Business Analyst

Coniah Consulting; Regina; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Coniahconsulting in Canada is seeking a seasoned Business Analyst to join a government project in Regina, Saskatchewan. You will apply BA frameworks, document as-is and to-be processes, and translate requirements into actionable business rules while coordinating with SMEs and technical teams.

You will lead UAT readiness, develop testing plans, and help drive change management, with CBAP certification as mandatory. Candidates with Azure DevOps experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as a practicing Business Analyst on two or more business transformation projects.
• Onsite role with in-person work in Regina, Saskatchewan.
• Experience with government entities or comparable Canadian organizations.
• Experience leading UAT and testing strategies; ability to elicit and document requirements.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences and create project documents.

Responsibilities

• Apply a business analysis framework for success.
• Document Business Process and Workflow Models (As-Is and To-Be).
• Document Use Cases based on Business Process and Workflow Models.
• Elicit, document, manage and communicate functional and non-functional requirements.
• Translate business requirements into business rules.
• Define and scope the business problem and identify solutions.
• Verify solutions meet requirements and assess benefits and costs.
• Identify risks and assist in risk management.
• Serve as liaison between technical teams and SMEs.
• Research and recommend new data and integration approaches.
• Create feasibility studies, business cases, technical assessments, and manuals.
• Create and manage testing plans; develop and execute test scripts.
• Lead UAT with business SMEs to ensure requirements are met.

Skills

CBAP

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Responsibilities:

Our Client a government entity in Saskatchewan, Canada requires the services of a Business Analyst that will be an integral part of the Ministry Project Management Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following duties:

• Apply a business analysis framework for success.
• Document Business Process and Workflow Models (As-Is and To-Be).
• Document Use Cases based on Business Process and Workflow Models.
• Effectively analyze information, problems, situations, practices or procedures.
• Elicit, document, manage and communicate functional and non-functional requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Analyze business requirements and translate into business rules.
• Define and scope the business problem or opportunity and identify solution and/or alternative solutions.
• Verify that the solution meets the requirements and quantify the benefits and costs of each solution.
• Identify any risks, issues and assumptions with the solution and contribute to an effective control and risk management process.
• Act as a liaison between technical teams and SMEs, etc.
• Research, develop, and recommend the implementation of new approaches and technological solutions for data and integration services.
• Create and document feasibility studies, business cases, technical assessments, RFX. requirements, project charters, user manuals, system manuals, policies, processes and procedures, etc.
• Create and manage a robust plan for testing that ensures the end product supports business processes.
• Create, coordinate and execute test scripts, utilizing formal testing methodologies to verify that system and business applications meet specific requirements.
• Perform as Test Lead, to guide the business SMEs through the process of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure business requirements are sufficiently identified, traced and functional in the finished system..

Certifications:

• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) certification. (Mandatory)

Required Experience and Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience as a practicing Business Analyst with experience on two or more business transformation projects.
• The position is an onsite role with a requirement to work in-person in Regina, Saskatchewan.
• Experience with the Government entity, or comparable entities in Canada, as it relates to the technical and business landscape.
• Demonstrated experience in creating, planning, and executing testing strategies and in leading business subject matter expert through the process of User Acceptance Testing.
• Demonstrated experience participating and facilitating business process model discovery and planning workshops and requirements gathering sessions to elicit business and technical requirements with an emphasis of understanding the business priorities.
• Demonstrated technical background with experience communicating technical concepts to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences to various levels within an organization.
• Demonstrated experience preparing project documents including, but not limited to, testing plans, and use cases and user stories based on business processes.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing business requirements and translating into business rules.
• Demonstrated experience defining and outlining the scope of the business problem, opportunity, business outcome and identifying solution alternatives.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating and executing test scripts, and utilizing formal testing methodologies to verify that system and business applications meet specific requirements.
• Demonstrated experience preparing the business for change by conducting organizational readiness activities.
• Demonstrated experience developing training, training materials and facilitating training for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated experience working with Microsoft Azure DevOps is considered an asset.