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Working at BAE Systems

  • Founded
    November 1999
  • Company employees
    Around 110,000

Hiring in

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
  • Malaysia
  • Poland
  • Singapore

Office locations

Join BAE Systems Australia as a Senior Systems Analyst located in South Australia (Flinders Street, Adelaide). This full-time role offers a hybrid working arrangement with a 9-day fortnight. You will drive performance, reliability, and innovation across business systems by providing application support, configuration, and enhancement while working closely with stakeholders and vendors.

Requirements

  • Proven experience delivering high-quality outcomes in application support and configuration.
  • Technical proficiency in application platforms and databases.
  • Familiarity with IT service management practices (e.g., ITIL).
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills.
  • Tertiary qualification in technology, engineering or similar is considered desirable.
  • Must be an Australian citizen eligible to obtain and maintain a NV1 defence security clearance.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Application Platforms and Databases: Use technical proficiency to configure and update applications and diagnose Level 1 and Level 2 support incidents.
  • IT Service Management: Apply practices like ITIL to monitor system performance, conduct routine maintenance, and resolve incidents within agreed SLAs.
  • Communication Skills: Liaise effectively with project managers, vendors, and non-technical audiences for system implementation and change management.
  • Organisational Skills: Maintain documentation such as user guides and wiki articles while managing competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
  • Potential transition routes: People from Systems Engineer, IT Support Specialist, or Business Analyst roles may bring technical proficiency, problem-solving abilities, and stakeholder management skills, alongside meeting eligibility for an Australian defence security clearance.

Job description

Senior Systems Analyst

Job Location: South Australia (Flinders Street)

We work in a thriving sector – one that puts us at the forefront of exciting and meaningful work. Every day we push boundaries to produce some of the world’s most innovative and ground breaking technology. Individually we all contribute to our success. Collectively we make the impossible possible.

Recognised for delivering projects of global and national significance that help keep Australia safe, it is our shared passion that shapes our culture, and our people that make it a great place to work.

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow – shaping a safer future, for all of us.

We embrace flexible work arrangements at BAE Systems Australia, such as working a 9-day fortnight hybrid working.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space – there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Role Description

Are you a tech-savvy problem solver with a passion for supporting business-critical applications? Join our dynamic team at BAE Systems Australia as a Senior Systems Analyst, where your expertise will help drive performance, reliability, and innovation across our business systems.

As a Senior Systems Analyst, you’ll be the go-to expert for application support, configuration, and enhancement. Working closely with the Manager – Business Systems, you’ll build strong relationships with stakeholders and vendors to ensure our systems are running smoothly and evolving with business needs.

Core Duties:

  • Provide Level 1 and Level 2 support for business applications
  • Diagnose and resolve application incidents within agreed SLAs
  • Monitor performance and conduct routine maintenance
  • Configure and update applications based on business or technical requirements
  • Liaise with project managers and vendors for implementation and deployment of systems
  • Assist with testing, deployment, and change management
  • Maintain documentation including user guides and wiki articles

About YOU

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Technical proficiency in application platforms and databases
  • Familiarity with IT service management practices (e.g., ITIL)
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BAE Systems

Senior System Analyst

Adelaide
Hybrid
Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
  • Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies
  • Proven experience delivering high-quality outcomes
  • Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities
  • Resilience and adaptability in dynamic environments
  • Tertiary qualification in technology, engineering or similar is considered desirable
  • Defence security clearance or eligibility to obtain NV1
  • Why BAE Systems?

    Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work – this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family – support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

    A place where everyone can thrive

    We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

    We support our veteran community through VetNet Australia, along with initiatives such as Reserve Service Leave, a Veteran Mentoring Program, and partner-supported programs.

    We welcome applications from all candidates and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

    We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180 and recipients of the Benchmarcx Top Employer for Candidate Experience Excellence 2026. As members of the Circle Back Initiative, we commit to responding to every applicant.

    If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact our recruitment team to discuss the support you may need. You can also connect with us via Careers and Employment.

    Security statement

    Please note, as a defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and either possess or be eligible to obtain and maintain one. Further information regarding security clearances.

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