RQ06593 Business Analyst

Description

Responsibilities :

Provides a comprehensive range of I&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.

Advantages

Good compensation working on projects that will make a difference to the people of Ontario.

Responsibilities

Description

Responsibilities :

Provides a comprehensive range of I&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.

Qualifications

Must haves :

Please see the evaluation criteria

General Skills :

Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess client’s business problems / opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I&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&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&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&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 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

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

This role is part of a Hybrid Work Arrangement and resource(s) will be required to work a minimum of 2-3 days per week at 5700 Yonge St.

or at discretion of Hiring Manager.

Technical Knowledge and Expertise :

Working knowledge of business system technologies to provide technical expertise and advice.

Demonstrated knowledge of Systems Development Life Cycle Methodologies and Agile project methodology

Experience with advanced application prototyping.

knowledge in Microsoft Power Platform App & MS Dynamics

experience with creating and managing user stories using Jira and / or Azure DevOps

knowledge of design methodologies in Internet-based and / or distributed environments

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

advanced technical knowledge of large hardware and software operations and utilities, productivity tools, client server architecture, online processing systems, web-based technologies, Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and database management systems

knowledge of emerging IT trends and technologies

Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.

Research and Analysis Skills :

Ability to collaborate with business divisions to collect technical needs for data and analytics platforms, analyze business processes, existing KPIs and suggest internal improvements, enhanced KPI and metrics collection and other data-driven responsibilities.

Experience in exploring how organizations operate and track KPIs via research, which could include interviewing employees collecting quantitative data

Experience interpreting your findings and providing recommendations to the team and executives

Perform requirements analysis

Experience performing user acceptance testing

Able to lead a JAD or design session with stakeholders and brainstorm what the best technical approach might be for meeting the customer's need

Communication and Interpersonal Skills :

Must have strong verbal and written communication skills to summarize information and ideas

Ability to work alongside enterprise clients on self-service BI implementations, training them how to alter and analyze data themselves

Problem Solving Skills :

Experience collaborating with managers and other corporate clients to solve business challenges

Design and Software Skills :

Experience creating documents such as use cases and business requirement documents

Experience working an agile environment

Experience developing business plans, identifying new technology or systems that could be implemented, or developing new processes or procedures

Experience in basic programming or database management

Summary

If interested and qualified for this role, please apply today for immediate consideration!

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees.

In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary / gender non-conforming;

Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.

ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.