Job Description
On behalf of our public sector client, Affinity is seeking a Business Analyst to join its IT project teams. You will lead requirements and process work across departments, turning business needs into practical solutions that line up with the organization's strategic goals.
Responsibilities
- Lead requirements-gathering sessions and workshops with stakeholders; document detailed business requirements.
- Analyze and document current-state and future-state business processes and workflows, and find opportunities to improve them through technology or process change.
- Plan and run business process re-engineering and improvement initiatives, and support management reviews of programs.
- Build business cases that set out the costs, benefits and risks of proposed solutions.
- Write functional specifications, use cases and user stories that are clear, complete and buildable.
- Conduct impact analysis on proposed changes to existing systems and processes.
- Act as the liaison between department end users, technical teams, consultants and other government organizations through analysis, design, configuration, testing and support.
- Translate technical material into plain language for non-technical staff, and pull information together into clear briefings that support management decisions.
- Take part in testing and QA to confirm solutions meet requirements and are fit for purpose.
- Help build training materials and deliver end-user training.
- Mentor junior business analysts and other team members.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Commerce or an equivalent field.
- 10+ years working as a Business Analyst.
- 5+ years documenting and conducting process analysis and re-engineering.
- 5+ years writing requirements, use cases and user stories.
- 5+ years working on projects in an Agile environment.
- Strong political acumen: comfortable working with senior and executive stakeholders in a public sector setting.
- Strong critical-thinking skills.
- Excellent communication, consulting and client-relationship skills, including explaining complex technical and business concepts and negotiating change.
- Proven ability to frame problems, lead information gathering, and pull findings together into timely, well-reasoned decisions.
Nice to have
- IIBA certification (CBAP or CCBA preferred).
- Working knowledge of the BABOK Guide.
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About Affinity
Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
For more information on Affinity, please visit www.affinity-group.ca
Job Number: 14038
