Business Analyst – Operational Technology Applications

About Fujitsu

Fujitsu is a global leader in technology and business solutions focused on transforming organizations and society. With a longstanding reputation for innovation and expertise, Fujitsu is dedicated to contributing to societal and customer growth through cutting-edge technology.

Role Overview

This position demands an experienced Business Analyst to lead a strategic assessment of Operational Technology (OT) applications within a complex manufacturing and production setting. The successful candidate will oversee the discovery, evaluation, and documentation of OT applications to gain a thorough understanding of their usage, ownership, criticality, and integration within the current operational landscape.

Responsibilities

• Drive comprehensive discovery and documentation of all OT applications to map the current application environment.
• Engage stakeholders across business, operational, engineering, and technology sectors via workshops and interviews to collect requirements and validate insights.
• Evaluate each application’s purpose, business value, ownership, lifecycle, integration points, usage, dependencies, and support mechanisms.
• Create detailed documentation covering current application landscapes, business processes, technology interfaces, data flows, and system relationships.
• Analyze the portfolio to identify duplication, overlapping features, legacy solutions, technical debt, risks, and optimization prospects.
• Recommend opportunities for rationalization, standardization, consolidation, retirement, or modernization to enhance efficiency.
• Assess the implications of proposed changes, including potential risks, costs, dependencies, and necessary implementation steps.
• Develop comprehensive current-state assessments and formulate future-state roadmaps aligned with business and technological strategies.
• Prepare executive-level reports, strategic advice, business cases, and presentations to drive technology investment decisions.
• Collaborate with architecture, engineering, operations, and technology teams to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and long-term objectives.
• Communicate findings and proposals effectively to sponsors, leadership, and stakeholders to support Operational Technology initiatives.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Demonstrated experience as a Business Analyst focused on application discovery, assessment, rationalization, or technology transformation projects.
• Background in manufacturing, industrial, production, mining, utilities, or similar operational industries.
• In-depth knowledge of OT applications and mission-critical production systems.
• Proficient in assessing application portfolios including ownership models, lifecycle, support frameworks, and integrations.
• Proven ability to identify and recommend optimization, consolidation, retirement, and modernization strategies.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and workshop facilitation capabilities.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving expertise.
• Proficient in producing executive reports, strategic roadmaps, business cases, and related documentation.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with OT technologies such as SCADA, MES, ICS, Historians, and manufacturing systems.
• Experience with Application Portfolio Management (APM), Enterprise Architecture, or technology governance frameworks.
• Knowledge of technology lifecycle management and application governance.
• Experience contributing to digital transformation or technology modernization initiatives.

Contract and Other Details

This contract role is based onsite in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, with a duration of six months. The employer promotes a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, encouraging applications from a wide spectrum of candidates and values collaboration, adaptability, and integrity. The applicant must be an Australian citizen, capable of obtaining required federal government security clearances due to the nature of the role.

Diversity and Inclusion

Fujitsu fosters an inclusive environment welcoming candidates from all backgrounds, including gender-diverse individuals, Indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, and multicultural applicants. Applicants who embody values of inclusion, teamwork, flexibility, courage, and honesty are strongly encouraged to apply, even if all requirements are not perfectly met.

Application Information

No agency solicitation is accepted without prior agreement. Candidates interested in this position should note the requirement for Australian citizenship and security clearance due to regulatory restrictions related to export and defense technologies.