Business Analyst - Senior

Job description

Skill Set Requirements
Evaluation Project Requirements Evaluation Breakdown
Modeling and Methodologies - 25%

Demonstrated experience with the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and methodologies such as waterfall and Agile methods with a focus on iterative development and delivery with proven ability to lead sprints.
Demonstrated experience with Business Object Oriented Modelling, UML tools and techniques
Demonstrated experience with Public Sector Digital Service Standard and Digital assessment processes
Experience with the Zachman framework , Public Sector Architecture Governance Points and deliverables

Technical Skills - 15%

Proven experience in investigating, analyzing and estimating system applications in a large integrated mainframe and mid-tier environment
Experience with all stages of automated system implementation in complex mainframe, with online batch, and Financial reconciliation transactions
Experience working with legacy infrastructure hosting environments such as mainframe with complex applications; Experience with supporting legacy applications and modernizing
Demonstrated experience with implementation of business solutions using Custom off the Shelf solution implementations such as Oracle Siebel based systems and photo comparison technologies
Ability to document requirements using story boarding utilizing tools such as Azure DevOps and Jira
Demonstrated experience with HP ALM (Quality Center) to support test activities
Experience with prototyping tools to deliver high quality prototypes and mock-ups
Experience with submitting and managing project collateral (conceptual and logical) in repository tools such as PowerDesigner
Experience with reporting tools such as Microsoft Power BI

Business Analysis Skills - 25%

Experience with engaging business and IT stakeholders, understand requirements for new functionality or changes to existing ones and providing high level and detailed estimates
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.)
Demonstrated experience with JAD/Sprint session facilitation and the ability to interpret business needs to technical requirements
Demonstrated ability in conducting feasibility analysis, project scoping and providing project work estimates
Experience with requirements development involving requirements elicitation, analysis, specification and validation

Communication Skills - 15%

Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
Excellent communication skills
Demonstrated experience in the facilitation of project meetings for reviews
Experience in reporting progress of assignment on a regular basis to Project Management and raise any issues / concerns and propose mitigation strategies
Experience with creating automated information and status reporting

Business Subject Matter Knowledge and Expertise - 15%

Good understanding of program & service concepts, general and best practices, business processes & rules, stakeholders & relationships, service delivery models (incl. self service / digital service), private & public partnership, etc in complex and high-impact critical Public services related to licensing, registration, permit, enforcement, safety inspection, photo identification and related fraud prevention line of businesses, services, or functional areas, in relation to I&IT application software delivery

Public Sector Experience - 5%

Experience with Public Sector I&IT Solutions architecture, application design, quality assurance standards, project delivery methodologies, and practices
Demonstrable knowledge of Public Sector applications, databases and systems while developing cross cluster, multi-year business solutions including knowledge of Custom off the Shelf product implementations with third party vendors
Experience working in accordance with Acts, Policies and Procedures of Public Sector Services