RQ11624 - Business Analyst - Senior

Analyst Technical Solutions; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Land & Resources Cluster in Toronto, or Peterborough, seeks a Senior Business Analyst to address Ontario's Bill 5 priorities. The role may support Bill 5 related projects as needed.

You will provide comprehensive I&T business analysis, gather and analyze requirements, and advise on policies and standards while engaging stakeholders across diverse projects. Experience with a public sector context and data analysis is valued.

Qualifications

• Experience providing I&T business analysis services for clients with diverse needs.
• Interacts with stakeholders to gather, document and analyze business requirements.
• Develops policies, processes, standards for business analysis within the organization.
• Leads and conducts business analysis to determine I&T solutions.
• Develops strategies, business cases and feasibility studies for initiatives.
• Creates requirements gathering processes (JAD, interviews, mockups).
• Performs business modeling and data modelling activities.
• Monitors progress and reports to management and stakeholders.
• Experience with CASE tools to document requirements and scope.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Team player with a track record of meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provides a comprehensive range of I&T business analysis services for clients.
• Interacts with business stakeholders and SMEs to understand requirements.
• Prepares and advises on business analysis policies, processes and standards.
• Leads and conducts business analysis to document requirements for I&T solutions.
• Develops strategies, business cases and feasibility studies for initiatives.
• Develops requirements gathering processes (JAD, interviews, mockups).
• Conducts modeling: use cases, data, processes and rules.
• Monitors progress and reports to I&T management and stakeholders.
• Engages in stakeholder management and communications.
• Experience with data analysis and Oracle databases; reviews current state and future state.
• Experience with public sector activities including workflows and approvals.

Skills

Lead business analysis

Clarify requirements

Product Owner liaison

Backlog refinement

Stakeholder communication

Agile project experience

Sprint ceremonies

Deliverables validation

UAT support

Public sector experience

Data analysis

DevOps tools

Tools

DevOps

Job description

RQ11624 - Business Analyst - Senior

Organization: Land & Resources Cluster

Ministry: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

City: Toronto or Peterborough

Street

40 St Clair W Toronto / 300 Water St Peterborough

Title

Business Analyst

Description

To respond to the priorities of the Government of Ontario through the passage of the Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act 2025, the resource may be partially assigned to Bill 5 related projects or initiatives on an as needed basis.

Responsibilities:

• Provides 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.
• Prepares and advises on business analysis policies, processes, best practices and standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent business analysis practice within the organization.
• General Skills:
• Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess client’s business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be determined.
• Leads and conducts business analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to the project and phases of project, aligning with OPS Unified Project Management Methodology and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies Develops strategies, prepares business cases and cost-benefit analysis, and conducts feasibility studies for business I&IT initiatives
• Develops sound processes for requirements gathering including but not limited to JAD sessions, interviews, mockups, etc.
• Conducts business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rules definition and non-functional requirements definitions for assigned projects
• Monitors progress, resolves problems and reports regularly to I&IT management and stakeholders
• Experience developing strategies, conducting requirements gathering, developing documentation, including presentations and briefing notes and conducting stakeholder engagement
• Experience in the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools to document conceptual requirements and scope
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines

Desirable Skills:

• Experience in the use of information retrieval packages
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices
• Ability to translate business and data requirements into specifications sufficient for designing appropriate technology solutions
• 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
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

• (40%) Lead and conducts business analysis in order to assess client’s business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be determined.
• Defining/Clarifying requirements to clarify any ambiguities and ensure stories are well-defined, prioritized, and ready for development
• Supporting the Product Owner as a bridge between the product owner and development team
• Participating in backlog refinement; prioritize tasks, ensure alignment with business objectives
• Support Stakeholder communication - keep stakeholders informed on progress, changes, and any issues that arise
• (30%) Experience with working in an Agile project environment.
• Participate/Lead Sprint Ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives
• Validate Deliverables - ensure that developed features meet business needs and acceptance criteria
• Assist in user acceptance testing (UAT) or review use cases
• · (20%) Experience with public sector activities including information, workflows and approvals related to permitting, inspections, incidents and legal actions (investigations, prosecutions, convictions).
• Experience with working with business area stakeholders and IT staff to review business needs, requirements elaboration, documentation related to current state and future state.
• Experience with data analysis to uncover insights into current use of key business functions connecting to and querying Oracle databases
• · (10%) Experience with tools like DevOPS for backlog management and documenting requirements.

MUST HAVES:

• Defining/Clarifying requirements to clarify any ambiguities and ensure stories are well-defined, prioritized, and ready for development
• Support Stakeholder communication - keep stakeholders informed on progress, changes, and any issues that arise
• Experience with data analysis to uncover insights into current use of key business functions connecting to and querying Oracle databases