Senior Business Analyst

Akkodis; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Akkodis is recruiting a Senior Business Analyst for a 1-year contract with extension options with the Government of Canada, supporting the ISED Digital Transformation Services Sector. The role requires a Government of Canada Secret level security clearance and extensive experience in IT transformation initiatives.

The position is hybrid/remote, supporting a professional services engagement—B2B, incorporated entities only.

Qualifications

• Must possess a Government of Canada Secret level security clearance.
• 10+ years experience as a Senior Business Analyst.
• Extensive experience working on IT transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines.
• Proactively elicit information through interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, business analysis, and workflow analysis.
• Organize and lead workshops to gather user requirements.
• Analyze and validate business requirements.
• Prioritize business requirements and develop traceability matrices.
• Analyze and document as-is and to-be business processes.
• Perform gap analysis.
• Develop business process models.
• Document comprehensive business cases including costs, benefits, ROI, and TCO.
• Identify value gaps and opportunities for process improvements or efficiencies.

Skills

Requirements elicitation

Business analysis

Process mapping

Requirements workshops

Traceability matrices

Job description

Position: Senior Business Analyst (Secret Clearance)

Duration: 1 year contract with options to extend

Work Model: Hybrid/ Remote

Engagement Model: Professional Services Engagement – B2B (Incorporated Entities Only)

About this opportunity:

On behalf of our client at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), we’re looking for an experienced Business Analyst to support Digital Transformation Services Sector (DTSS). DTSS aims to maximize ISED's business performance through modern and progressive management of information technology (IT) services, policies, and resources.

Requirements:

• Must possess a Government of Canada Secret level security clearance
• 10+ years experience as a Senior Business Analyst
• Extensive experience working on IT transformation initiatives

What You’ll Do:

• Develop work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines
• Proactively elicit information through interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, business analysis, and workflow analysis
• Organize and lead workshops to gather user requirements
• Analyze and validate business requirements
• Prioritize business requirements and develop traceability matrices
• Analyze and document as-is (current state) and to-be (future state) business processes
• Perform gap analysis
• Develop business process models
• Document comprehensive business cases to assess the costs, benefits, ROI, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of proposed solutions
• Identify value gaps and opportunities for process enhancements or efficiencies
• Re-design/enhance core business processes
• Support continuous process improvement for multiple business domains by maintaining a thorough understanding of current business processes and how they functionally align with other business areas
• Recommend process improvements that align with sustainable best practices
• Analyze and identify risks and mitigating controls as well as follow-up on necessary approvals
• Analyze functional requirements to determine information, procedure and decision flows
• Development of business and project management documentation such as:
• Mission/vision statement
• Business proposal
• Business case
• Business Requirements Document (BRD)
• Functional specifications
• Non-functional specifications
• Requirements traceability matrix

Security Clearance:

All candidates must possess a current and valid federal government Secret Clearance.

Important:

This is a business-to-business engagement. Candidates must represent an incorporated entity, hold a valid business number, maintain appropriate insurance, and invoice for services rendered. Please confirm your incorporation status when applying.

This engagement is structured as a vendor contract under a Professional Services Agreement. Applicants must not apply as individuals; only incorporated entities will be considered.

Accessibility:

At Akkodis, part of The Adecco Group, our purpose is simple: to make the future work for everyone. We live our values, Passion, Collaboration, Inclusion, Courage, and Customers at Heart, by fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated and every voice matters. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. Together, we’re making the future work for everyone.