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Business Analyst 6582-24

Business Analyst 6582-24

FoilconLa Gran YajaToronto, Ontario, Canada
30+ days ago
Salary
CA$32.50 hourly
Job description

HM Note : This hybrid role is three (3) days in office and commences April 1, 2024. Candidate must have mainframe experience.

Responsibilities :

  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Provide support during the design, implementation and testing phases of the project.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Report progress of assignment on a regular basis to Project Management, raise any issue and concerns and propose mitigation strategies.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Lead and / or participate in teams developing solutions within Ministry of Labor Immigration Training Skills Development
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Conduct feasibility analysis, project scoping and provide project work estimates.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Conduct Joint Requirements Planning and Joint Application Design sessions.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Analyze and map processes / data for current state and future state.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Requirements development involving requirements elicitation, elaboration, analysis, specification and validation.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Use of ministry mandated requirement management tools and templates for requirements
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Review and feedback of technical design documents.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Conduct and / or participate in walkthroughs at each project milestone.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Knowledge transfer to TS and I and amp;IT Cluster at all stages of the assignment.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Report status to, and follow overall direction from the Project Manager and / or Lead Business Analyst.

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Deliverables :

  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Business Cases and Request for Bids
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Business requirements / rules
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Business process models
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;System Requirements specifications
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Business / Data Glossary
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Business and System use cases
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;User epics, stories and themes / Product backlog and sprint plans
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Data requirements / models (conceptual / logical)
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Functional and Non-functional requirements
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Requirements Traceability Matrices
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;User Interface specifications, low and high fidelity prototypes
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Report specifications
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Test plan / strategies, test cases
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Risks and Issues
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Status reports
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Work plans, e.g. requirements management plan
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Artefacts / documents required for enterprise architecture development from a business needs point-of-view (contextual and conceptual), as required for the Architecture Governance Point review process
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Other artefacts as determined by the project

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    Support to Development and Test teams in following areas (but are not limited to) :

  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Building and testing support to development team
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Reviewing test strategy, test plan and cases
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Management of defect logs
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Testing Applications
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Supporting end-user inquiries
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Defining the integration test plan
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Defining the user acceptance test plan
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Identification and resolution of problems / issues
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Document and manage risks and liaise with other project teams to coordinate project interdependencies.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Documentation of all artefacts in a shared project library.

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    Skill Set Requirements

  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Knowledge with Solutions Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and structured methodologies including agile, waterfall and iterative
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Demonstrable experience with Business Object Oriented Modeling, UML tools and techniques.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Demonstrable skills and experience with documenting deliverables outlined in Deliverables section
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Work Experience in investigating, analyzing, estimating system applications in a large integrated mainframe and mid-tier environment
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Proven experience with all stages of automated system implementation in complex mainframe, with online and batch transactions
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Proven experience with sprint facilitation, interpretation of business needs to technical requirements, facilitation of project meetings for reviews
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Experience with the Public Sector architecture.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Demonstrable knowledge of Public Sector applications, databases and systems; demonstrated experience working with legacy infrastructure hosting environments such as mainframe with complex applications; Experience with supporting legacy applications and transformation of legacy solutions using COTS products such as Oracle Siebel
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Demonstrable knowledge and experience working in accordance with policies and procedures of Public Service Sector
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Demonstrable knowledge of Project Management framework in the Public Sector and Architecture Checkpoint requirements
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Experience in conducting feasibility analysis, project scoping and providing project work estimates
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Experience with requirements development involving requirements elicitation, analysis, specification and validation
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Experience with documenting user stories, planning and managing product backlog, planning and managing sprints, and implementing in an iterative manner
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Demonstrated experience in the facilitation of project meetings for reviews
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Experience in reporting progress of assignment(s) on a regular basis to Project Management and raise any issues / concerns and propose mitigation strategies.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Can work effectively independently and in a team environment.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Strong communication, interpersonal, collaboration, and negotiation skills to work seamlessly in an agile cross-functional team, with clients, vendor(s) and other stakeholders.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Excellent facilitation, presentation, time-management and problem-solving skills.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Able to build strong and trusting relationships while liaising effectively with internal and external stakeholders and solution delivery vendor(s).
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Strong leadership skills to provide advice and guidance on all aspects of user experience and design, assessing user characteristics, needs, goals, and opportunities.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Creative, innovative, and can think outside the box to visualize solutions that meet business needs.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Knowledgeable in design thinking, have a user-centric mindset and attention to detail.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Knowledge and experience with supporting Public Sector Digital First strategies; experience with working with Digital Service standards including formal submissions for assessments as per official digital standards established
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Creative, analytical approach and strong understanding of interaction design principles, including ability and experience to deliver mock-ups using advanced tools
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Able to resolve issues in a timely manner, provide options and recommendations.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Thrive on feedback and comfortable transforming ideas generated through user research and analysis to create elegant, effective designs for diverse audiences.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Understand business metrics and able to translate business goals and objectives into digital experiences.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Able to prioritize change requests from clients and guide the team in determining how best to address them.
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Knowledge to ensure compliance with requirements for accessibility and user centric design including Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and Simpler, Better, Faster Services Act
  • and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Strong research skills to perform industry research, provide options and make recommendations for solution improvements.

    • Skills

    Experience and Skill Set Requirements

    Technical Skills - 40%

  • skills and experience in reverse engineering of cobol source codes
  • skills and experience with documenting interface guide and XML and nbsp;
  • Mainframe experience
  • Significant experience designing online user experiences for complex digital solutions.
  • Ability to deliver a product with a balanced team (product owner, user experience designers, developers) utilizing Agile (SCRUM) delivery methodologies. Scrum master experience is preferred.
  • Proficient with industry-standard design tools (e.g. Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Balsamiq, InVision).
  • Basic Knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud platform
  • Knowledge of online collaboration tools such as MIRO, Atlassian Confluence, Trello, Microsoft Office 365, Google Drive, Zoom, Slack, and Microsoft Teams
  • Knowledge of Backlog Management tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, Pivotal Tracker
  • Experience in applying content layout and typography design principles and techniques for a mobile-first or responsive web design.
  • Familiar with how to design information architectures and taxonomies, and how they relate to navigational design elements.
  • Knowledge and experience in current web usability and accessibility standards (e.g.WCAG 2.0 WCAG 2.1 Level A and amp; AA) and best practices.
  • Knowledge and experience in usability and user-experience principles, methodologies, and techniques, including interdependencies of user interface and navigation design, accessibility, information architecture, graphic design, and user-interface design.
  • Knowledge of Ontario digital government standards - refer to and nbsp; https : / / www.ontario.ca / page / digital-service-standard .

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    People Skills - 30%

  • Can work effectively independently and in a team environment.
  • Strong communication, interpersonal, collaboration, and negotiation skills to work seamlessly in an agile cross-functional team, with clients, solution delivery vendor(s), and other stakeholders.
  • Excellent facilitation, presentation, time management, and problem-solving skills.
  • Able to build strong and trusting relationships while liaising effectively with internal and external stakeholders and solution delivery vendor(s).
  • Strong leadership skills to provide advice and guidance on all aspects of user experience and design, assessing user characteristics, needs, goals, and opportunities.

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    Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills - 30%

  • Knowledgeable in design thinking, user-centric mindset, and attention to detail.
  • Creative, analytical approach and strong understanding of interaction design principles.
  • Able to resolve issues in a timely manner, and provide options and recommendations.
  • Thrive on feedback and comfortable transforming ideas generated through user research and analysis to create elegant, effective designs for diverse audiences.
  • Understand business metrics and able to translate business goals and objectives into digital experiences.
  • Able to prioritize change requests from clients and guide the team in determining how best to address them.
  • Strong research skills to perform industry research, provide options and make recommendations for solution improvements.

    • Must haves :

  • skills and experience in reverse engineering of Cobol source codes
  • skills and experience with documenting interface guide and XML and nbsp;
  • Mainframe experience