare options and assess customer, cost and delivery impacts. I documented the evidence, adapted my advice for different audiences and secured agreement to use page titles. This established a consistent approach, improved reporting and avoided extensive privacy masking and redevelopment.
Demonstrates integrity and sound judgement: During periods acting at EL1, I managed staff attendance, leave, flexible-work, wellbeing and performance matters. I applied policy, the Enterprise Agreement, delegations and procedural fairness requirements, sought HR advice when needed and maintained objective records. I handled difficult conversations respectfully, gave employees an opportunity to respond and made balanced decisions that considered individual circumstances and operational needs.
Applies professional expertise and builds capability: For Consistent Reimbursements and other MyService enhancements, I defined analytics scope, supported costing and oversaw work from design to release and monitoring. I allocated work according to capability and risk, delegated requirements, specification and testing tasks, and retained accountability for quality. Through coaching and feedback, I supported a university placement student to build and present a data-collection specification to internal and DVA stakeholders. I also shaped Transaction Linking ID requirements by translating complex journeys into acceptance criteria and coordinating business, privacy, architecture and Adobe specialists. I am ready to contribute as an Assistant Director from the outset. I can set direction, develop staff, provide advice and bring stakeholders together to deliver outcomes. I will bring sound judgement, technical credibility and personal accountability to the role.
Core Capabilities
Connects operational activities to organisational objectives, considers longer-term ramifications and systematically analyses customer, business, technical, privacy and delivery evidence to develop practical options.
Establishes clear priorities, responsibilities and timeframes; marshals professional expertise; steers work through uncertainty; and maintains focus on quality, closure and intended outcomes.
Nurtures internal and external stakeholder relationships, facilitates cooperation across organisational boundaries and integrates diverse perspectives to secure shared outcomes.
Acts professionally and impartially, provides frank and evidence-based advice, engages constructively with risk and takes personal responsibility for progressing work.
Presents complex issues clearly, listens and adapts to the audience, anticipates stakeholder concerns and negotiates persuasively to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
Delegates meaningful work with clear parameters, agrees expectations, provides timely and constructive feedback and creates opportunities that build individual and organisational capability.
Translates business and customer needs into scalable requirements, analytics specifications, traceability, testing approaches, governance controls and release-readiness decisions.
Coordinates concurrent initiatives, manages dependencies and changing priorities, monitors performance and risk, and adjusts delivery approaches to sustain progress.
Applies Google Analytics, Tealeaf and Adobe Customer Journey Analytics to identify customer pain points, evaluate service performance and provide actionable recommendations.
Reviews performance, embeds reusable approaches, shares learning and supports recruitment, onboarding, knowledge transfer and cross-team collaboration.
Professional Experience
Services Australia | Adelaide
Senior Systems Analyst
Oct 2024 – Present
Designed four reusable CJA data models for DVA MyService Application across claims, tasks, Change of Circumstance and documents, reducing 85 potential specifications to 13, covering approximately 90 per cent of 85 features and addressing all 144 acceptance criteria of the BRS.
While performing THD as an EL1 Assistant Director and Solution Design Manager, led team workflow and delivery planning by setting priorities, assigning accountable owners, managing capacity and establishing escalation paths and contingencies. Sustained sprint completion above 80 per cent, improved visibility of risks and milestones, and strengthened testing and release readiness.
Led requirements analysis for the Transaction Linking ID solution, translating complex cross-session data, architecture, persistence and privacy issues into acceptance criteria and implementation rules. Coordinated DVA, Services Australia and Adobe specialists to establish documented requirements and a pathway for solution design, privacy assurance and proof of concept.
Oversaw Experience Analytics delivery across scope definition, costing, solution design, build, system integration testing, user acceptance testing, release and monitoring for Consistent Reimbursements and other MyService enhancements. Managed work allocation, quality, risks, dependencies and deliverables to support implementation, release readiness and intended business outcomes.
During EL1 THD, developed staff capability by delegating requirements, specification and testing work with clear expectations, guidance and constructive feedback. Enabled a university placement student to develop and present a data collection specification to internal and DVA stakeholders, demonstrating increased capability and confidence; also contributed to onboarding and recruitment activities.
While performing EL1 THD and undertaking line-management responsibilities, exercised independent judgement on sensitive people, management and delivery matters. Applied policy, the Enterprise Agreement, procedural fairness and specialist HR advice; maintained objective records; and provided frank, evidence-based advice that supported timely, defensible decisions while balancing employee wellbeing, privacy and operational requirements.
Systems Analyst
Feb 2023 – Sep 2024
Analysed complex business and customer needs and translated them into clear solution documentation and analytics specifications, strengthening implementation readiness, traceability and reporting consistency.
Developed dashboards and analysed customer journeys using Adobe Customer Journey Analytics, connecting user behaviour with service objectives and evidence-based improvement recommendations.
Facilitated cooperation across business, testing, development and delivery teams by integrating different perspectives, clarifying responsibilities and aligning outcomes through implementation and validation.
Acted on feedback and development opportunities to progress from testing into systems analysis, analytics design, stakeholder engagement and delivery coordination, broadening judgement, adaptability and leadership capability.
Planned and executed system integration, user acceptance and build verification testing; communicated defects and emerging risks to support timely decisions and reliable releases.
Flinders University | Adelaide
IAM Graduate Intern
Aug 2022 – Dec 2022
Supported Okta integration with Active Directory, LDAP, single sign-on, multifactor authentication and Microsoft 365, strengthening secure access across university systems.
Supported identity lifecycle automation and resolved provisioning and access issues, improving operational efficiency and service reliability.
Executed integration, regression and system testing for identity-service changes, identifying risks and supporting quality assurance before release.
Worked with university stakeholders to clarify IAM requirements and incorporate user and operational needs into service enhancements.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Information Technology (Network and Cyber Security Systems) – Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia
Bachelor of Arts – National University
Master of Arts – National University
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
• Chancellor’s Letter of Commendation for outstanding academic achievement and a high GPA in BITNCS.
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING
November 2023
ITIL® 4 Foundation
ITSM HUB
December 2023
Understanding 'Digital' for the Modern Organisation
Queensland University of Technology
February 2024
Design for Run Framework Training
Services Australia
April 2024
Introduction to ICT Release Management
Services Australia