Business System Analyst

We have an exciting long term contract for a Business System Analyst (BSA) in Ottawa, ON. This is a 12 month contract with potential to extend. Individuals suited for this role must have experience working in an Agile software development methodology; demonstrated experience with business intelligence and data management tasks; and over 7 years of experience in the BSA role. 

Key Details

• Hours: 37.50 hours per week
• Hybrid: 2 days on-site per week
• Location: Ottawa, ON
• Duration: 12 months to start, potential to extend for another year
• Reporting To: Senior Manager, Business Analyst Payments Modernization
• Project Focus: Payments Modernization
• Clearance: Consultant must have the ability to obtain Secret Clearance or hold it already
• Submission Requirements: Resumes can be no longer than 4 pages long

Roles and Responsibilities

• Meet with business stakeholders for the purpose of eliciting and documenting data related business
  requirements into specifications for Power BI reports, user stories and conceptual models
• Facilitate refinement sessions, ensuring business needs and requirements are understood by the development team (data modelers and ETL developers)
• Collaborating with Power BI developers to ensure dashboards and reports meet business requirements
  and are optimized
• Lead communication and support users through the transition from Qlik to Power BI
• Work with data modelers to understand data requirements and current state with the source business
  systems
• Work with ETL Developers to understand data issues encountered during data processing
• Assist with defining an appropriate data reconciliation method (between source system and data
  warehouse)
• Write, plan, and execute test scenarios
• Assist with the testing effort and maintain documentation in the form of processes, procedures, and
  training material
• Work with the team to analyze, find, and validate solutions to complex data related business problems
• Data Mapping, analyzing, and migrating data from Qlik and other sources into Power BI, ensuring data consistency.
• Other related activities and deliverables, as required

Qualifications and Skills

• University degree or college diploma in business administration, commerce, computer science or a related field
• A minimum of seven (7) years of demonstrated experience providing consultation in the development of business requirements, as well as the delivery of business systems analysis, ensuring accurate consideration of people, processes, systems design, and technology
• A minimum of three (3) years of demonstrated experience with the agile software development methodology in the capacity of a business analyst, exemplifying the Agile mindset, valuing psychological safety, equal voice, visibility, transparency, purpose and belonging
• Demonstrated experience with business intelligence (business performance measurement, balanced scorecard)
• Demonstrated experience with data management tasks (such as data governance, data stewardship, data quality management)
• Demonstrated experience with the implementation of data related solutions (data warehouse, business intelligence solutions, master data management solutions)
• Demonstrated experience in the facilitation of meetings and workshops
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to change, working with a diverse group of partners and team members while managing multiple tasks of varying complexities

Nice-to-Haves

• Demonstrated knowledge of high-available banking and payments systems
• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), Certification in Business Analysis (CCBA) or other relevant professional designations

Additional Requirements

• Our client's health and safety policies require that all individuals working onsite must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with vaccines approved for use in Canada. The Consultant will be required to provide proof of vaccination prior to entering the offices.
• The Consultant(s) may need to have a computer or laptop that meets the following specifications in order to access our client's systems and applications remotely as required:
  • Windows 10 with version 20H2 or later or a Windows 11 device
  • Rights to install software required for Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Available USB A port
  • Highspeed internet connection
• The Consultant(s) must have a smartphone which can support the Microsoft Authenticator application and appropriate Wi-Fi or cellular connectivity as it will be required for second factor verification to gain access to our client's applications
• Consultant must have the ability to obtain Secret Clearance or hold it already.