RQ07740 - Business Analyst - Senior

Responsibilities :

• Providesa comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis servicesfor clients with diverse business and technologicalneeds.
• Interactswith the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in orderto understand their requirements through gathering documenting andanalyzing business needs andrequirements.
• Preparesand advises on business analysis policies processes best practicesand standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent businessanalysis practice within theorganization.

GeneralSkills :

• Leadsand conducts business analysis in order to assess client s businessproblems / opportunities and documents the business requirements insuch a way that I&IT solutions can bedetermined
• Appliesreengineering concepts to promote business improvements throughalternative and cost effective service deliveryapproaches
• Leadsand conducts business analysis at varying levels of detailappropriate to the project and phases of project aligning with OPSUnified Project Management Methodology Enterprise Architecture andGating Process and OPS Standard Systems Development MethodologiesDevelops strategies prepares business cases and costbenefitanalysis and conducts feasibility studies for business I&ITinitiatives
• Developssound processes for requirements gathering including but notlimited to JAD sessions interviews mockupsetc.
• Conductsbusiness modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical datamodeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys;

business rules definition and nonfunctional requirementsdefinitions for assignedprojects

• Monitorsprogress resolves problems and reports regularly to I&ITmanagement andstakeholders
• Developsperformance measures and traceability matrices for businessanalysis evaluation and conductsfollowups
• Experiencedeveloping strategies preparing business cases and costbenefitanalysis
• Experienceconducting requirements gathering developing documentationincluding presentations and briefing notes and conductingstakeholderengagement
• Excellentanalytical problemsolving and decisionmaking skills; verbal andwritten communication skills; interpersonal and negotiationskills
• Ateam player with a track record for meetingdeadlines

DesirableSkills :

• Experienceleading discovery on projects involving Esribased geospatial solutions ArcGIS Portal ArcGISOnline ArcGIS Server ArcGIS Image Server GIS infrastructuremiddleware maintenance services applications databases monitoringandtools
• Experienceleading discovery on projects involving integrated networkingtechnologies Microsoft Azure Oracle Spatial MS Fabric midrangeserver enterprise storage and personal computer systemtechnologies
• Knowledgeand understanding of Information Management principles conceptspolicies andpractices
• Abilityto translate business and data requirements into specificationssufficient for designing appropriate technologysolutions
• Experiencewith a wide range of methods tools and techniques for businessanalysis such as : business functional modelling business eventmodelling business processmapping
• Experiencein structured object oriented and agile methodologies for userrequirementassessments.
• Experiencedeveloping performance measures for business analysis evaluationand subsequentfollowups.
• Knowledgeand understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with DisabilityAct (AODA) and related regulations andstandards.

Requirements

Experienceand Skill SetRequirements :

MustHaves :

• Experienceleading technical needs assessment for multistakeholder geospatialsolution discoveryprojects
• Experiencefostering engagement and developing effective requirement gatheringstrategies

Nice Tohaves :

Strongskills on businessanalyst

Skill SetRequirements :

BusinessNeedsAssessment :

• Experienceleading technical needs assessment for multistakeholder geospatialsolution discoveryprojects
• Experiencefostering engagement and developing effective requirement gatheringstrategies
• Experiencewith business and use case modelling conceptual and logical datamodelling
• Experiencerapidly and succinctly documenting discoveryoutcomes
• Experienceassessing client business requirements and identifying besttechnology solutions from among alternatives to help ensure clientsexpectations are satisfied in a costeffectivemanner
• Experienceidentifying researching developing and assessing informationrelated to architecture and data management options policiesstandards and methods for the purpose of making businessrecommendations
• Experienceevaluating directions trends standards and policies in a complexand evolving environment using multiple sources ofguidance

CommunicationExperience :

• Experiencecommunicating presenting facilitating and leading client dialoguesto reach agreement on technological requirements to meetestablished business (functional) needs and design solutionframeworks
• Experienceproviding advice leading workshops developing and deliveringpresentations to clients and seniormanagement
• Experienceestablishing successful working relationships with management staffandclients
• Experienceparticipating in committees and contributing to project statusmeetings

TechnicalExperience :

• Experienceleading geospatial (Esri) based projects e.g. ArcGIS Portal and / orArcGISOnline
• Experienceleading IT solution discovery e.g. On premises vs. cloud providerbasedsolutions.
• Experiencewith business analysis processes tools technology methodologies andmodelling expertise to undertake option analysis processreengineering assignments research test and implementsystems
• Experienceidentifying and assessing the impacts of new solutions orenhancements on existing services and infrastructure forperformance sustainability androbustness
• Experiencewith the product management life cycle developing a product visionand strategy and have led multidisciplinary teams to achieve thatvision from concept to launch using such methods asagile
• Experienceintegrating product objectives goals and metrics in order tooversee the development and implementation of largescaleprojects
• Experiencewith software development life cycles software design developmentand integration reporting tools database concepts user interfacedesign principles change management quality assurance riskmanagement disaster recovery planning and business continuityplanning
• Experiencewith industry trends in user experience design integrated systemssolutions andinfrastructure

IT Public SectorExperience :

• Experiencesupporting discovery projects in the publicsector
• Experiencenavigating the Ontario Government to efficiently and successfullyengage with multidisciplinestakeholders
• Experiencesupporting the discovery and design of new IT solutions within theOntarioGovernment
• Experiencewith policies directives guidelines and procedures related toservice delivery processes enterprise business architecture andcurrent trends and technologies related to businessdriven ITsolutions

Experience and Skill Set Requirements : Must Haves : Experienceleading technical needs assessment for multi-stakeholder,geospatial solution discovery projects Experience fosteringengagement, and developing effective requirement gatheringstrategies Nice To haves : Strong skills on business analyst SkillSet Requirements : Business Needs Assessment : Experience leadingtechnical needs assessment for multi-stakeholder, geospatialsolution discovery projects Experience fostering engagement, anddeveloping effective requirement gathering strategies Experiencewith business and use case modelling, conceptual and logical datamodelling Experience rapidly and succinctly documenting discoveryoutcomes Experience assessing client business requirements andidentifying best technology solutions from among alternatives tohelp ensure clients' expectations are satisfied in a cost-effectivemanner Experience identifying, researching, developing andassessing information related to architecture and data managementoptions, policies, standards and methods for the purpose of makingbusiness recommendations Experience evaluating directions, trends,standards and policies in a complex and evolving environment usingmultiple sources of guidance Communication Experience : Experiencecommunicating, presenting, facilitating, and leading clientdialogues to reach agreement on technological requirements to meetestablished business (functional) needs, and design solutionframeworks Experience providing advice, leading workshops,developing, and delivering presentations to clients and seniormanagement Experience establishing successful working relationshipswith management, staff and clients Experience participating incommittees and contributing to project status meetings TechnicalExperience : Experience leading geospatial (Esri) based projectse.

g., ArcGIS Portal and / or ArcGIS Online Experience leading ITsolution discovery e.g., On premises vs. cloud provider basedsolutions.

Experience with business analysis processes, tools,technology, methodologies, and modelling expertise to undertakeoption analysis, process re-engineering assignments, research, testand implement systems Experience identifying and assessing theimpacts of new solutions or enhancements on existing services andinfrastructure for performance, sustainability and robustnessExperience with the product management life cycle, developing aproduct vision and strategy, and have led multi-disciplinary teamsto achieve that vision from concept to launch using such methods asagile Experience integrating product objectives, goals, and metricsin order to oversee the development and implementation oflarge-scale projects Experience with software development lifecycles, software design, development and integration, reportingtools, database concepts, user interface design principles, changemanagement, quality assurance, risk management, disaster recoveryplanning, and business continuity planning Experience with industrytrends in user experience design, integrated systems, solutions andinfrastructure IT Public Sector Experience : Experience supportingdiscovery projects in the public sector Experience navigating theOntario Government to efficiently and successfully engage withmulti-discipline stakeholders Experience supporting the discovery,and design of new IT solutions within the Ontario GovernmentExperience with policies, directives, guidelines, and proceduresrelated to service delivery processes, enterprise businessarchitecture, and current trends and technologies related tobusiness-driven IT solutions