Senior Business Analyst

• 12-month Fixed-Term role
• Based in Wellington

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for security? We're looking for a Senior Business Analyst to play a key role in a high-impact Security Uplift Programme. You'll bring your top-tier analysis skills to the table, helping shape secure, scalable solutions that protect our organisation and its people. If you thrive on solving complex problems and making a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.

About Us | Ko mātou

Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is a Central Government employer of 1300+ people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.

What's in it for you? | Ngā hua ka riro ki a koe

We encourage you to go to our careers site to learn more about the Way We Work at Stats NZ and also check out our benefits. We want working for us… to work for you

Other benefits of joining Stats NZ include:

• Balance life and work commitments
• Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)
• Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa
• 3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)
• City based offices that cater to a variety of working styles and needs
• State of the art, 6-star green building in Wellington.

The role | Te tūnga

As a Senior Business Analyst - Security, you will be accountable for enabling and assisting your stakeholders to clarify, develop, and implement their business capability needs and objectives. You will work collaboratively with business and internal and external suppliers to identify viable, cost-effective enterprise solutions that contribute to Stats NZ's strategic direction.

To do this, you will need to lead, coach and support other business analysts, and actively contribute to the improvement of business analysis and security.

This role would suit someone who has:

• Experience in, and a passion for, Cyber Security.
• 10 years' experience using business analysis tools, techniques and methodologies - minimum five years at intermediate business analyst level.
• Experience working as a project manager or team member
• Professional certification and/or equivalent work experience
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent customer engagement skills
• Ability to translate customer needs or requirements into practical initiatives to improve services or develop new services.
• Experience drafting and getting policy approved.

What you bring | Nōu te rourou

We understand transferable skills can come from experience gained from outside of work. We encourage you to be you in your application.

We are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in all these areas already, but you do need to be on board with learning and have a genuine interest and willingness to grow on this journey with us.

Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, what attracted you to this role, and what you would bring to Stats NZ.

How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono

If this sounds like you, click on the Apply now button to be redirected to the application page on our careers site. The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page.

We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview. You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.

Please reach out to if you have any questions.

You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.

Reference #

17069

Posted on

03 Dec 2025

Closes on

09 Dec :55

Location(s)

Wellington

Expertise

Security and Privacy

Job level(s)

4-6 years experience

Work type(s)

Fixed term full-time