At a Glance
- Tasks: Analyze business needs and document requirements for federal government IT projects.
- Company: Join Maplesoft Group, a leading Canadian consulting firm.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible work arrangements, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Ongoing opportunities available; apply anytime!
- Why this job: Make a real impact on major government initiatives while working with top professionals.
- Qualifications: 10+ years of experience in business analysis and IT project environments.
The predicted salary is between 63 - 77 $ per hour.
Maplesoft Group is looking for experienced Senior Business Analysts to support major and complex IM/IT projects within federal government environments. The successful candidates will analyze business needs, document requirements, model business processes and act as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze functional requirements, procedures, information flows and decision processes.
- Engage business stakeholders and subject-matter experts to understand business needs, problems and opportunities.
- Elicit, analyze, validate, document and prioritize business requirements.
- Develop high-level and detailed business requirements and Business Requirements Documents (BRDs).
- Create requirements traceability matrices and business process models.
- Develop current-state and future-state process maps.
- Produce business cases, use cases, data dictionaries, options analyses and context/interdependency diagrams.
- Define and document acceptance criteria.
- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.
- Evaluate existing procedures, applications, system interfaces and manual-to-automated processes.
- Identify opportunities for business-process improvement, standardization and automation.
- Facilitate workshops and working sessions with business and technical stakeholders.
- Support multiple projects and initiatives concurrently where required.
- Prepare status reports, presentations and briefing materials for senior management and stakeholders.
- Translate business needs into clear requirements and actionable recommendations for technology teams.
- Support project teams throughout the requirements, design, testing and implementation lifecycle.
Required Qualifications:
- Current Government of Canada Secret clearance.
- Must be eligible to obtain a Government of Canada Top Secret security clearance.
- CBAP, CCBA or PMI-PBA certification.
- 10+ years of relevant professional experience.
- 10+ years of experience working as a Senior Business Analyst, Senior Consultant or in a comparable role.
- 10+ years of business analysis and requirements-gathering experience using recognized analysis techniques.
- At least 5 years of experience working specifically as an Information Technology Business Analyst.
- Experience developing presentations and briefing materials for executives, senior management and stakeholders.
- Strong experience with requirements elicitation, analysis, validation, documentation and prioritization.
- Experience developing Business Requirements Documents (BRDs).
- Experience developing business cases, process maps, use cases and acceptance criteria.
- Experience with requirements traceability and requirements management.
- Experience with business process modelling and current-state/future-state analysis.
- Experience facilitating workshops and discussions with business and technical stakeholders.
- Experience acting as a liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams.
- Experience supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- University degree or college diploma in a relevant discipline; equivalent progressive IT/business-analysis experience may also be considered.
- Ability to provide the required residency history for federal government security screening.
- Ability to work primarily onsite within the National Capital Region when required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience supporting Government of Canada IM/IT initiatives.
- Experience working on major or complex federal government projects.
- Experience delivering several projects concurrently.
- Experience with Agile and traditional project-delivery methodologies.
- Experience working with senior executives and multiple levels of stakeholders.
- Experience supporting large-scale business transformation, technology modernization or digital transformation initiatives.
Compensation: Competitive hourly/daily rates based on experience and project requirements.
We are continuously building a pipeline of Senior Business Analysts for federal government opportunities. Candidates who meet the requirements are encouraged to apply. We will assess each profile based on the specific project requirements and overall experience. Ongoing Opportunity – Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.
Maplesoft is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process.
Senior Business Analyst – Federal Government employer: Maplesoft Group
Maplesoft Group is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, particularly for the Claims Center Developer role. With a focus on employee growth and development, team members are encouraged to enhance their technical skills while working on cutting-edge integration projects in a hybrid environment. The company values diversity and inclusivity, offering competitive compensation and flexible work arrangements that make it an attractive place for professionals seeking meaningful and rewarding employment in the insurance technology sector.
