Senior Business Systems Analyst - Agile, Data & IT (Hybrid)

Co-operators; Regina; Hybrid; CAD 73,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & development

Flexible work options

Well-being programs

Volunteer days

Total rewards package

Job summary

Co-operators, Canada’s leading financial services co‑operative, seeks a Senior Business Systems Analyst to bridge business and IT for highly complex projects. You will articulate requirements, draft functional specifications, and collaborate with development teams to deliver robust solutions in a hybrid work environment.

You will lead requirements gathering, drive testing activities, mentor BSAs, and contribute to process improvement across IT and business lines, enabling agile delivery and

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Business or Computer Science with at least 5 -7 years relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Designation in business analysis and/or project management.
• Advanced knowledge of business analysis practices, especially requirements planning, elicitation, management, design, analysis, documentation, and communication.
• Advanced knowledge of SDLC methodologies, processes, and tools as well as project planning methodologies and Lean process improvement tools and techniques.
• Insurance and Financial Services experience along with Acord XML Insurance Standards would be an asset..

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development of business cases and other information needed by management to select and prioritize business and technical systems initiatives, working with business and IT managers, project managers, application architects and solution designers.
• May oversee medium-to-large sized projects, including task delegation, scope control, adherence to schedule and budget, management of changes/issues/risks, and communications/reporting activities.
• For highly complex projects/initiatives, engage stakeholders and facilitate large- group sessions with business partners and other BSAs across business lines to gather, document, and validate detailed requirements, eliciting the essential needs of the system and stakeholder expectations.
• Manage and support business process design activities, working with process stakeholders and employing sophisticated tools to perform detailed definition and analysis of business functions and processes, ensuring that requirements for modified systems/processes meet business needs, and that appropriate process documentation and training exists.
• Lead the review, assessment and selection of solutions, as well as configuration and customization design decisions, acting as intermediary between client and IT teams and guiding a team of BSAs in technical solution design activities (e.g. clarifying requirements, refining/documenting data and business rules, communicating technology constraints, creating proposals and negotiating alternative solutions, and defining recommendations).
• For complex system testing, act as test analyst, including developing or reviewing detailed test plans/cases/scripts/practices for completeness, coordinating efforts of multiple testers (such as other BSAs) during execution, and managing resolution of any defects encountered during testing to ensure that requirements are met.
• Participate in implementations as required, providing guidance and verification.
• Play a lead role in the continuous improvement of the BSA practice by researching best practices, devising improvements, piloting new techniques, and creating more effective processes (e.g. streamlining testing processes).

Skills

Agile principles

Story writing and testing User Stories

ATDD/TDD

Azure DevOps

Gherkin

Feature Files

Microsoft SQL

Playwright

MS Copilot AI tools

Education

Degree or diploma in Business or Computer Science

Designation in business analysis and/or project management

Tools

Azure DevOps

Gherkin

Feature Files

Microsoft SQL

Playwright

MS Copilot

Job description

Co-operators, Canada’s leading financial services co‑operative, seeks a Senior Business Systems Analyst to bridge business and IT for highly complex projects. You will articulate requirements, draft functional specifications, and collaborate with development teams to deliver robust solutions in a hybrid work environment.

You will lead requirements gathering, drive testing activities, mentor BSAs, and contribute to process improvement across IT and business lines, enabling agile delivery and