Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst and Technical Lead for a 7-month contract position, with possible extensions in Saskatchewan. Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.Position is available as fully remote.Role Description
We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst and Technical Lead to manage requirements gathering, process mapping, testing protocols and oversee data strategy. The ideal candidate will have previous hands-on experience in a similar position and will play a key role in successfully leading a technology transformation project. You will report to the Project Manager and provide support for planning and implementation processes.Responsibilities

• Represent the client at project team meetings, schedule meetings, project working committee meetings, vendor workshops, and steering committee meetings
• Elicit, analyze, validate, specify, verify and manage the business needs and ensure requirements traceability across the project life cycle
• Lead business process mapping, documenting \'as is\' and \'to be\' states (e.g. document business processes, workflows, rules, etc.)
• Create test plan and approach, including testing approach, schedule, test cases/scenarios, resourcing requirements, test acceptance criteria and defect management
• Test planning and execution, including Functional, Regression and User Acceptance
• Built out Power BI reports based on ad-hoc requirements put forward by the company and related associations
• Build skill sets within the company to support and maintain BI reports post go-live
• Liaison and consult with vendors to migrate data and analyze the use of various types of fields in modules and populate look-up tables
• Define technical requirements for modifications and workarounds to vendors where the existing software lacks critical functionality
• Ensure that an evolving set of collective business rules around the system are defined and respected through each implementation to ensure a required level of consistency
• Oversee high-level data load strategy, including volume of history to extract through legacy system and engage strategy to create the data file
• Clarification of testing vs. production environment protocols for each implementation

Required Skills and Experience

• A minimum of 5-8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, translating business requirements into detailed technical requirements
• Previous experience leading and managing various project meetings, requirements gathering, managing testing protocols and overseeing data strategy
• Previous experience as a Technical Lead
• Proven experience with Power BI, including building, testing and enhancing reports
• Strong understanding of business process mapping, data migration, test planning and execution
• Experience in large scale software implementations
• Proven experience in stakeholder management, having the ability to advocate for solutions and implement system enhancements and process improvements
• Previous experience working closely with vendors on resolving technical issues
• Experience with Student Information Systems is an asset
• Previous experience in a College or Ministry of Advanced Education is a strong asset

Please note that while all applications are appreciated, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.InSync Systems Inc. is a privately-owned boutique Canadian Resourcing and Consulting Services Company that works closely with a range of corporate clients across multiple industries to bring them solutions that effectively address their business needs.

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