24-27 Business Performance - Business Analyst (Temporary)

24-27 Business Performance - Business Analyst (Temporary)

Monday, November 18, 2024

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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!

Job Title: Business Analyst

Job Family: Professional

Department: Business Performance

Reports To: Senior Advisor & Director, Business Planning

Location: Edmonton

Competition: 24-27

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.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating discussions to capture the business needs and translating them into requirements for change, including:
• Gathering requirements through techniques such as:
• One-on-One Interviews
• Workshops
• Prototyping
• Walkthroughs
• Documenting the requirements, including:
• Business Requirement documents
• Functional Requirement documents
• User Stories
• Creating additional project supporting documents, such as:
• Requirement Traceability Matrices
• Test Plans
• Test Cases
• Production Support documentation
• User Guides
• Training Guides
• Ensuring the business requirements are met by:
• Creating Test Cases
• Testing the development work
• Updating the development team on defects
• Testing the deployment in production
• Creating User Guides
• Aiding the business in coordination, communication, and completion of tasks by effectively managing a team with specific roles and tasks, including:
• Facilitating meetings
• Creating Project Charters
• Capturing and enforcing Action Items and Decisions
• Creating Communication plans
• Providing regular status updates to projects

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Core:

• Exemplifying Integrity
• Fostering Communication
• Results Orientation
• Teamwork

Functional:

• Analytical Thinking
• Facilitation
• Improving Business Processes
• Problem Solving
• Requirement Analysis
• Extensive knowledge of Business Analysis, including:
• 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 Software Development Life Cycles and team roles
• 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
• Effective stakeholder expectation management
• Effective Communication and Presentation skills
• Ability to influence others using analysis techniques
• Ability to facilitate meetings and elicit requirements
• Analysis skills across three levels: Business-Level, Software-Level, Information-Level
• Effective problem-solving skills considering the bigger picture
• Critical thinking and evaluation skills for determining options
• Proficiency in tools such as:
• 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 IT system implementations, business process improvements, and business process re-engineering.
• Certificate of Capability in Business Analysis (CCBA) and/or Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis is an asset.
• Experience with Atlassian products such as Jira and Confluence.
• Equivalencies may be considered.

Closing Date: Until a successful candidate is found

We acknowledge that candidates working in their area of expertise may build their knowledge, skills, and competencies in several ways. We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds with equivalent skills and competencies. APEGA positions may have specific regulatory requirements, and we will follow the guidelines that we are bound by. All candidates are considered with the objective to enhance APEGA’s people and culture.

Thank you for your interest in APEGA.
Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.