Senior Business Analyst

LanceSoft; Peterborough; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled professional to lead technical needs assessments and engage stakeholders in geospatial solution discovery projects. This role emphasizes effective communication and collaboration with clients and management to ensure clarity in technological requirements. Candidates will leverage their expertise in geospatial data, business analysis, and IT infrastructure modernization to drive successful project outcomes. If you are passionate about technology and enjoy fostering relationships while navigating complex challenges, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical needs assessments for geospatial solutions.
• Strong communication skills for client dialogues and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical needs assessments and develop requirement gathering strategies.
• Communicate and negotiate technological requirements with clients.

Skills

Technical Needs Assessment

Requirement Gathering Strategies

Business and Use Case Modelling

Data Management Options

Communication Skills

Conflict Resolution

Geospatial Data Knowledge

IT Infrastructure Modernization

Product Management Life Cycle

Tools

ArcGIS Portal

ArcGIS Online

Job description

Duration: 6 months Contract with Possibility of Extension
Location: Peterborough or Toronto, ON Hybrid
Candidate will be picking up the laptop from the office 300 Water Peterborough

Job Description

Must haves:

• Experience leading technical needs assessment for multi-stakeholder, geospatial solution discovery projects
• Experience fostering engagement, and developing effective requirement gathering strategies

Nice to have:

• Strong BA

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Business Needs Assessment - 40%

• Experience leading technical needs assessment for multi-stakeholder, geospatial solution discovery projects
• Experience fostering engagement, and developing effective requirement gathering strategies
• Experience with business and use case modelling, conceptual and logical data modelling
• Experience rapidly and succinctly documenting discovery outcomes
• Experience assessing client business requirements and identifying best technology solutions from among alternatives to help ensure clients' expectations are satisfied in a cost-effective manner
• Experience identifying, researching, developing and assessing information related to architecture and data management options, policies, standards and methods for the purpose of making business recommendations
• Experience evaluating directions, trends, standards and policies in a complex and evolving environment using multiple sources of guidance

Communication Experience - 30%

• Experience communicating, presenting, facilitating, and leading client dialogues to reach agreement on technological requirements to meet established business (functional) needs, and design solution frameworks
• Experience providing advice, leading workshops, developing, and delivering presentations to clients and senior management
• Experience establishing successful working relationships with management, staff and clients
• Experience participating in committees and contributing to project status meetings
• Experience resolving conflict
• Experience communicating technical concepts to lay audiences
• Experience negotiating to achieve consensus

Technical Experience - 25%

• Knowledge and experience of geospatial data and development, or related experience.
• Experience leading geospatial based projects
• Experience leading IT Infrastructure modernization and maintenance focused projects
• Experience with ArcGIS Portal and/or ArcGIS Online
• Experience with business analysis processes, tools, technology, methodologies, and modelling expertise to undertake option analysis, process re-engineering assignments, research, test and implement systems
• Experience identifying and assessing the impacts of new solutions or enhancements on existing services and infrastructure for performance, sustainability and robustness
• Experience with the product management life cycle, developing a product vision and strategy, and have led multi-disciplinary teams to achieve that vision from concept to launch using such methods as agile
• Experience integrating product objectives, goals, and metrics in order to oversee the development and implementation of large-scale projects
• Experience with software development life cycles, software design, development and integration, reporting tools, database concepts, user interface design principles, change management, quality assurance, risk management, disaster recovery planning, and business continuity planning
• Experience with industry trends in user experience design, integrated systems, solutions and infrastructure

IT Public Sector Experience - 5%