Functional Analyst/Business Analyst

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Equisoft
Montreal
CAD 80,000 - 100,000
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2 days ago
Job description

Functional Analyst/Business Analyst

What is Equisoft? Equisoft is a global provider of digital solutions for insurance and investment, recognized by more than 250 of the world's largest financial institutions. We offer a comprehensive ecosystem of modular solutions that help our clients tackle all the challenges brought by this era of digital transformation, thanks to our business-focused approach, industry expertise, cutting-edge technologies, and experts.

Why choose Equisoft? With more than 950 employees, we are a stable organization that offers advancement opportunities and fosters a stimulating environment. If that’s not enough, take a look at the other benefits below:

  • Hiring location: Canada (Montreal and Quebec City)
  • You're welcome to work in our offices, hybrid, or remotely
  • Internal job title: Business Analyst
  • Permanent full-time position
  • Benefits offered from day one: medical care, dental care, retirement plan, telemedicine program, employee assistance program, etc.
  • Flexible hours
  • Educational support (LinkedIn Learning, LOMA courses, and Equisoft University)

Role: The Functional Analyst/Business Analyst will work closely with the Delivery Manager, other analysts, team leads, and developers to deliver product implementations and customized software solutions to client needs. The Functional Analyst/Business Analyst will be responsible for translating business requirements into functional specifications, ensuring that solutions align with client expectations and project goals.

In this role, the Functional Analyst/Business Analyst will serve as a key liaison between clients and development teams, gathering detailed business requirements, creating documentation, and ensuring seamless communication across teams. The role will also include supporting project management activities, ensuring timely delivery, and conducting quality assurance (QA) testing to validate that solutions meet business objectives.

Your Day with Equisoft:

Business Analysis

  • Gather, analyze, and document business and technical requirements from clients.
  • Create the necessary Jira tasks for the sprint and collaborate with the developers and delivery manager.
  • Conduct gap analysis between current processes and client requirements.
  • Maintain up-to-date documentation of requirements, business cases, and project-related information.
  • Liaison between clients and development teams, ensuring mutual understanding and alignment.
  • Communicate project and development updates to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Act as the delivery manager's representative, if necessary.

Quality Assurance (QA) Testing

  • Collaborate with the development team to ensure features meet business and technical requirements.
  • Develop comprehensive test plans and test cases based on business requirements.
  • Perform manual testing of new customized software features and regression testing of existing functionality.
  • Identify, log, and track defects, working closely with developers for timely resolution.
  • Support user acceptance testing (UAT) by working with clients to validate solutions.

Project Management Assistance

  • Assist the delivery manager in tracking progress, updating project timelines, and managing project deliverables.
  • Participate in project planning, stand-ups, and status meetings to ensure milestones are met.
  • Help monitor project risks, issues, and dependencies, escalating concerns as needed.
  • Support the coordination of resources, schedules, and task assignments.
  • Collaborate with the delivery manager to ensure timely communication of project status to stakeholders.

Requirements:

Technical

  • College diploma combined with 3 years of relevant experience in information technology.
  • 3+ years in a functional analyst, system analyst, or business analyst role.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both French and English.
  • Experience working with development teams.
  • Experience working in the insurance or finance sector (asset).

Soft Skills

  • Strong organizational skills with proven ability to effectively prioritize tasks.
  • Strong customer service and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
  • Attention to detail with analytical thinking.
  • Strong organizational skills.

Equisoft is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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