Jobs in Toronto, Canada

Job Description

Title : Business Systems Analyst (BSA)

Location : Hybrid in Toronto

Client Industry : Financial Services - Banking

Compensation : $60-70 / hr CAD (contract / contract-to-hire)

We have partnered with our client in their search for a Business Systems Analyst (BSA). This role will support the build-out of a next-generation risk, valuations, and analytics platform by translating complex treasury and capital markets business needs into performant cloud-based data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end elicitation, analysis, and documentation of business requirements for data-intensive projects
• Write, test, and optimize Spark SQL to transform large data sets and embed business rules in the Azure cloud solution
• Collaborate with engineering, UI, and QA teams in Agile ceremonies to ensure on-time delivery and quality outcomes
• Identify and automate process improvement opportunities to enhance data accuracy, performance, and maintainability
• Analyze SSIS packages, onboard new data feeds, build extraction pipelines, and integrate third-party data sources
• Guide and review the work of junior BSAs; manage business-as-usual (BAU) production processes

Skills Required

• Advanced SQL and relational database expertise (Oracle, SQL Server) with proven performance tuning skills
• Hands-on experience writing Spark SQL within Hadoop / Spark ecosystems (Big Data / NoSQL)
• 5+ years delivering large-scale data or analytics projects while juggling day-to-day stakeholder requests
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and relationship-building abilities; comfortable in distributed Agile teams
• Ability to analyze and synthesize complex business processes and translate them into technical solutions

Education & Work Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, or related discipline
• Minimum 5 years' experience as a Business Systems Analyst or similar in data-driven financial services environments
• Exposure to Azure cloud platforms, SSIS, and capital markets or treasury risk domains preferred

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