Consultant, Business Systems Analyst

Project Limited; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Toronto seeks a Business Systems Analyst to develop and implement data solutions. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders, capturing requirements, and ensuring quality solutions throughout the project lifecycle. Ideal candidates will have experience in technical projects and a strong understanding of SDLC methodologies.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience on technical projects, including 2 as a Business Systems Analyst.
• Experience in SDLC methodologies and working with Databases, Data Warehouses, and Analytics.

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellence and develop understanding of business issues and data challenges.
• Create detailed requirements documents and execute test strategies.
• Own defect management and drive regression testing.

Skills

Agile

Waterfall

Critical thinking

Consultative mindset

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Software or Computer Science

Tools

SQL

Teradata

Oracle

MicroStrategy

Tableau

Power BI

Snowflake

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

About Project X
Project X Ltd. drives success by focusing on building teams of incredibly talented and client-focused people, who love to problem solve and work on tough data problems. We reward hard work and forward-thinking with recognition and a supportive culture that celebrates success and wants to see you grow.

Our team members are trusted advisors to our clients and offer innovative solutions that solve complex data problems. Collaboration, creativity, data knowledge and experience run deep in our veins. We are passionate about building long-term relationships with our clients and staying true to our values. When adding new members to our team, we also look for people that are aligned to our values.

We are also passionate about our people. Hiring and developing people that seek challenges, like to jump in and learn new things, and are happy to lend a helping hand to a peer is what makes us successful.
We understand that it’s our people that make us great.

Role Summary:
The Consultant, Business Systems Analyst works with internal and external stakeholders including the technology and business teams to develop and implement data solutions tailored to a project’s requirements. They are involved throughout the project lifecycle by capturing and documenting requirements, test strategy/plans, test cases, execution of testing, sign off, summary and implementation into production.
This position does not have any direct reports.

Major Areas of Responsibility

• Deliverexcellence and develop a deep, multilayered understanding of the business issues and the data challenges of the clients’ organizations and their industries.
• Ensure requirements are clear and complete, eliminating uncertainties and ambiguities.
• Establish the quality of solutions through validation against the requirements.
• Demonstrate collegial teamwork internally and with clients, by communicating clearly with all project team members to identify and resolve issues for successful delivery.
• Escalate issues promptly when required.
• Participate in the development of project plans to establish appropriate workload expectations and schedules.
• Own the responsibility to meet deadlines and strive to complete work in accordance with project plans.
• Drive and own requirements by gathering all requirements that are a part of the overall project.
• Create detailed, functional, and non-functional requirements documents, review and obtain sign off from key stakeholders.
• Provide ongoing updates and review throughout the project lifestyle.
• Create and execute test strategy/plans and test cases.
• Own defect management and drive regression testing if required.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Around 3-5 years’ experience on technical projects including 2 as a Business Systems Analyst
• Detailed, practical working knowledge in SDLC methodologies, specifically Agile and Waterfall
• Experience working with Databases, Data Warehouses, Analytics and Reporting
• Experiencein ETL
• Experience in SQL, Teradata, or Oracle
• General Knowledge in Analytics / Business Intelligence tools (MicroStrategy, Tableau or Power BI) and Cloud (Snowflake, AWS, GCP or Azure)
• Demonstrated skills in Documenting requirements e.g. BRD, SRS, Test Documents, MOP, Data Mapping, or Data Dictionaries
• Collaborating with internal teams (Project X ltd.), external teams (non-Project X 3rd parties), and client team members
• Critical thinking capabilities and a consultative mindset
• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Software or Computer Science/Engineering fields or related industry experience or acumen

Nice to have:

• Prior experience as a Data Analyst is an asset
• Experience in Snowflake

In our commitment to promote fair and equitable treatment of all employees and applicants, Project X Ltd. provides equal employment opportunities for all individuals regardless of age, sex, disability, race, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sexual orientation, marital status or any other ground as described in the Ontario Human Rights Code. In addition, accommodation will be provided during the hiring process.

Project Xis an equal opportunity employer and welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.