RQ11111 - Sr. Business Analyst

RQ11111 - Sr. Business Analyst 1-year contract (235 business days) - possible extension ONSITE 5 days - 87 Sir William Hearst Ave., Toronto, Ontario M3M 0B4 / 301 St Paul St, St. Catharines, ON L2R 3M8 Must Have: • Ability to write high quality business cases, working with corporate governance bodies and navigating approvals • Experience with documenting deliverables (Functional and Non-functional requirements, System Requirements Specifications, Business requirements / rules, Business Process Models, Data Requirements / Models (conceptual / logical), Risks and Issues, Business and System Use Cases, Requirements Traceability Matrices, Status Reports, Test Plan / Strategies, Test Cases etc. • Excellent communication skills • 8+ year of experience in BA NIce-to-have: • Public sector experience The Ministry is seeking the services of one (1) Business Analyst, Level 3, to work as part of the Project Management & Program Delivery project team in collaboration with the core project team, solution delivery vendor(s) and other stakeholders as required. • Provide support during the design, implementation and testing phases of the project. • Report progress of assignment on a regular basis to Project Management, raise any issue and concerns and propose mitigation strategies. • Lead and/or participate in teams developing solutions within MTO's Transportation Safety (TS) Division. • Conduct feasibility analysis, project scoping and provide project work estimates. • Conduct Joint Requirements Planning and Joint Application Design sessions. • Analyze and map processes / data for current state and future state. • Requirements development involving requirements elicitation, elaboration, analysis, specification and validation. • Use of ministry mandated requirement management tools and templates for requirements • Review and feedback of technical design documents. • Conduct and/or participate in walkthroughs at each project milestone. • Knowledge transfer to TS and I&IT Cluster at all stages of the assignment. • Report status to, and follow overall direction from the Project Manager and/or Lead Business Analyst. The Deliverables include (but are not limited to): • Business Cases and Request for Bids • Business requirements / rules • Business process models • System Requirements specifications • Business / Data Glossary • Business and System use cases • User epics, stories and themes / Product backlog and sprint plans • Data requirements / models (conceptual / logical) • Functional and Non-functional requirements • Requirements Traceability Matrices • User Interface specifications, low and high fidelity prototypes • Report specifications • Test plan/strategies, test cases • Risks and Issues • Status reports • Work plans, e.g. requirements management plan • Artefacts/documents required for enterprise architecture development from a business needs point-of-view (contextual and conceptual), as required for the Architecture Governance Point review process • Other artefacts as determined by the project Support to Development and Test teams in following areas (but are not limited to): • Building and testing support to development team • Reviewing test strategy, test plan and cases • Management of defect logs • Testing Applications • Supporting end-user inquiries • Defining the integration test plan • Defining the user acceptance test plan • Identification and resolution of problems/issues • Document and manage risks and liaise with other project teams to coordinate project interdependencies. • Documentation of all artefacts in a shared project library. Skill Set Requirements • Knowledge with Solutions Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and structured methodologies including agile, waterfall and iterative • Demonstrable experience with Business Object Oriented Modeling, UML tools and techniques. • Demonstrable skills and experience with documenting deliverables outlined in Deliverables section • Work Experience in investigating, analyzing, estimating system applications in a large integrated mainframe and mid-tier environment • Proven experience with all stages of automated system implementation in complex mainframe, with online and batch transactions • Proven experience with sprint facilitation, interpretation of business needs to technical requirements, facilitation of project meetings for reviews • Experience with the Public Sector architecture. • Demonstrable knowledge of Public Sector applications, databases and systems; demonstrated experience working with legacy infrastructure hosting environments such as mainframe with complex applications; Experience with supporting legacy applications and transformation of legacy solutions using COTS products such as Oracle Siebel • Demonstrable knowledge and experience working in accordance with policies and procedures of Public Service Sector • Demonstrable knowledge of Project Management framework in the Public Sector and Architecture Checkpoint requirements • Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills. • Experience in conducting feasibility analysis, project scoping and providing project work estimates • Experience with requirements development involving requirements elicitation, analysis, specification and validation • Experience with documenting user stories, planning and managing product backlog, planning and managing sprints, and implementing in an iterative manner • Demonstrated experience in the facilitation of project meetings for reviews • Experience in reporting progress of assignment(s) on a regular basis to Project Management and raise any issues / concerns and propose mitigation strategies. • Can work effectively independently and in a team environment. • Strong communication, interpersonal, collaboration, and negotiation skills to work seamlessly in an agile cross-functional team, with clients, vendor(s) and other stakeholders. • Excellent facilitation, presentation, time-management and problem-solving skills. • Able to build strong and trusting relationships while liaising effectively with internal and external stakeholders and solution delivery vendor(s). • Strong leadership skills to provide advice and guidance on all aspects of user experience and design, assessing user characteristics, needs, goals, and opportunities. • Creative, innovative, and can think outside the box to visualize solutions that meet business needs. • Knowledgeable in design thinking, have a user-centric mindset and attention to detail. • Knowledge and experience with supporting Public Sector Digital First strategies; experience with working with Digital Service standards including formal submissions for assessments as per official digital standards established • Creative, analytical approach and strong understanding of interaction design principles, including ability and experience to deliver mock-ups using advanced tools • Able to resolve issues in a timely manner, provide options and recommendations. • Thrive on feedback and comfortable transforming ideas generated through user research and analysis to create elegant, effective designs for diverse audiences. • Understand business metrics and able to translate business goals and objectives into digital experiences. • Able to prioritize change requests from clients and guide the team in determining how best to address them. • Knowledge to ensure compliance with requirements for accessibility and user centric design including Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and Simpler, Better, Faster Services Act • Strong research skills to perform industry research, provide options and make recommendations for solution improvements. AI Disclaimer: Source Code may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in certain aspects of its recruiting and business operations. Note: The higher end of the range is intended for absolutely exceptional candidates who meet all must-have requirements and most or all nice-to-have qualifications. The client will evaluate candidates based on both rate expectations and overall skill set when shortlisting. INCORPORATED RATE RANGE (7.25 billable hours per day) • $84.17/hr - $90.21/hr Inc. T4 RATE RANGE (7.25 billable hours per day) • $67.34/hr - $72.17/hr T4

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