Job Description

:HM Note: This hybrid contract role is three (3) days in office. Candidates resume must include first and last name.DescriptionResponsibilitiesProvides a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs. Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements.General Skillsxc2xb7 Exceptional communication skills to be able to lead and facilitate Joint Analysis and Design (JAD) sessions in order to assess clientxe2x80x99s business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be determined. As well, to be involved in facilitating User Acceptance Testing and mapping requirements to System test plan. Ability to customize presentations and documentation to various user base. Excellent team player with exceptional interpersonal and negotiation skillsxc2xb7 Familiar with working in a Project environment and all phases of the project and software development lifecycle in highly regulated industries with complex business rules, policies and statutes in government, and experience in the Ontario Public Service. Understanding of Ontario Digital Service Standards and meeting Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.xc2xb7 Ability to prepare a variety of Business Analysis documents and artefacts such as, but not limited to the following list: Business Requirements Documents, Use Case Models, User Stories, Business Architecture, Business Process Workflow Diagrams, System Analysis, Non functional requirements, Wireframes and Mockups, Business Cases, Business Rule definition, Requirements traceability.xc2xb7 Experience with writing requirements for procurementsxc2xb7 Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills. 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.xc2xb7 Expert in information and data management including preparing data models and conceptional/logical/relational data modeling and data flow diagrams. Ability to translate business and data requirements into specifications sufficient for designing appropriate technology solutionsSkillsExperience and Skill Set RequirementsBusiness Analytical Skills and Competencies (50%)xc2xb7 Responsible for gathering and documenting the business requirements and ensuring that thedeliverables produced by the development effort conform to the business requirement.xc2xb7 Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess clientxe2x80x99s business problems/opportunitiesand document the business requirements in such a way that technology solutions can bedetermined.xc2xb7 Promotes business improvements through alternative service delivery approaches.xc2xb7 Leads and conducts business analysis at varying levels of detail, appropriate to the project andphases of project, aligning with OPS Unified Project Management Methodology, EnterpriseArchitecture and Gating Process, and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies.xc2xb7 Conducts business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; processand data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rules definition and non-functional requirements definition for assigned projects.xc2xb7 Drives the user acceptance testing process, including preparation of acceptance criteria, review of the test plans and scenarios, review of test results as well as end to end testing. In some cases, the Business Analyst also executes test cases and directly ensures system integrity.xc2xb7 Develop and design deliverables, including (and not limited to) integration requirements, data modeling, schemas, and design documentation, as well as the businessxe2x80x99s implementation andconversion strategies and plans.Facilitation, Communication and Collaborative Skills (50%)xc2xb7 Proven business leader with excellent facilitation skills and ability to lead requirements gathering sessions with all types of business leaders and be able to guide conversations to determine business needs, define problem statements, develop thorough requirements at a high level and at a detailed levelxc2xb7 Act as liaison for cross-functional team, including vendor and business partners.xc2xb7 Organize business and internal team meetings to identify and validate business andsystem requirements.xc2xb7 Identify and quantify risks relevant to business and systems requirements, deliverytimelines and quality.xc2xb7 Coordinate and communicate various aspects of the project, including producing statusreports, meeting minutes, issue logs, and informing cross-functional teams of decisions and progress.xc2xb7 Monitor progress, resolves problems and reports regularly to I&IT management andclientsxe2x80x99 decision makers.xc2xb7 Schedule and mediate team meetings, follow up on issues, obtain concurrence fromproject stakeholders on completion of documented deliverables.Must Haves:

• 10+ yrs as a BA
• lead meetings and managing stakeholders
• Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess clientxe2x80x99s business problems/opportunities and document the business requirements in such a way that technology solutions can be determined.
• Assist with data migration activities such as development of legacy extract specifications, data cleansing requirements and quality assurance testing.

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