Business Analyst
- Halifax, NS, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Position Title: Business Analyst
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1. Requirements & Audit Remediation Analysis
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Conduct deep-dive analysis into current-state IT operations, governance practices, and systems to align with OAG audit recommendations (4.1.12, 4.1.13, and 4.1.15).
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Elicit, document, and validate detailed functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements from participating business and technical units.
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Define target remediation steps and action plans needed to address security, technical, and operational gaps identified in the audit.
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Business Analysis Expertise: Proven track record as a Senior Business Analyst delivering IT compliance, governance, cybersecurity, or infrastructure remediation projects within complex public sector environments.
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Audit & Regulatory Compliance: Direct experience translating internal/external audit findings (e.g., Office of the Auditor General recommendations, ISO standards, or provincial IT security policies) into actionable implementation plans and verifiable evidence packages.
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Healthcare & Public Sector Experience: Experience working with public sector IT departments or health authorities (e.g., Nova Scotia Health, IWK Health, or equivalent jurisdictional entities) is strongly preferred.
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Stakeholder Management: Exceptional interpersonal and facilitation skills, with a proven ability to align diverse cross-functional teams and application owners under tight, fixed deadlines.
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Documentation & Analytical Rigor: High proficiency in authoring structured business requirements, process flows, traceability matrices, and audit compliance reports.
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Responsibilities
Analyze IT operations, governance practices, and systems against Office of the Auditor General recommendations, and identify security, technical, and operational gaps. Elicit and validate requirements, then define remediation actions and plans to address audit findings.
Requirements
The role calls for a senior business analyst with experience delivering IT compliance, governance, cybersecurity, or infrastructure remediation projects in complex public-sector environments. Candidates should have audit-to-implementation experience, strong stakeholder facilitation and documentation skills, and preferably experience with public-sector or healthcare IT organizations.
Skills
- Business Analysis
- IT Compliance
- IT Governance
- Cybersecurity
- Infrastructure Remediation
- Audit Remediation
- Requirements Elicitation
- Functional Requirements
- Non-Functional Requirements
- Regulatory Compliance
- Stakeholder Management
- Facilitation
- Process Flows
- Traceability Matrices
- Audit Compliance Reporting
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Technology
- Government & Public Sector
- Data & Analytics
- Healthcare
- Consulting
Keywords
- Business Analysis
- Senior Business Analyst
- IT Operations
- IT Governance
- IT Compliance
- Cybersecurity
- Infrastructure Remediation
- Office of the Auditor General
- Audit Recommendations
- Audit Findings
- ISO Standards
- Provincial IT Security Policies
- Functional Requirements
- Non-Functional Requirements
- Compliance Requirements
- Remediation Plans
- Evidence Packages
- Public Sector
- Healthcare IT
- Health Authorities
- Stakeholder Management
- Application Owners
- Business Requirements
- Process Flows
- Traceability Matrices
- Audit Compliance Reports