Business Analyst 10176-3017

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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.

Description

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.

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

Desirable and nbsp;Skills:

Experience in the use of information retrieval packages
Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles concepts policies and practices
Ability to translate business and data requirements into specifications sufficient for designing appropriate technology solutions
Experience with a wide range of methods tools and techniques for business analysis such as: business functional modelling business event modelling business process mapping
Experience in structured object oriented and agile methodologies for user requirements
Experience developing performance measures for business analysis evaluation and subsequent follow-up
Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards

and nbsp;

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Core skills and and nbsp;experience: 40%

10 years of experience in business analysis and requirements gathering. and nbsp;
Knowledge and skills and nbsp;to and nbsp;prepare and present complex/strategic communications material including issues management responses proposals briefing and nbsp;materials and presentations for senior management decision-making and nbsp;
Experience in successfully developing funding packages business cases and cost- benefit analysis for business I and amp;IT initiatives. and nbsp;
Experience in successfully completing business requirements in government settings or similar complex multi-project/multi-client organizations. and nbsp;
Knowledge and experience with information technology and nbsp;providing and nbsp;the ability to integrate and and nbsp;identify and nbsp;IT-enabled opportunities to solve business pressures/needs. and nbsp;
Experience and knowledge of Rational Unified Process (RUP) and Zachman Framework including business / information /application / technology / security architectures. and nbsp;
5 years of experience with Agile project management and development practices (managing the backlog and nbsp;preparing and nbsp;and supporting the scrum master sprint planning creating user stories etc. and nbsp;

Desirable Skills and nbsp;

Exceptional analytical problem solving and decision-making skills. and nbsp;
Demonstrated strong interpersonal and nbsp;verbal and nbsp;and written communication and presentation skills. and nbsp;
Proven troubleshooting and critical thinking experience. and nbsp;
Demonstrated ability to apply strong listening skills to and nbsp;facilitate and nbsp;issue resolution. and nbsp;
Effective consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders with proven and nbsp;track record and nbsp;for building strong working relationships. and nbsp;
Strong facilitation and negotiation skills with ability to build rapport with stakeholders and drive negotiations to a successful outcome. and nbsp;
Strong organization skills with the ability to compile data from and nbsp;numerous and nbsp;sources and synthesize and write up clear concise summaries. and nbsp;
Excellent customer service skills including tact and diplomacy to ensure client needs are managed effectively. and nbsp;
A motivated flexible detail-oriented and nbsp;and creative team player with perseverance excellent organization and multi-tasking abilities and a proven and nbsp;track record and nbsp;for meeting strict deadlines. and nbsp;
Experience working with unified project management and nbsp;methodology. and nbsp;
Experience with large complex IT projects. and nbsp;

IT Knowledge and Experience: 30% and nbsp;

10 years of experience in business analysis and requirements gathering and translating business requirements into epics and scenarios and creating mock-ups for the stakeholders to review. and nbsp;
Experience with cloud-hosting and integration of micro-services. and nbsp;
Proven and demonstrable troubleshooting and analytical experience. and nbsp;
Demonstrated excellent problem solving and decision-making skills. and nbsp;
Demonstrated awareness of emerging IT trends and technologies. and nbsp;
In-depth knowledge of industry standard such as Project Management Institute (PMI) and I and amp;IT project management methodologies. and nbsp;
Highly proficient using MS Office products

General Skills: 25% and nbsp;

Exceptional analytical problem solving and decision-making skills. and nbsp;
Demonstrated strong interpersonal and nbsp;verbal and nbsp;and written communication and presentation skills. and nbsp;
Proven troubleshooting and critical thinking experience. and nbsp;
Demonstrated ability to apply strong listening skills to and nbsp;facilitate and nbsp;issue resolution. and nbsp;
Effective consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders with proven and nbsp;track record and nbsp;for building strong working relationships. and nbsp;
Strong interpersonal facilitation and negotiation skills with ability to build rapport with stakeholders and drive negotiations to a successful outcome. and nbsp;
Excellent customer service skills including tact and diplomacy to ensure client needs are managed effectively. and nbsp;
A motivated flexible detail-oriented and nbsp;and creative team player with perseverance excellent organization and multi-tasking abilities and a proven and nbsp;track record and nbsp;for meeting strict deadlines. and nbsp;

Public Sector Experience: 5%

Knowledge and experience with Health related or Health Insurance related projects. and nbsp;
Knowledge and understanding of project management policies and IT project approval processes and requirements. and nbsp;
Experience adopting and adhering to unified I and amp;IT project and nbsp;methodology architecture and gating processes and standard systems development methodologies. and nbsp;
Knowledge of Ontarios Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and and nbsp;its and nbsp;municipal equivalent the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) and nbsp;and their respective regulations

Must Haves:

10 years of experience in business analysis and requirements gathering. and nbsp;
Knowledge and skills and nbsp;to and nbsp;prepare and present complex/strategic communications material including issues management responses proposals briefing and nbsp;materials and presentations for senior management decision-making and nbsp;
Experience in successfully developing funding packages business cases and cost- benefit analysis for business I and amp;IT initiatives. and nbsp;
Experience in successfully completing business requirements in government settings or similar complex multi-project/multi-client organizations. and nbsp;
Experience and knowledge of Rational Unified Process (RUP) and Zachman Framework including business / information /application / technology / security architectures. and nbsp;
5 years of experience with Agile project management and development practices (managing the backlog and nbsp;preparing and nbsp;and supporting the scrum master sprint planning creating user stories etc. and nbsp;
Demonstrated strong interpersonal and nbsp;verbal and nbsp;and written communication and presentation skills. and nbsp;

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.DescriptionResponsibilities:Provides a comprehensive range of I and amp;IT business analysis services for clients with dive...