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Senior Business Analyst

Date Posted : 09 / 16 / 2024

Req ID : 39722

Faculty / Division : Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

Department : Faculty IT Office

Campus : St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number : 00053108

Description : About us :

The Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering is a world-renowned community of researchers and students dedicated to solving some of the world's most pressing challenges through collaborative and multidisciplinary research and experiential education. Through rigorous technical training, and unparalleled extracurricular and professional experience opportunities, we prepare the next generation of engineering leaders and change makers to unlock the future's boundless potential.

Our leadership team provides an open, professional environment that fosters a culture built on respect, goal orientation, self-motivation, accountability, and teamwork. We believe in recognizing and valuing our employee’s contributions to the advancement of the department’s goals while promoting a strong commitment to work-life balance among our employees.

Your opportunity :

As the Senior Business Analyst, you will be on the front line of new project intake, working with a range of clients, stakeholders, and subject matter experts. You will coordinate work with departmental resources to move a range of projects and solutions forward. You will be the critical link aligning thestrategic business needs of clients with IT capabilities, focused on delivering high impact, transformational technology solutions in support of teaching, research and administration at the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.

The Senior Business Analyst will plan, design and assist in the development and procurement of IT systems, products, solution and services. This includes both development of custom applications and management of enterprise workflow capabilities, providing enablementand automation of business processes bases on assessment of stakeholder needs.

The Senior Business Analyst will participate in establishing and strengthening project management and business analysis best practices, including development of analysis techniques, documentation technology, methods, and standards. The Senior Business Analyst is a critical resource in developing partnerships to expand and mature business intelligence capabilities across in partnership with academic departments and units across the Faculty.

The Senior Business Analyst will champion best practices for project governance by ensuring projects go through the complete project management lifecycle, including client communication and signoff, are accurately and fully documented, and ultimately achieve the set-out business objectives.

The Senior Business Analyst will incorporate privacy and accessibility into solution design and work with the Procurement, Information Security and Enterprise Architecture and AODA office to ensure compliance.

For new services, the Senior Business Analyst will be responsible for completing service design documentation to ensure alignment, structural and procedural supports, and change management principles to ensure adoption.

The Senior Business Analyst will provide orientation and training in a variety of channels to end users and technical staff for new and modified systems, coordinate the release of information related to new services and functionalities,lead workshops, and deliver presentations at professional conferences.

The Senior Business Analyst will participate in all stages of the product life cycle including design, development, testing, implementation and support, provide front line support to staff and faculty users of multiple information systems, processes, and reports working as part of dynamic, collaborative, and innovative team focused on delivering transformational technology solutions in support of teaching, research and administration at the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.

Your responsibilities will include :

• Leading and planning IT projects
• Planning the implementation of new business system processes
• Analyzing existing service and process procedures and recommending changes
• Analyzing and documenting business requirements
• Overseeing the intake process for new project and change requests
• Developing project schedules including milestones, critical path, timelines, deliverables and reporting
• Analyzing the security and integrity of highly complex system problems and / or implications of any new or changed procedure or technology
• Reconciling business requirements with informationarchitecture needs for highly complex system integration
• Providing advice and data to support the development of business cases and analytics for departmental initiatives

Essential Qualifications :

Assets (Nonessential) :

To be successful in this role you will be :

This role is currently eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, pursuant to University policies and guidelines, including but not limited to the University of Toronto’s Alternative Work Arrangements Guideline .

Closing Date : 01 / 05 / 2025, 11 : 59PM ET

Employee Group : USW

Appointment Type : Budget - Continuing

Schedule : Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone :

USW Pay Band 16 $101,539. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $129,851. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation / Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.

Job Category : Information Technology (IT)

Lived Experience Statement

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http : / / uoft.me / UP .

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact [email protected] .

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