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.<\/span>
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- Provide support during the design, implementation and testing phases of the project.<\/span>
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- Report progress of assignment on a regular basis to Project Management, raise any issue and concerns and propose mitigation strategies.<\/span>
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- Lead and\/or participate in teams developing solutions within MLITSDâs Global Talent and Settlement Services Division.<\/span>
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- Conduct feasibility analysis, project scoping and provide project work estimates.<\/span>
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- Conduct Joint Requirements Planning and Joint Application Design sessions.<\/span>
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- Analyze and map processes \/ data for current state and future state.<\/span>
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- Requirements development involving requirements elicitation, elaboration, analysis, specification and validation.<\/span>
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- Use of ministry mandated requirement management tools and templates for requirements<\/span>
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- Review and feedback of technical design documents.<\/span>
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- Conduct and\/or participate in walkthroughs at each project milestone.<\/span>
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- Knowledge transfer to TS and I&IT Cluster at all stages of the assignment.<\/span>
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- Report status to and follow overall direction from the Project Manager and\/or Lead Business Analyst.<\/span>
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<\/p>The Deliverables include (but are not limited to):<\/span>
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- Business Cases and Request for Bids<\/span>
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- Business requirements \/ rules<\/span>
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- Business process models<\/span>
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- System Requirements specifications<\/span>
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- Business \/ Data Glossary<\/span>
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- Business and System use cases<\/span>
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- User epics, stories and themes \/ Product backlog and sprint plans<\/span>
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- Data requirements \/ models (conceptual \/ logical)<\/span>
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- Functional and Non\-functional requirements<\/span>
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- Requirements Traceability Matrices<\/span>
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- User Interface specifications, low and high\-fidelity prototypes<\/span>
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- Report specifications<\/span>
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- Test plan\/strategies, test cases<\/span>
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- Risks and Issues<\/span>
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- Status reports<\/span>
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- Work plans, e.g. requirements management plan<\/span>
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- 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<\/span>
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- Other artefacts as determined by the project<\/span>
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<\/p>Support to Development and Test teams in following areas (but are not limited to):<\/span>
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- Building and testing support to development team<\/span>
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- Reviewing test strategy, test plan and cases<\/span>
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- Management of defect logs<\/span>
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- Testing Applications<\/span>
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- Supporting end\-user inquiries<\/span>
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- Defining the integration test plan<\/span>
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- Defining the user acceptance test plan<\/span>
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- Identification and resolution of problems\/issues<\/span>
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- Document and manage risks and liaise with other project teams to coordinate project interdependencies.<\/span>
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- Documentation of all artefacts in a shared project library.<\/span>
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Skill Set Requirements<\/span>
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- Knowledge with Solutions Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and structured methodologies including agile, waterfall and iterative<\/span>
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- Demonstrable experience with Business Object Oriented Modeling, UML tools and techniques.<\/span>
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- Demonstrable skills and experience with documenting deliverables outlined in Deliverables section<\/span>
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- Work Experience in investigating, analyzing, estimating system applications in a large integrated mainframe and mid\-tier environment<\/span>
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- Proven experience with all stages of automated system implementation in complex mainframe, with online and batch transactions<\/span>
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- Proven experience with sprint facilitation, interpretation of business needs to technical requirements, facilitation of project meetings for reviews<\/span>
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- Experience with the Public Sector architecture.<\/span>
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- 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<\/span>
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- Demonstrable knowledge and experience working in accordance with policies and procedures of Public Service Sector<\/span>
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- Demonstrable knowledge of Project Management framework in the Public Sector and Architecture Checkpoint requirements<\/span>
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- Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision\-making skills.<\/span>
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- Experience in conducting feasibility analysis, project scoping and providing project work estimates<\/span>
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- Experience with requirements development involving requirements elicitation, analysis, specification and validation<\/span>
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- Experience with documenting user stories, planning and managing product backlog, planning and managing sprints, and implementing in an iterative manner<\/span>
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- Demonstrated experience in the facilitation of project meetings for reviews<\/span>
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- Experience in reporting progress of assignment(s) on a regular basis to Project Management and raise any issues \/ concerns and propose mitigation strategies.<\/span>
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- Can work effectively independently and in a team environment.<\/span>
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- Strong communication, interpersonal, collaboration, and negotiation skills to work seamlessly in an agile cross\-functional team, with clients, vendor(s) and other stakeholders.<\/span>
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- Excellent facilitation, presentation, time\-management and problem\-solving skills.<\/span>
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- Able to build strong and trusting relationships while liaising effectively with internal and external stakeholders and solution delivery vendor(s).<\/span>
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- Strong leadership skills to provide advice and guidance on all aspects of user experience and design, assessing user characteristics, needs, goals, and opportunities.<\/span>
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- Creative, innovative, and can think outside the box to visualize solutions that meet business needs.<\/span>
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- Knowledgeable in design thinking, have a user\-centric mindset and attention to detail.<\/span>
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- 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<\/span>
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- Creative, analytical approach and strong understanding of interaction design principles, including ability and experience to deliver mock\-ups using advanced tools<\/span>
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- Able to resolve issues in a timely manner, provide options and recommendations.<\/span>
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- Thrive on feedback and comfortable transforming ideas generated through user research and analysis to create elegant, effective designs for diverse audiences.<\/span>
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- Understand business metrics and able to translate business goals and objectives into digital experiences.<\/span>
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- Able to prioritize change requests from clients and guide the team in determining how best to address them.<\/span>
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- 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<\/span>
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- Strong research skills to perform industry research, provide options and make recommendations for solution improvements.<\/span>
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Requirements<\/h3>
