Business Analyst 10264-2813

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

The work will initially focus on the Early Child Development (ECD) program; however resources engaged under this contract will support multiple MCCSS programs and applications over the term of the engagement. Work may include the development of new data and reporting products as required to address ministry priorities and emerging needs.

Responsibilities:

Provides a comprehensive range of I and amp;IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs.
Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering documenting and analyzing business needs and requirements.
Prepares and advises on business analysis policies processes best practices and standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent business analysis practice within the organization.

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General Skills:

Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess clients business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I and amp;IT solutions can be determined
Applies re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost effective service delivery approaches
Leads and conducts business analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to the project and phases of project aligning with OPS Unified Project Management Methodology Enterprise Architecture and Gating Process and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies
Develops strategies prepares business cases and cost-benefit analysis and conducts feasibility studies for business I and amp;IT initiatives
Develops sound processes for requirements gathering including but not limited to JAD sessions interviews mockups etc.
Conducts business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rules definition and non-functional requirements definitions for assigned projects
Monitors progress resolves problems and reports regularly to I and amp;IT management and stakeholders
Develops performance measures and traceability matrices for business analysis evaluation and conducts follow-up
Experience developing strategies preparing business cases and cost-benefit analysis
Experience conducting requirements gathering developing documentation including presentations and briefing notes and conducting stakeholder engagement
Experience in the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools to document conceptual requirements and scope
Awareness of emerging I and amp;IT trends and technologies
Excellent analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills
A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines and nbsp; and nbsp;

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Business Analysis and Problem-Solving Skills - 35%

Experienced in requirement elicitation documentation gap analysis evaluation of alternative solutions user interation/experience design (UI/UX) and making recommendations. and nbsp;(MUST HAVE)
Experience facilitating sessions with a diverse audience for requirements discovery and analysis using a variety of methodologies (e.g. Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid). and nbsp;(MUST HAVE)
Work with stakeholders (internal and external) across the program to develop clearly defined epics and user stories.
Experience in writing user stories in Azure DevOps. and nbsp;(MUST HAVE)
Gather information on client problems services and business goals/objectives
Help program understand their needs and translate to design models and concepts
Evaluate requirements and review options for solution assess cost/benefit of options evaluate alternative conceptual systems designs and potential impact of proposed system changes on existing service delivery
Recommend approaches and discuss with team and stakeholders
Translate from technical terminology to business terms

Technical Knowledge and Expertise - 25%

Led/managed business transformation/solution design initiatives with a focus on business architecture and and nbsp;user interation/experience design (UI/UX). and nbsp;(MUST HAVE)
Experience in conceptual design of enterprise data warehouses and extensive experience in data management supporting development teams - and nbsp;working on requirements gathering and design documentation
Understand data warehouse modeling concepts and design principles (Kimball and Inmon)
Advanced technical knowledge of large hardware and software operations and utilities productivity tools online processing systems web-based technologies and database management systems
Knowledge of enterprise architectural concepts and processes specifically in the area of business architecture for data warehouses marts lakes (in Azure platform). and nbsp;(MUST HAVE)
Knowledge of front end web-based technologies and data-mining/reporting-based COTS tools encompassing feasibility studies requirements definition analysis prototyping system design implementation testing and maintenance and nbsp;(Nice to have)
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 2.0 AA

Organizational and Project Management Skills - 20%

Plan develop manage control projects and resolve complex technical design problems
Knowledge of project management and in-depth knowledge of 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

Must Have

Experienced in requirement elicitation documentation gap analysis evaluation of alternative solutions user interation/experience design (UI/UX) and making recommendations. and nbsp;(MUST HAVE)
Experience facilitating sessions with a diverse audience for requirements discovery and analysis using a variety of methodologies (e.g. Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid). and nbsp;(MUST HAVE)
Experience in writing user stories in Azure DevOps. and nbsp;(MUST HAVE)
Led/managed business transformation/solution design initiatives with a focus on business architecture and and nbsp;user interation/experience design (UI/UX). 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;(MUST HAVE)

HM Note: This onsite contract role is in office every day at the managers discretion. Candidate resumes must include first and last name email and telephone contact information. This role commences April 1 2026DescriptionThe work will initially focus on the Early Child Development (ECD) program; ho...