Systems Analyst
What the work is
Evaluates processes and methods used in existing ICT systems and proposes modifications, additional system components or new systems to meet user needs as expressed in specifications and other documentation.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Analyses existing business processes and systems to identify issues, errors and areas for improvement
- Collaborates with stakeholders to determine system requirements
- Creates functional solutions and system test plans to meet quality expectations
- Develops functional specifications for use by system developers
- Tests and troubleshoots system changes
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a technology consulting team working with a fictional regional health service on a new booking system. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A room of people who disagreed all morning leaves with one plan they all believe in
- You find the real problem behind a request that sounded like something else
- A system you helped shape goes live and the front desk staff say it makes their day easier
Hard days
- Two managers want opposite things and both say theirs is the priority
- A requirement changes three days before a deadline
- You are asked to promise a date for something nobody has yet worked out how to build
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 273234, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.