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Please note: this is a halfyear fulltime posting.
Supporting the modernization of the Social Assistance reporting platform (Legacy Cognos system) the Senior Business Analyst will work alongside the agile product team to review existing data model and redesign to be scalable and flexible to meet current program and Ministry needs for analytical and operational reporting.
1. Backlog Management: Collaborating with the Product Owner to prioritize and refine the product backlog ensuring that user stories are welldefined and ready for development.
2. Sprint Planning: Participating in sprint planning meetings to help define the scope and objectives of each sprint ensuring alignment with business goals.
3. Requirement Elicitation: Working closely with stakeholders and the development team to gather and clarify requirements often through user stories and acceptance criteria.
4. Continuous Improvement: Engaging in sprint retrospectives to identify areas for improvement and implement changes to enhance team performance and product quality.
5. User Story Development: Writing and refining user stories ensuring they are clear concise and actionable for the development team.
6. Stakeholder Collaboration: Facilitating communication between stakeholders and the development team to ensure that the delivered solutions meet business needs.
7. Documentation and Reporting: Maintaining uptodate documentation and providing regular reports on project progress and performance metrics.
8. Data Profiling and Analysis: Profiling and analysing data to refine logic and design using Databricks
Technical Knowledge and Expertise 35
Led/managed business transformation/solution design initiatives with a focus on business architecture and data migration. (MUST HAVE)
Knowledge of enterprise architectural concepts and processes specifically in the area of business architecture for data warehouses marts lakes (in Azure platform). (MUST HAVE)
Proficiency working in Azure Databricks SQL PySpark. (MUST HAVE)
Experience in conceptual design of enterprise data warehouses and extensive experience in data management supporting development teams working on requirements gathering data profiling and analysis and design documentation
Understand data warehouse modeling concepts and design principles
Advanced technical knowledge of large hardware and software operations and utilities productivity tools online processing systems webbased technologies and database management systems
Provide consultation on source to target mapping to ensure business and technical alignment
Knowledge of Systems Development Life Cycle Methodologies familiarity with ITIL Processes for Change/Release Management relational data base technologies use of information retrieval packages using SQL and other query languages.
Knowledge of emerging IT trends and technologies cloud computing enterprise data warehousing etc.
Knowledge of accessibility compliance requirements e.g AODA WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA or the most recent WCAG requirements
Knowledge of front end webbased technologies and datamining/reportingbased COTS tools (e.g. IBM CURAM Social Assistance Management System) encompassing feasibility studies requirements definition analysis prototyping system design implementation testing and maintenance (Nice to have)
Business Analysis and ProblemSolving Skills 25
Experienced in requirement elicitation documentation data profiling and analysis evaluation of alternative solutions and making recommendations. (MUST HAVE)
Work with team to develop clearly defined epics and user stories.
Experience in writing user stories in Azure DevOps. (MUST HAVE)
Help program understand their needs and translate to design models and concepts
Recommend approaches and discuss with team and stakeholders
Develop technical documentation and translate to business terms
Organizational and Project Management Skills 20
Plan develop manage control projects and resolve complex technical design problems
Knowledge of project management task estimation scheduling and control
Development of documentation and materials as part of a review and knowledge transfer to other members
Development of specific activities as part of a review (hand over to ministry staff) and building block approach which build on knowledge transfer and skills development from the previous stage to the next
Communication and Interpersonal Skills 20
Gather information clarify needs and desired system changes explain system development recommendations explain and provide instruction on new/modified systems and technology
Prepare business cases systems documentation user manuals and guidelines
Clarify and discuss systems development options with clients
Supplier CommentsClosing Date/Time:00 a.m.
No of maximum submissions :1 (one)Please note: this is a halfyear fulltime posting.
The consultant needs to come 3 days in the office per week. 315 Front Street West 3rd Floor)
Full Time