Senior Business Analyst

Are you interested in an exciting opportunity to put your extensive IT experience and business analysis skills to good use?

Then consider working for the Road User Safety Solutions Branch, where you will lead project teams and provide business systems consulting expertise to clients

What can I expect to do in this role?

As the Senior Business Analyst, you will:

• provide project leadership in developing business applications
• analyze client IT needs, conduct feasibility studies, cost-benefit analysis and contribute to system design and implementation of complex systems initiatives
• recommend solutions and provide technical expertise to complex issues
• prepare user cases, process, data and models to support business processes and information needs

How do I qualify?

Technical Knowledge and Skills:

• you can lead business systems and cost-benefit analysis
• you can gather business requirements using standard tools and technique such as UML, sequence diagrams, activity diagrams, use-cases etc) and PowerDesigner
• you know Systems Development Life-Cycle (SDLC) methodologies, standards, tools, techniques
• you can conduct complex business systems analysis
• you have application design knowledge and skills to support mainframe, client-server and internet technology based in a multi-channel delivery environment
• you know OO analysis and design
• you know in multi-tier business solutions
• you have knowledge and skills in databases and SQL, systems development experience

Communication and Interpersonal Skills:

• you can discuss client requirements, lead business systems development discussions and make presentations
• you can prepare reports and technical documentation
• you can use your skills to explain processes and make recommendations to stakeholders and managers
• you can lead project teams

Analytical and Problem Solving Skills:

• you can assess client information and business systems needs
• you can lead development of information technology solutions, which are cost effective and improve client program/service delivery
• you can address new business requirements by designing alternative systems applications

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Remember: The deadline to apply is Monday, April 14, 2014 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.