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 MTO's Transportation Safety (TS) 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.

 

Modeling and Methodologies - 25%

• Demonstrated experience with the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and methodologies such as waterfall and Agile methods with a focus on iterative development and delivery with proven ability to lead sprints. 
• Demonstrated experience with Business Object Oriented Modelling, UML tools and techniques
• Demonstrated experience with Public Sector Digital Service Standard and Digital assessment processes
• Experience with the Zachman framework , Public Sector Architecture Governance Points and deliverables

Technical Skills - 15%

• Proven experience in investigating, analyzing and estimating system applications in a large integrated mainframe and mid-tier environment
• Experience with all stages of automated system implementation in complex mainframe, with online batch, and Financial reconciliation transactions
• Experience working with legacy infrastructure hosting environments such as mainframe with complex applications; Experience with supporting legacy applications and modernizing
• Demonstrated experience with implementation of business solutions using Custom off the Shelf solution implementations such as Oracle Siebel based systems and photo comparison technologies
• Ability to document requirements using story boarding utilizing tools such as Azure DevOps and Jira
• Demonstrated experience with HP ALM (Quality Center) to support test activities
• Experience with prototyping tools to deliver high quality prototypes and mock-ups
• Experience with submitting and managing project collateral (conceptual and logical) in repository tools such as PowerDesigner
• Experience with reporting tools such as Microsoft Power BI

Business Analysis Skills - 25%

• Experience with engaging business and IT stakeholders, understand requirements for new functionality or changes to existing ones and providing high level and detailed estimates
• Ability to write high quality business cases, working with corporate governance bodies and navigating approvals
• 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
• Demonstrated ability in conducting feasibility analysis, project scoping and providing project work estimates
• Experience with requirements development involving requirements elicitation, analysis, specification and validation

Communication Skills - 15%

• Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrated experience in the facilitation of project meetings for reviews
• Experience in reporting progress of assignment on a regular basis to Project Management and raise any issues / concerns and propose mitigation strategies
• Experience with creating automated information and status reporting

 

 Business Subject Matter Knowledge and Expertise - 15%

• Good understanding of program & service concepts, general and best practices, business processes & rules, stakeholders & relationships, service delivery models (incl. self service / digital service), private & public partnership, etc in complex and high-impact critical Public services related to licensing, registration, permit, enforcement, safety inspection, photo identification and related fraud prevention line of businesses, services, or functional areas, in relation to I&IT application software delivery

Public Sector Experience - 5%

• Experience with Public Sector I&IT Solutions architecture, application design, quality assurance standards, project delivery methodologies, and practices
• Demonstrable knowledge of Public Sector applications, databases and systems while developing cross cluster, multi-year business solutions including knowledge of Custom off the Shelf product implementations with third party vendors
• Experience working in accordance with Acts, Policies and Procedures of Public Sector Services

Max number of candidate submissions - 1(one)

Candidate is required to come in the office 3 days a week

 

Must haves:

Demonstrated experience with the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and methodologies such as waterfall and Agile methods with a focus on iterative development and delivery with proven ability to lead sprints.