Job Title: RQ09260 - Business Analyst - Senior Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Work Location:87 Sir William Hearst Ave M3M 0B4 Toronto OntarioHybrid Estimated Start Date: Estimated End Date: #Business Days: 215.00 Extension: 250.00 Hours per day or Week:7.25 hours per day Security Level:No Clearance Required Must haves:
Experience with engaging business and IT stakeholders understand requirements for new functionality or changes to existing ones and providing high level and detailed estimates
Description
The Ministry is seeking the services of one (1) Business Analyst Level 3 to work as part of the Project Management & Program Delivery project team in collaboration with the core project team solution delivery vendor(s) and other stakeholders as required.
Provide support during the design implementation and testing phases of the project.
Report progress of assignment on a regular basis to Project Management raise any issue and concerns and propose mitigation strategies.
Lead and/or participate in teams developing solutions within MTOs Transportation Safety (TS) Division.
Conduct feasibility analysis project scoping and provide project work estimates.
Conduct Joint Requirements Planning and Joint Application Design sessions.
Analyze and map processes / data for current state and future state.
Requirements development involving requirements elicitation elaboration analysis specification and validation.
Use of ministry mandated requirement management tools and templates for requirements
Review and feedback of technical design documents.
Conduct and/or participate in walkthroughs at each project milestone.
Knowledge transfer to TS and I&IT Cluster at all stages of the assignment.
Report status to and follow overall direction from the Project Manager and/or Lead Business Analyst.
The Deliverables include (but are not limited to):
Business Cases and Request for Bids
Business requirements / rules
Business process models
System Requirements specifications
Business / Data Glossary
Business and System use cases
User epics stories and themes / Product backlog and sprint plans
Data requirements / models (conceptual / logical)
Functional and Non-functional requirements
Requirements Traceability Matrices
User Interface specifications low and high fidelity prototypes
Report specifications
Test plan/strategies test cases
Risks and Issues
Status reports
Work plans e.g. requirements management plan
Artefacts/documents required for enterprise architecture development from a business needs point-of-view (contextual and conceptual) as required for the Architecture Governance Point review process
Other artefacts as determined by the project
Support to Development and Test teams in following areas (but are not limited to):
Building and testing support to development team
Reviewing test strategy test plan and cases
Management of defect logs
Testing Applications
Supporting end-user inquiries
Defining the integration test plan
Defining the user acceptance test plan
Identification and resolution of problems/issues
Document and manage risks and liaise with other project teams to coordinate project interdependencies.
Documentation of all artefacts in a shared project library.
Experience and Skill Set Requirements for Assignment in VMS (Flextrack): Skill Set Requirements
Knowledge with Solutions Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and structured methodologies including agile waterfall and iterative
Demonstrable experience with Business Object Oriented Modeling UML tools and techniques.
Demonstrable skills and experience with documenting deliverables outlined in Deliverables section
Work Experience in investigating analyzing estimating system applications in a large integrated mainframe and mid-tier environment
Proven experience with all stages of automated system implementation in complex mainframe with online and batch transactions
Proven experience with sprint facilitation interpretation of business needs to technical requirements facilitation of project meetings for reviews
Experience with the Public Sector architecture.
Demonstrable knowledge of Public Sector applications databases and systems; demonstrated experience working with legacy infrastructure hosting environments such as mainframe with complex applications; Experience with supporting legacy applications and transformation of legacy solutions using COTS products such as Oracle Siebel
Demonstrable knowledge and experience working in accordance with policies and procedures of Public Service Sector
Demonstrable knowledge of Project Management framework in the Public Sector and Architecture Checkpoint requirements
Excellent analytical problem solving and decision-making skills.
Experience in conducting feasibility analysis project scoping and providing project work estimates
Experience with requirements development involving requirements elicitation analysis specification and validation
Experience with documenting user stories planning and managing product backlog planning and managing sprints and implementing in an iterative manner
Demonstrated experience in the facilitation of project meetings for reviews
Experience in reporting progress of assignment(s) on a regular basis to Project Management and raise any issues / concerns and propose mitigation strategies.
Can work effectively independently and in a team environment.
Strong communication interpersonal collaboration and negotiation skills to work seamlessly in an agile cross-functional team with clients vendor(s) and other stakeholders.
Excellent facilitation presentation time-management and problem-solving skills.
Able to build strong and trusting relationships while liaising effectively with internal and external stakeholders and solution delivery vendor(s).
Strong leadership skills to provide advice and guidance on all aspects of user experience and design assessing user characteristics needs goals and opportunities.
Creative innovative and can think outside the box to visualize solutions that meet business needs.
Knowledgeable in design thinking have a user-centric mindset and attention to detail.
Knowledge and experience with supporting Public Sector Digital First strategies; experience with working with Digital Service standards including formal submissions for assessments as per official digital standards established
Creative analytical approach and strong understanding of interaction design principles including ability and experience to deliver mock-ups using advanced tools
Able to resolve issues in a timely manner provide options and recommendations.
Thrive on feedback and comfortable transforming ideas generated through user research and analysis to create elegant effective designs for diverse audiences.
Understand business metrics and able to translate business goals and objectives into digital experiences.
Able to prioritize change requests from clients and guide the team in determining how best to address them.
Knowledge to ensure compliance with requirements for accessibility and user centric design including Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and Simpler Better Faster Services Act
Strong research skills to perform industry research provide options and make recommendations for solution improvements.
Experience and Skill Set Requirements Modeling and Methodologies - 25%
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 techniques
Demonstrated experience with Public Sector Digital Service Standard and Digital assessment processes
Experience with the Zachman framework Public Sector Architecture Governance Points and deliverables
Technical Skills - 15%
Proven experience in investigating analyzing and estimating system applications in a large integrated mainframe and mid-tier environment
Experience with all stages of automated system implementation in complex mainframe with online batch and Financial reconciliation transactions
Experience working with legacy infrastructure hosting environments such as mainframe with complex applications; Experience with supporting legacy applications and modernizing
Demonstrated experience with implementation of business solutions using Custom off the Shelf solution implementations such as Oracle Siebel based systems and photo comparison technologies
Ability to document requirements using story boarding utilizing tools such as Azure DevOps and Jira
Demonstrated experience with HP ALM (Quality Center) to support test activities
Experience with prototyping tools to deliver high quality prototypes and mock-ups
Experience with submitting and managing project collateral (conceptual and logical) in repository tools such as PowerDesigner
Experience with reporting tools such as Microsoft Power BI
Business Analysis Skills - 25%
Experience with engaging business and IT stakeholders understand requirements for new functionality or changes to existing ones and providing high level and detailed estimates
Ability to write high quality business cases working with corporate governance bodies and navigating approvals
Experience 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 requirements
Demonstrated ability in conducting feasibility analysis project scoping and providing project work estimates
Experience with requirements development involving requirements elicitation analysis specification and validation
Communication Skills - 15%
Excellent analytical problem solving and decision-making skills
Excellent communication skills
Demonstrated experience in the facilitation of project meetings for reviews
Experience in reporting progress of assignment on a regular basis to Project Management and raise any issues / concerns and propose mitigation strategies
Experience with creating automated information and status reporting
Business Subject Matter Knowledge and Expertise - 15%
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 criticalPublic 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 - 5%
Experience with Public Sector I&IT Solutions architecture application design quality assurance standardsproject delivery methodologies and practices
Demonstrable 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 vendors
Experience working in accordance with Acts Policies and Procedures of Public SectorServices
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