The Ministry is seeking the services of one (1) Business Analyst, Level 3, to work as part of the Project Management & Program Delivery project team in collaboration with the core project team, solution delivery vendor(s) and other stakeholders as required.

• Provide support during the design, implementation and testing phases of the project.
  


• Report progress of assignment on a regular basis to Project Management, raise any issue and concerns and propose mitigation strategies.
  


• Lead and/or participate in teams developing solutions within MLITSD’s Global Talent and Settlement Services Division.
  


• Conduct feasibility analysis, project scoping and provide project work estimates.
  


• Conduct Joint Requirements Planning and Joint Application Design sessions.
  


• Analyze and map processes / data for current state and future state.
  


• Requirements development involving requirements elicitation, elaboration, analysis, specification and validation.
  


• Use of ministry mandated requirement management tools and templates for requirements
  


• Review and feedback of technical design documents.
  


• Conduct and/or participate in walkthroughs at each project milestone.
  


• Knowledge transfer to TS and I&IT Cluster at all stages of the assignment.
  


• Report status to and follow overall direction from the Project Manager and/or Lead Business Analyst.
  

The Deliverables include (but are not limited to):

• Business Cases and Request for Bids
  


• Business requirements / rules
  


• Business process models
  


• System Requirements specifications
  


• Business / Data Glossary
  


• Business and System use cases
  


• User epics, stories and themes / Product backlog and sprint plans
  


• Data requirements / models (conceptual / logical)
  


• Functional and Non\-functional requirements
  


• Requirements Traceability Matrices
  


• User Interface specifications, low and high\-fidelity prototypes
  


• Report specifications
  


• Test plan/strategies, test cases
  


• Risks and Issues
  


• Status reports
  


• Work plans, e.g. requirements management plan
  


• Artefacts/documents required for enterprise architecture development from a business needs point\-of\-view (contextual and conceptual), as required for the Architecture Governance Point review process
  


• Other artefacts as determined by the project
  

Support to Development and Test teams in following areas (but are not limited to):

• Building and testing support to development team
  


• Reviewing test strategy, test plan and cases
  


• Management of defect logs
  


• Testing Applications
  


• Supporting end\-user inquiries
  


• Defining the integration test plan
  


• Defining the user acceptance test plan
  


• Identification and resolution of problems/issues
  


• Document and manage risks and liaise with other project teams to coordinate project interdependencies.
  


• Documentation of all artefacts in a shared project library.
  

Skill Set Requirements

• Knowledge with Solutions Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and structured methodologies including agile, waterfall and iterative
  


• Demonstrable experience with Business Object Oriented Modeling, UML tools and techniques.
  


• Demonstrable skills and experience with documenting deliverables outlined in Deliverables section
  


• Work Experience in investigating, analyzing, estimating system applications in a large integrated mainframe and mid\-tier environment
  


• Proven experience with all stages of automated system implementation in complex mainframe, with online and batch transactions
  


• Proven experience with sprint facilitation, interpretation of business needs to technical requirements, facilitation of project meetings for reviews
  


• Experience with the Public Sector architecture.
  


• Demonstrable knowledge of Public Sector applications, databases and systems; demonstrated experience working with legacy infrastructure hosting environments such as mainframe with complex applications; Experience with supporting legacy applications and transformation of legacy solutions using COTS products such as Oracle Siebel
  


• Demonstrable knowledge and experience working in accordance with policies and procedures of Public Service Sector
  


• Demonstrable knowledge of Project Management framework in the Public Sector and Architecture Checkpoint requirements
  


• Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision\-making skills.
  


• Experience in conducting feasibility analysis, project scoping and providing project work estimates
  


• Experience with requirements development involving requirements elicitation, analysis, specification and validation
  


• Experience with documenting user stories, planning and managing product backlog, planning and managing sprints, and implementing in an iterative manner
  


• Demonstrated experience in the facilitation of project meetings for reviews
  


• Experience in reporting progress of assignment(s) on a regular basis to Project Management and raise any issues / concerns and propose mitigation strategies.
  


• Can work effectively independently and in a team environment.
  


• Strong communication, interpersonal, collaboration, and negotiation skills to work seamlessly in an agile cross\-functional team, with clients, vendor(s) and other stakeholders.
  


• Excellent facilitation, presentation, time\-management and problem\-solving skills.
  


• Able to build strong and trusting relationships while liaising effectively with internal and external stakeholders and solution delivery vendor(s).
  


• Strong leadership skills to provide advice and guidance on all aspects of user experience and design, assessing user characteristics, needs, goals, and opportunities.
  


• Creative, innovative, and can think outside the box to visualize solutions that meet business needs.
  


• Knowledgeable in design thinking, have a user\-centric mindset and attention to detail.
  


• Knowledge and experience with supporting Public Sector Digital First strategies; experience with working with Digital Service standards including formal submissions for assessments as per official digital standards established
  


• Creative, analytical approach and strong understanding of interaction design principles, including ability and experience to deliver mock\-ups using advanced tools
  


• Able to resolve issues in a timely manner, provide options and recommendations.
  


• Thrive on feedback and comfortable transforming ideas generated through user research and analysis to create elegant, effective designs for diverse audiences.
  


• Understand business metrics and able to translate business goals and objectives into digital experiences.
  


• Able to prioritize change requests from clients and guide the team in determining how best to address them.
  


• Knowledge to ensure compliance with requirements for accessibility and user centric design including Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and Simpler, Better, Faster Services Act
  


• Strong research skills to perform industry research, provide options and make recommendations for solution improvements.
  

Requirements

Must Have Skills

• 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
  

Nice to have:

• Prior Ops experience / Public sector