Business Analyst 9757-0812

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

HM Note: This hybrid contract role is five (5) days in office this is a half-year full-time opportunity. Candidates resumes must include first and last name email and telephone contact information.

Description

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.

and nbsp;

Backlog Management: Collaborating with the Product Owner to prioritize and refine the product backlog ensuring that user stories are well-defined and ready for development.
Sprint Planning: Participating in sprint planning meetings to help define the scope and objectives of each sprint ensuring alignment with business goals.
Requirement Elicitation: Working closely with stakeholders and the development team to gather and clarify requirements often through user stories and acceptance criteria.
Continuous Improvement: Engaging in sprint retrospectives to identify areas for improvement and implement changes to enhance team performance and product quality.
User Story Development: Writing and refining user stories ensuring they are clear concise and actionable for the development team.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Facilitating communication between stakeholders and the development team to ensure that the delivered solutions meet business needs.
Documentation and Reporting: Maintaining up-to-date documentation and providing regular reports on project progress and performance metrics.
Data Profiling and Analysis: Profiling and analysing data to refine logic and design using Databricks.

and nbsp;

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Technical Knowledge and Expertise - 35% and nbsp;

Led/managed business transformation/solution design initiatives with a focus on business architecture and data migration. and nbsp;(MUST HAVE)
Knowledge of enterprise architectural concepts and processes specifically in the area of business architecture for data warehouses marts lakes (in Azure platform). and nbsp;
Proficiency working in Azure Databricks SQL. and nbsp;
Experience in conceptual design of enterprise data warehouses and extensive experience in data management supporting development teams - and nbsp;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 web-based 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 web-based technologies and data-mining/reporting-based COTS tools and nbsp;(e.g. IBM CURAM Social Assistance Management System) and nbsp;encompassing feasibility studies requirements definition analysis prototyping system design implementation testing and maintenance and nbsp;(Nice to have)

and nbsp;

Business Analysis and Problem-Solving Skills - 25% and nbsp;

Experienced in requirement elicitation documentation data profiling and analysis evaluation of alternative solutions and making recommendations. and nbsp;(MUST HAVE)
Work with team to develop clearly defined epics and user stories.
Experience in writing user stories in Azure DevOps. and nbsp;(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 and nbsp;(MUST HAVE)

and nbsp;

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

and nbsp;

Communication and Interpersonal Skills - 20% and nbsp;

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

Must Have:

Lead/manage business transformation/solution design initiatives with a focus on business architecture and data migration.
Experienced in requirement elicitation documentation data profiling and analysis evaluation of alternative solutions and making recommendations. and nbsp;(MUST HAVE)
Work with team to develop clearly defined epics and user stories.
Experience in writing user stories in Azure DevOps. and nbsp;(MUST HAVE)
Develop technical documentation and translate to business terms and nbsp;(MUST HAVE)
Proficiency working in Azure Databricks SQL.

HM Note: This hybrid contract role is five (5) days in office this is a half-year full-time opportunity. Candidates resumes must include first and last name email and telephone contact information.DescriptionSupporting the modernization of the Social Assistance reporting platform (Legacy Cognos syst...

Description

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.

and nbsp;

Backlog Management: Collaborating with the Product Owner to prioritize and refine the product backlog ensuring that user stories are well-defined and ready for development.
Sprint Planning: Participating in sprint planning meetings to help define the scope and objectives of each sprint ensuring alignment with business goals.
Requirement Elicitation: Working closely with stakeholders and the development team to gather and clarify requirements often through user stories and acceptance criteria.
Continuous Improvement: Engaging in sprint retrospectives to identify areas for improvement and implement changes to enhance team performance and product quality.
User Story Development: Writing and refining user stories ensuring they are clear concise and actionable for the development team.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Facilitating communication between stakeholders and the development team to ensure that the delivered solutions meet business needs.
Documentation and Reporting: Maintaining up-to-date documentation and providing regular reports on project progress and performance metrics.
Data Profiling and Analysis: Profiling and analysing data to refine logic and design using Databricks.

and nbsp;

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Technical Knowledge and Expertise - 35% and nbsp;

Led/managed business transformation/solution design initiatives with a focus on business architecture and data migration. and nbsp;(MUST HAVE)
Knowledge of enterprise architectural concepts and processes specifically in the area of business architecture for data warehouses marts lakes (in Azure platform). and nbsp;
Proficiency working in Azure Databricks SQL. and nbsp;
Experience in conceptual design of enterprise data warehouses and extensive experience in data management supporting development teams - and nbsp;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 web-based 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 web-based technologies and data-mining/reporting-based COTS tools and nbsp;(e.g. IBM CURAM Social Assistance Management System) and nbsp;encompassing feasibility studies requirements definition analysis prototyping system design implementation testing and maintenance and nbsp;(Nice to have)

and nbsp;

Business Analysis and Problem-Solving Skills - 25% and nbsp;

Experienced in requirement elicitation documentation data profiling and analysis evaluation of alternative solutions and making recommendations. and nbsp;(MUST HAVE)
Work with team to develop clearly defined epics and user stories.
Experience in writing user stories in Azure DevOps. and nbsp;(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 and nbsp;(MUST HAVE)

and nbsp;

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

and nbsp;

Communication and Interpersonal Skills - 20% and nbsp;

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

Must Have:

Lead/manage business transformation/solution design initiatives with a focus on business architecture and data migration.
Experienced in requirement elicitation documentation data profiling and analysis evaluation of alternative solutions and making recommendations. and nbsp;(MUST HAVE)
Work with team to develop clearly defined epics and user stories.
Experience in writing user stories in Azure DevOps. and nbsp;(MUST HAVE)
Develop technical documentation and translate to business terms and nbsp;(MUST HAVE)
Proficiency working in Azure Databricks SQL.