RQ08222 - Sr. Business Analyst

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Experience leading and conducting business analysis for business projects to assess clients' business problems or opportunities, document the technical business requirements to meet the functional requirements.
• •Experience developing context diagrams, use cases and use case models.
• •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 developing functional and non functional requirements, leading and facilitates in-depth workshops to elicit, review, document and confirm business requirements, business process reengineering, business models, business rules and user interface design, in order to create the technical framework/specifications for development of the business solution and/or infrastructure services or platforms.

Desired Qualifications

• •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 strategies, preparing business cases and cost-benefit analysis, and conducts feasibility studies for business I&IT initiatives
• •Experience developing functional and non functional requirements, leading and facilitates in-depth workshops to elicit, review, document and confirm business requirements, business process reengineering, business models, business rules and user interface design, in order to create the technical framework/specifications for development of the business solution and/or infrastructure services or platforms.
• •Experience developing performance measures for a projects and lines of business
• •Hands-on experience developing effective use cases and user stories
• •Experience on a medium sized project as a business analyst or functional consultant
• •Experience Enterprise business architectural concepts in order to ensure that recommended technologies are consistent with OPS standards.
• •Experience developing business cases from start to finish
• •Experience with the software development life cycle, software design, development and integration, database concepts, user interface design principle, change management, quality assurance, risk management, disaster recovery planning, business continuity planning to develop solutions and/or infrastructure services to satisfy business needs.
• •Experience conducting business analysis reviews, recommending options & changes and contingency provisions.
• •Experience providing technical leadership, functional business analysis and architecture expertise to project staff, colleagues and clients.
• •Service delivery management, portfolio, program/project management and resource management to manage the business analysis to clients and provide recommendations on clients' I&IT business and infrastructure needs.
• •All aspects of business analysis including enterprise level and client program area business analysis and modeling expertise; related business analysis tools, technology, processes, and methodologies; business analysis-related technical and business planning.
• •I&IT Cluster and corporate policies, directives, guidelines and procedures related to service delivery processes, enterprise business architecture, current trends and technologies relate to business driven IT solutions to provide practical expertise to meet business needs, ensure traceability of business requirements to I&IT solutions and ensure compliance with OPS I&IT policies and standards.
• •Clients' policies and programs, business goals and objectives, plans, issues and resources and linkage to understand business needs, identify partnership opportunities and match technology solutions to business requirements and provide advice on application of I&IT.
• •Analyzing and problem solving skills to: Assess clients' business requirements, identify best technology solutions from among alternatives to ensure clients' expectations are satisfied in the cost effective manner, both for individual issues and longer-term overall requirements.
• •Evaluate directions, trends, standards and policies in a complex and evolving environment using multiple sources of guidance; identify requirements, develop options and make recommendations on general and specific information architecture and data management issues.
• •Planning, coordinating and leading all phases of assigned business analysis, process improvements, architecture or infrastructure projects or services within risk, time and resource constraints to meet client needs.
• •Ensuring the quality of business solution recommendations and implementation and ensuring integration with enterprise and cluster standards and directions.
• •Conducting business analysis reviews, recommending options & changes and contingency provisions.
• •Provides technical leadership, functional business analysis and architecture expertise to project staff, colleagues and clients.
• •Strong communication skills to prepare documentation, including but not limited to; reports, reviews, assessments
• •Ability to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively and in a user friendly manner; maintain a high level of customer service to both internal and external clients
• •Ability to communicate designs and development in clear and understandable manner