Senior Business System Analyst

Scotiabank; Old Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will bridge the gap between business and IT, ensuring alignment on both functional and non-functional requirements. With a focus on driving joint application design and facilitating requirements gathering, you'll play a crucial role in enhancing engineering practices. The company fosters an inclusive culture, offering opportunities for upskilling and community engagement. If you're passionate about delivering quality work and thrive in a collaborative environment, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible vacation

Tuition assistance

Competitive rewards program

Community engagement opportunities

Free tea & coffee

Dynamic team collaboration spaces

Qualifications

• 7+ years as a Business Systems Analyst in IT system solutions.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with REST APIs and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and develop technical requirements for customer journeys.
• Drive joint application design sessions with architecture and development teams.

Skills

Business Systems Analysis

REST APIs

Agile Methodologies

Microservices

Delivery Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Senior Business System Analyst

Requisition ID: 225237

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• Analyze and develop technical requirements based on solution documentation

• Ensure integrity of the business and technical requirements in the end-to-end customer journey

• Drive joint application design solution sessions with our architecture, development, and security architecture teams that inform high-level estimates for large and medium-sized incoming initiatives

• Facilitate requirements gathering and design sessions with multiple stakeholders to extract requirements, and turn them into use cases, user stories, sequence diagrams, etc. to meet development and stakeholder needs

• Lead enterprise process engineering development across infrastructure, Security, DevOps and cryptography teams

• Create, refine and maintain the product backlog and associated deliverables; release backlog with forecasted delivery timelines

• Bridge the gap between business and IT, ensuring common understanding and IT/Business alignment of both functional (for business needs) and non-functional requirements (such as reporting, performance, interfaces, and constraints.)

• Help improve and drive our engineering practices by providing valuable inputs and suggestions as to what works well and what can be done better

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We’d love to work with you if you have:

Must Have Skills:

• 7+ years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst in a challenging IT system solution environment.

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with REST API's and microservices

• 7+ years of experience in an agile environment – agile/lean evangelistDemonstrated experience creating BSA artifacts – user stories, sequence diagrams, etc

• 3+ years of experience as a Delivery Lead

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• Banking experience

• Experience as a Scrum master

Soft Skills Required:

• Detail Oriented

• You notice all the little details for every document/requirement/conversation that comes across you, and it drives you crazy that others cannot keep everything consistent.

• Self-Motivated

• You do good work, and lots of if; the drive to deliver quality work is just a part of you. You are also able to simplify complex situations and navigate ambiguity.

• Communicator/Negotiator

• You are great at making sure everyone's speaking the same language and are on the same page, and sometimes that involves some give and take.

• Multi-tasker

• You are able to multi-task and work on multiple initiatives at the same time.

• Learning is breathing

• You stay current on the tools and approaches that work best. And you are excited about working on new projects because every project is a new learning opportunity!

• Team Player

• You enjoy collaborating with, learning from, and teaching others so we all become better.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Engineering or Computer Science degree, and pride yourself on analysis, logical thinking, and problem-solving skills

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.

• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.

• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.

• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.

• Dynamic Ecosystem - Free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and lots of space for team collaboration.

• Community Engagement - No matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Working location condition: Hybrid

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Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, pleaseclick here (https://www.scotiabank.com/careers/en/careers/technical-support-for-applicants.html) . Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.