Job Description:
Description: RESPONSIBILITIES:Business Analyst Level 2Contributing to the assessment of the organization's capacity and capability to undertake and successfully deliver an initiative or a change;Researching and documenting current state business processes and the supporting information systems;Processing business problems into solutions or new opportunities and initiatives, and providing recommendations;Providing recommendations on a range of issues affecting the organization's ability to achieve the project's business objectives;Conducting research and presenting findings through a variety of means including, but not limited to: briefing notes, decision papers, discussion papers, and presentations;Adapting written and verbal communications to the audience as appropriate;Coordinating and leading meetings, documenting minutes, tracking decisions, and monitoring action items;Providing regular status reports and escalating concerns as appropriate;Identifying and analyzing risks and issues, especially related to requirements;Contributing to measures to mitigate and control risks and issues;Eliciting business requirements from stakeholders using the most appropriate method for the circumstances; this may include conducting individual consultations, surveys, facilitating group sessions and facilitating JointApplication Design (JAD) Sessions;Critically evaluating information to identify gaps, reconcile conflicts, decompose high -level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true business needs;Researching, documenting and illustrating process flows and diagrams;Documenting business needs, rules, requirements, and specifications;Maintaining traceability of business requirements;Delivering work products through the life cycle according to selected departmental methodologies;Identifying the need for changes and amendments as appropriate to meet evolving business needs;Providing support and subject-matter expertise to business and technical communities including, but not limited to: fellow business analysts, project sponsors, architects, systems analysts, software developers, and testers;Reviewing technical documentation including, but not limited to: systems use cases, systems specifications, and architecture documents; andReviewing project management documentation including, but not limited to: project charters, plans, and schedules.QUALIFICATIONSMust have a minimum of 60 months from bid closing date, working as a Business Analyst. Refer to the TBIPS Supply Arrangement, Stream 4 - Business Services, B.1. Business Analyst - Level 2Must demonstrate the provision of professional services as a Business Analyst, in support of a minimum of three (3) projects managed by one (1) or more Senior Executive Managers at a Canadian Federal, Provincial or Municipal Government department or agency. Valid Federal Government Reliability Clearance is a mustDURATION: 1 year