Senior Business Analyst
Job Description
About the job
Client: Government
Type: Contract
Role: Senior Business Analyst
Term: 1 Year + extension option
Pay Rate: $80.00
Start date: 2-3 weeks
Location: Toronto / Hybrid
Req ID: RQ08816
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Requirements: What you’ll need
Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Qualifications:
Modeling and Methodologies
Demonstrated experience with the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and methodologies such as waterfall and Agile methods with a focus on iterative development and delivery with proven ability to lead sprints.Demonstrated experience with Business Object Oriented Modelling, UML tools and techniquesDemonstrated experience with Public Sector Digital Service Standard and Digital assessment processesExperience with the Zachman framework , Public Sector Architecture Governance Points and deliverables
Technical Skills
Proven experience in investigating, analyzing and estimating system applications in a large integrated mainframe and mid-tier environmentExperience with all stages of automated system implementation in complex mainframe, with online batch, and Financial reconciliation transactionsExperience working with legacy infrastructure hosting environments such as mainframe with complex applications; Experience with supporting legacy applications and modernizingDemonstrated experience with implementation of business solutions using Custom off the Shelf solution implementations such as Oracle Siebel based systems and photo comparison technologiesAbility to document requirements using story boarding utilizing tools such as Azure DevOps and JiraDemonstrated experience with HP ALM (Quality Center) to support test activitiesExperience with prototyping tools to deliver high quality prototypes and mock-upsExperience with submitting and managing project collateral (conceptual and logical) in repository tools such as PowerDesignerExperience with reporting tools such as Microsoft Power BI
Business Analysis Skills
Experience with engaging business and IT stakeholders, understand requirements for new functionality or changes to existing ones and providing high level and detailed estimatesAbility to write high quality business cases, working with corporate governance bodies and navigating approvalsExperience with documenting deliverables (Functional and Non-functional requirements, System Requirements Specifications, Business requirements / rules, Business Process Models, Data Requirements / Models (conceptual / logical), Risks and Issues, Business and System Use Cases, Requirements Traceability Matrices, Status Reports, Test Plan / Strategies, Test Cases etc.)Demonstrated experience with JAD/Sprint session facilitation and the ability to interpret business needs to technical requirementsDemonstrated ability in conducting feasibility analysis, project scoping and providing project work estimatesExperience with requirements development involving requirements elicitation, analysis, specification and validation
Communication Skills
Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skillsExcellent communication skillsDemonstrated experience in the facilitation of project meetings for reviewsExperience in reporting progress of assignment on a regular basis to Project Management and raise any issues / concerns and propose mitigation strategiesExperience with creating automated information and status reporting
Business Subject Matter Knowledge and Expertise
Good understanding of program & service concepts, general and best practices, business processes & rules, stakeholders & relationships, service delivery models (incl. self service / digital service), private & public partnership, etc in complex and high-impact critical Public services related to licensing, registration, permit, enforcement, safety inspection, photo identification and related fraud prevention line of businesses, services, or functional areas, in relation to I&IT application software delivery
Public Sector Experience
Experience with Public Sector I&IT Solutions architecture, application design, quality assurance standards, project delivery methodologies, and practicesDemonstrable knowledge of Public Sector applications, databases and systems while developing cross cluster, multi-year business solutions including knowledge of Custom off the Shelf product implementations with third party vendorsExperience working in accordance with Acts, Policies and Procedures of Public Sector Services
Must haves:
Demonstrated experience with the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and methodologies such as waterfall and Agile methods with a focus on iterative development and delivery with proven ability to lead sprints.
PREFERRED SKILLS
Business Analysis + SDLC + Agile + Azure DevOps
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