Dawn InfoTek Inc. is a professional IT consulting team that partners with major financial institutions, investment firms and government sectors. We have been dedicated to delivering cutting-edge consulting services and recruiting all levels of IT positions for our clients.
We are currently seeking competent individuals to fulfill the role of Business Analyst - Senior to join our dynamic team to work at our client.
Note: 3 Days onsite per week is required
DELIVERABLES:
As a member of the modernization project reporting team, you will be responsible to build and deliver reports from the new data warehouse/lakehouse. A high-level list of deliverables follows:
• Lead and conduct business and system analysis in respect to building the golden layer of the data lakehouse and modernized reports in PowerBI
• Lead the effort into defining the reporting MVP; document legacy reports in scope of MVP; conduct gap analysis and provide recommendations.
• Document report requirements in user stories in DevOps. Conduct analysis at varying levels of detail, appropriate to the project and phases of project, aligning with OPS standards
• Liaise between Business Areas and the data migration and reporting team, to clarify business requirements and translate them into system and reporting requirements
• Conduct business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rules definition and non-functional requirements definitions for assigned projects, including report requirements, screen specifications, business rules, data migration requirements, etc.
• Produce/update documentation which will allow future support of the implemented solutions
• Assist with identifying and resolving data quality issues, defining test cases, performing data reconciliation, and addressing any issues or discrepancies that arise during the testing phase; developing KPIs to report on the progress, completeness and quality of the reporting and data migration effort.
• Ongoing Support: provide post-migration support, analyze and address data-related issues or questions; help with optimizing data management processes in the new environment.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Complete work and achieve milestones within the assigned deadlines.
• Notify the Cluster/Ministry project Manager in writing of any issues or other material concerns related to the Assignment Deliverables, as soon as he/she becomes aware of them
• Submit Deliverables for the Cluster/Ministry approval as they are completed.
• Comply with the Ontario Government and the Cluster/Ministry security procedures and practices
• Comply with the Ontario Government and the Cluster/Ministry architecture/technology standards and best practices
• Comply with the Ontario Government and the Cluster/Ministry Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Guidelines
• Provide knowledge and skill transfer to a designated Cluster/Ministry staff; and
• Comply with the Ontario Government I&IT Directive, Operational Policy on the I&IT Project Gateway Process, and other applicable Guidelines, Standards and Procedures.
Experience and Skill Set Requirements
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS :
• 10+ years of experience leading and conducting business and system analysis to assess client's business problems/opportunities and document the business/system requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be designed.
• Proven experience in both agile and waterfall project management methodologies.
• Proven experience in conducting business and system analysis in respect to building data marts/data warehouses/data lakehouse or Business Intelligence/Data Analytics and Reporting solutions
• Demonstrated experience working as a business analyst in large/complex data migration projects.
• Demonstrated experience with writing user stories and using tools such as DevOps.
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:
• 10+ years of experience leading and conducting business and system analysis to assess client's business problems/opportunities and document the business/system requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be designed.
• Experience conducting analyses at varying levels of detail, appropriate to the project and phases of project, aligning with OPS standards
• Experience conducting business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rules definition and non-functional requirements definitions for assigned projects, including screen specifications, business rules, data migration requirements, etc.
• Proven experience in both agile and waterfall project management methodologies.
• Proven experience in conducting business and system analysis in respect to building data marts/data warehouses/data lakehouse or Business Intelligence/Data Analytics and Reporting solutions
• Demonstrated experience working as a business analyst in large/complex data migration projects.
• Familiarity with BI/reporting tools such as PowerBI
• Basic knowledge of SQL language; ability to execute SQL queries.
• Understanding of concepts around ETL, data quality, data cleaning, data issues' handling.
• experience in conducting business and system analysis for a Dynamics 365 CE and/or F&O solution or other CRM/ERP solutions
• Experience creating use cases, test plans, test cases, test scripts ideally around reporting and/or data migration
• Experience with defect management processes, defect identification, logging, tracking, and resolution.
• Familiarity with industry-standard quality assurance practices, such as ISO standards, CMMI, or Agile methodologies
• Experience consulting and coordinating between Business Areas and the IT Development and Testing teams to clarify business requirements and translating them into system requirements
• Critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills; proven gap analysis experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to engage with stakeholders and build strong working relationships
• Demonstrated experience with writing user stories and using tools such as DevOps.
CRITERIA:
Criteria 1 - Business Analysis Experience (40 Points)
• 10+ years of experience leading and conducting business and system analysis to assess client's business problems/opportunities and document the business/system requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be designed.
• Experience conducting analyses at varying levels of detail, appropriate to the project and phases of project, aligning with OPS standards
• Experience conducting business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rules definition and non-functional requirements definitions for assigned projects, including screen specifications, business rules, data migration requirements, etc.
• Proven experience in both agile and waterfall project management methodologies, with emphasis on agile.
Criteria 2 - IT-Specific Skills (30 Points)
• Proven experience in conducting business and system analysis in respect to building data marts/data warehouses/data lakehouse or Business Intelligence/Data Analytics and Reporting solutions
• Demonstrated experience working as a business analyst in large/complex data migration projects.
• Familiarity with BI/reporting tools such as PowerBI
• Basic knowledge of SQL language; ability to execute SQL queries.
• Understanding of concepts around ETL, data quality, data cleaning, data issues' handling.
• experience in conducting business and system analysis for a Dynamics 365 CE and/or F&O solution or other CRM/ERP solutions
Criteria 3 - Quality Assurance (10 Points)
• Experience creating use cases, test plans, test cases, test scripts ideally around reporting and/or data migration
• Experience with defect management processes, defect identification, logging, tracking, and resolution.
• Familiarity with industry-standard quality assurance practices, such as ISO standards, CMMI, or Agile methodologies
Criteria 4 - Consulting and Communication Skills (10 Points)
• Experience consulting and coordinating between Business Areas and the IT Development and Testing teams to clarify business requirements and translate them into system requirements
• Critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills; proven gap analysis experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to engage with stakeholders and build strong working relationships
• Excellent customer service skills, including tact and diplomacy to ensure client needs are managed effectively
• A motivated, flexible, creative team player with perseverance, excellent multi-tasking abilities and a proven track record for meeting strict deadlines
Criteria 5 - DevOps and Agile (10 Points)
• Demonstrated experience with writing user stories and using tools such as DevOps.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Contract length: 18 months
Pay: $70.00-$90.00 per hour
Expected hours: 36.25 per week
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Toronto, ON
