Business Analyst (Temporary - 2 Year Term)

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Since 1920, APEGA has been regulating the practices of engineering and geoscience to serve the public interest in Alberta.

We are looking for energetic people who thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, and challenging environment. You are committed to serving the community with integrity, accountability, and innovation, and capable of delivering exceptional service. If you reflect these values, have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to make a difference through your work, and are passionate about acting in the best interest of public safety – then come be a part of our diverse and inclusive team!

Employment Indicator: Temporary (2 Year Term)

Position Summary

Reporting to the Senior Advisor & Director, Business Planning, the Business Analyst is involved in the design or modification of business processes or IT systems. The Business Analyst interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts to understand their problems and needs. The analyst gathers, documents, and analyzes business needs and requirements and bridges the knowledge with IT and various other departments. It is an important position that plays a critical role in deciphering the future systems and processes for many businesses.

Responsibilities

1 Facilitating discussions to capture the business needs and translating them into requirements for change. This change could be to streamline business process, implement new software, enhance existing system, by:

• Gathering requirements through techniques, such as, but not limited to:

# One-on-One Interviews

# Workshops

# Prototyping

# Walkthroughs

• Documenting the requirements as, but not limited to:

# Business Requirement document

# Functional Requirement document

# User Stories

• Creating additional project supporting documents, such as, but not limited to:

# Requirement Traceability Matrices

# Test Plans

# Test Cases

# Production Support documentation

# Create User Guides

# Training Guides

2 To ensure the business requirements are met by:

• Create Test Cases
• Test the development work
• Create and update development team of defects
• Test the deployment in production
• Create User Guides

3 To aid the business in coordination, communication and completion of tasks for a specific goal by effectively managing a team with specific roles and tasks, by:

• Facilitating meetings
• Creating Project Charters
• Capturing and enforcing Action Items and Decisions
• Creating Communication plans
• Providing regular status updates to projects

Competencies

Core:

• Exemplifying Integrity
• Fostering Communication
• Results Orientation
• Service Excellence
• Teamwork

Functional:

• Analytical Thinking
• Facilitation
• Improving Business Processes
• Problem Solving
• Requirement Analysis

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of Business Analysis, including:
• Eliciting business requirements techniques
• Process mapping in either UML or BPMN
• Developing BA artifacts, such as, Business Cases, BRDs, FRDs, RTMs, User Stories
• Stakeholder Management
• Planning and monitoring BA activities
• Knowledge of Product Ownership
• Knowledge of the different Software Development Life Cycles and the roles and responsibilities of the team
• Knowledge of Agile Analysis
• Knowledge of Product Management
• Knowledge of 6-Sigma
• Knowledge of ITIL v3
• Knowledge of Change Management
• Knowledge of PMI Project Management documentation framework
• Knowledge of SQL Scripting
• Knowledge of QA approaches and documentation
• Knowledge of technical systems, such as:
• Database structures
• IT systems
• Application development
• Effectively manage stakeholder expectations
• Effective Communication and Presentation skills
• Ability to influence others using analysis techniques
• Ability to facilitate meetings and elicit requirements
• Analysis skills that look between 3 levels:
• Business-Level
• Software-Level
• Information-Level
• Effective problem-solving skills that look at the bigger picture
• Critical thinking and evaluation skills when determining options
• Must have used the following tools
• MS Visio
• MS Office
• MS SharePoint
• Atlassian Products: JIRA and Confluence
• MS SQL Server Management Studio (nice to have)
• Axure RP (nice to have)
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders from CEO and Executives to SMEs

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in Business or Computing
• 3-5 years of experience in working with IT on system implementations and/or enhancements, business process improvements and business process re-engineering.
• Certificate of Capability in Business Analysis (CCBA) and/or Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis would be considered an asset.
• Experience with Atlassian products such as Jira, Confluence, and others.
• Equivalencies may be considered.

Closing Date: Until successful candidate is found

We acknowledge all candidates working in their area of expertise may build their knowledge, skills, and competencies in several ways. We welcome candidates from a breadth of backgrounds, who may have equivalent skills and competencies to the ones listed above. There may be APEGA positions posted that have specific regulatory requirements, and in keeping with those requirements, APEGA will follow the guidelines that we are bound by. All candidates are considered with the objective to enhance APEGA’s people and culture.

If you are interested in this position, please submit your cover letter and resume directly through our company website (https://www.apega.ca/about-apega/apega-careers).

Thank you for your interest in APEGA.

Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.