Business Analyst at Defence Construction Canada

Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)

Salary Range

$93,938 - $122,116

Employment Status

Continuing

Term Length

Reliability

Language Requirement

Bilingual Preferred

Closing Date

24/06/2026

Country

Canada

About The Role

If you’re an experienced Business Analyst who enjoys working close to delivery and turning clearly defined business needs into implementable solutions, we’d like to meet you.

Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is a trusted partner of the Government of Canada, delivering infrastructure and environmental solutions in support of Canada’s defence and security priorities. We’re looking for a Business Analyst to join our IT team, where you will support the delivery of business initiatives by bridging business stakeholders and technical teams, and by producing clear, structured requirements that enable solutions to be designed, built, tested, and implemented across our enterprise platforms.

What You Will Do

• Own business analysis activities end‑to‑end for assigned initiatives, from discovery through validation and handoff. Frequently lead multiple smaller projects concurrently.
• Elicit, document, and analyze current state business processes, perform gap analysis, and define proposed future-state business processes.
• Elicit, document, and analyze functional, non‑functional, technical, and data requirements to implementation-ready level of detail.
• Translate business requirements to technical specifications for enterprise and low code platforms, including JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, Laserfiche Forms and Workflow, PowerApps, and Power BI, that are:
• Business‑friendly and accessible, and
• Sufficiently detailed and structured for technical developers to design, build, and test solutions
• Produce business and technical requirements related to forms, workflows, field‑level validation, business rules, notifications, integrations, and reporting
• Facilitate workshops and working sessions to establish clarity from ambiguity and resolve moderate stakeholder conflicts
• Perform gap and impact analyses within the context of the current solution. Frame and communicate solution options and trade‑offs clearly, while leaving solution design decisions with technical leads and stakeholders
• Collaborate effectively with developers, testers, project managers, and business knowing when to lead and when to step back
• Support validation and user acceptance testing activities to confirm solutions meet approved requirements
• Ensure quality standards are met and risks are identified and managed throughout delivery

What You Bring

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Demonstrated experience independently owning requirements for initiative‑level work
• Proven ability to structure documentation to serve both business and technical audiences
• Experience developing requirements and technical specifications for ERP systems, digital forms, workflow automation, integrations, and reporting solutions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor content and level of detail to different stakeholders
• Experience facilitating discussions, managing competing priorities, and supporting informed decision‑making
• Practical understanding of delivery contexts (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid) .
• Ability to work in a multi-project environment.

Your Background

• Minimum: College diploma in engineering, computer science, business, or related field with minimum of five years’ relevant experience
• Preferred: University degree and/or additional training in project or business analysis disciplines

Your Knowledge And Skills

• Highly organized and methodical
• Structured and analytical thinking; able to connect details to broader business processes
• Strong elicitation techniques; comfortable operating in ambiguity
• Collaborative, delivery‑focused mindset that balances rigour with pragmatism
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Apply project management and risk management techniques
• Bilingual preferred (Working mainly in English with some French stakeholders)

Working Conditions

You’ll Work In a Hybrid Office Environment In Ottawa, With Occasional Travel As Required To Support Project Delivery And Stakeholder Engagement. Total Rewards Include:

• Comprehensive employer‑paid health and dental benefits
• Public service pension plan
• Generous vacation and leave provisions
• Flexible work options and support for work‑life balance
• Long‑term career growth within a respected federal organization

Why Join Us

Our vision in IT is to be a trusted and forward‑thinking driver of secure digital solutions that generate business value through employee empowerment and innovation. If you enjoy hands‑on analysis, value clarity over complexity, and want to make a tangible impact, we encourage you to apply.

Check Out Your Benefits

Working with us offers excellent opportunities for growth and advancement—and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages valued at between 25 and 30% of your salary.

Your Package Includes

Health and Wellness

• 100% employer-paid annual sick leave, and health and dental premiums
• $400 wellness allowance to help cover expenses such as a gym membership
• $2,500 for mental health services on top of regular $2,500 paramedical coverage
• Telus Virtual Health Care and $750 Health Care Spending Account for some expenses not covered under provincial plans

Home and Family

• Life, accidental-death, and short-term disability insurance
• Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program
• Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for up to 37 weeks
• Flexible workplace options, including $400 allowance every two years, to support working from home

Leave and Retirement

• Public-service pension
• Comprehensive vacation and other paid-leave plans, along with deluxe travel benefit plans

To begin a career with Defence Construction Canada (DCC), you must be a Canadian Citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. As a condition of employment with DCC, a minimum reliability security status clearance is required and some roles may require secret security status clearance.

DCC is responsible for the Personnel Security Clearance process . Typically to be eligible for a "Reliability" clearance, you must have five years of verifiable background information and to be eligible for a "Secret" clearance, you must have 10 years of verifiable background information. The process usually involves reference inquiries, verification of qualifications, criminal records checks, and credit checks (as required) and may require fingerprints. For more information about obtaining a security clearance, please review the Standard on Security Screening .

The Appropriate Security Clearance Is a Condition Of Employment And It Is The Candidate’s Or Employee’s Responsibility To Ensure, They Are Able To Obtain And Maintain Their Required Security Level Clearance To Begin Or Continue Their Employment With DCC. Failure To Obtain Or Maintain, The Appropriate Level Of Security Clearance Means Either The Candidate Or Employee Will Not Receive a Job Offer, The Conditional Offer Will Be Rendered Null And Void Or Their Employment Will Be Terminated With Cause. A Thorough Security Clearance Process Will Be Applied To All Candidates Or Employees Considered For An Appointment; This Process Includes Inquiries, Verifications And Assessments Regarding Matters Such As, But Not Limited To:

• criminal record checks
• reference checks
• previous employment
• open source checks
• credit/financial status

DCC's Code of Business Conduct (Code) is a condition of employment. It serves to enhance public confidence in the integrity of DCC Employees and provides clarity to Employees on a number of issues, including real or perceived conflicts of interest. Before applying to this (or any) position at DCC, candidates shall familiarize themselves with the Code, because new employees are required to certify that they have read, understood, and agreed to observe the Code upon commencing work at DCC. Employees are further required to review their obligations under the Code and notify the President's Office of any changes in their circumstances at the earliest possible opportunity, and to complete the Annual Update once a year.

Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace!

At DCC, we are committed to ensuring everyone has a voice and can be their authentic selves in our workplace. We actively encourage applications from all, including but not limited to, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and members of the LGBTQ2+ community. We also welcome applications from those who are not Canadian citizens who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least 5 years of verifiable background information.

DCC’s goal is to provide barrier-free access to employment opportunities and workspaces for employees and candidates. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs. Should you require accommodation, please email [email protected] .