Lead Business System Analyst

Skillhub Solutions Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto seeks a Lead Business System Analyst to bridge business needs and IT solutions. You will validate rules, document requirements, and drive testing strategies, data masking, and system improvements.

Responsibilities include translating business rules, curating test data, and collaborating with architects to optimize data flows. Strong SQL, API knowledge, and certifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• Business analysis experience in financial services.
• Knowledge of financial products including equities, options, mutual funds, foreign exchange, and fixed income.
• Data and root-cause analysis; requirements documentation.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, and Git; familiarity with REST/SOAP APIs; advanced SQL proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Translate and validate business rules with stakeholders and document requirements, processes, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Curate test data and generate synthetic, anonymized, or masked data for functional, regression, compliance, and performance testing.
• Document upstream applications and data flows, collaborating with application teams and architects.
• Implement data masking to protect sensitive information in non-production environments.
• Assess systems, create system diagrams and technical specifications, and recommend improvements or replacements.
• Identify process bottlenecks and opportunities for automation or data-driven improvements.

Skills

Business analysis

Data analysis

Root-cause analysis

Jira

Confluence

Git

REST APIs

SOAP APIs

AI in business analysis

Requirements documentation

Education

CBAP or PMI-PBA certification

Master's Certificate in Business Analysis

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Git

Job description

Lead Business System Analyst

Royal Bank of Canada is hiring a Lead Business System Analyst for its Toronto, Ontario location. This role bridges business needs and IT solutions, with a focus on business rule validation, test strategy and execution, and system improvement.

Responsibilities

• Translate and validate business rules with stakeholders and document requirements, processes, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Curate feature-specific test data and generate synthetic, anonymized, or masked data for functional, regression, compliance, and performance testing.
• Document upstream applications and data flows, collaborating with application teams and architects.
• Implement data masking to protect sensitive information in non-production environments.
• Assess systems, create system diagrams and technical specifications, and recommend improvements or replacements.
• Identify process bottlenecks and opportunities for automation or data-driven improvements.

Qualifications

Required: Business analysis experience in financial services; knowledge of financial products including equities, options, mutual funds, foreign exchange, and fixed income; data and root-cause analysis; requirements documentation; experience with Jira, Confluence, and Git; familiarity with REST/SOAP APIs; and advanced SQL proficiency. The role also involves identifying opportunities to use AI in business analysis, requirements management, data analysis, testing, and operations.

Preferred: CBAP or PMI-PBA certification, or a Master's Certificate in Business Analysis.

Position details

Full-time, salaried, regular position. 37.5 hours per week. Location: RBC Centre, 155 Wellington Street West, Toronto, Ontario. Application deadline: October 23, 2026; applications are accepted until 11:59 PM on the preceding day.