Senior Business Analyst

Position: Senior Business Analyst (Secret Clearance) Duration: 1 year contract with options to extend Location: Ottawa, NCR Work Model: Hybrid/ Remote Engagement Model: Professional Services Engagement – B2B (Incorporated Entities Only) About this opportunity: On behalf of our client at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), we’re looking for an experienced Business Analyst to support Digital Transformation Services Sector (DTSS). DTSS aims to maximize ISED's business performance through modern and progressive management of information technology (IT) services, policies, and resources. Requirements: - Must possess a Government of Canada Secret level security clearance - 10+ years experience as a Senior Business Analyst - Extensive experience working on IT transformation initiatives What You’ll Do: - Develop work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines - Proactively elicit information through interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, business analysis, and workflow analysis - Organize and lead workshops to gather user requirements - Analyze and validate business requirements - Prioritize business requirements and develop traceability matrices - Analyze and document as-is (current state) and to-be (future state) business processes - Perform gap analysis - Develop business process models - Document comprehensive business cases to assess the costs, benefits, ROI, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of proposed solutions - Identify value gaps and opportunities for process enhancements or efficiencies - Re-design/enhance core business processes - Support continuous process improvement for multiple business domains by maintaining a thorough understanding of current business processes and how they functionally align with other business areas - Recommend process improvements that align with sustainable best practices - Analyze and identify risks and mitigating controls as well as follow-up on necessary approvals - Analyze functional requirements to determine information, procedure and decision flows - Development of business and project management documentation such as: - Project charter - Mission/vision statement - Business proposal - Business case - Business Requirements Document (BRD) - Business process design documentation - Functional specifications - Non-functional specifications - Use case documentation - Requirements traceability matrix - User documentation - Training documentation Security Clearance: All candidates must possess a current and valid federal government Secret Clearance. Important: This is a business-to-business engagement. Candidates must represent an incorporated entity, hold a valid business number, maintain appropriate insurance, and invoice for services rendered. Please confirm your incorporation status when applying. This engagement is structured as a vendor contract under a Professional Services Agreement. Applicants must not apply as individuals; only incorporated entities will be considered. Nice to Have - Background in financial services, capital markets, or treasury systems - Experience with Big Data / NoSQL platforms (Hadoop, Spark, HBase, Spark SQL) - Familiarity with Agile delivery models and distributed team environments How to Apply: - Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their resumes in confidence to Maggie.atkins@akkodisgroup.com or through LinkedIn directly Akkodis Canada will never share your resume or any personal details without your explicit consent. We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity. Only candidates meeting the above qualifications will be contacted for further discussions. Accessibility: - At Akkodis, part of The Adecco Group, our purpose is simple: to make the future work for everyone. We live our values, Passion, Collaboration, Inclusion, Courage, and Customers at Heart, by fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated and every voice matters. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. Together, we’re making the future work for everyone.