Description:

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.

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  Provide support during the design, implementation and
  testing phases of the project.
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  Report progress of assignment on a regular basis to Project
  Management, raise any issue and concerns and propose mitigation strategies.
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  Lead and/or participate in teams developing solutions within
  MTO's Transportation Safety (TS) Division.
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  Conduct feasibility analysis, project scoping and provide
  project work estimates.
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  Conduct Joint Requirements Planning and Joint Application
  Design sessions.
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  Analyze and map processes / data for current state and
  future state.
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  Requirements development involving requirements elicitation,
  elaboration, analysis, specification and validation.
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  Use of ministry mandated requirement management tools and
  templates for requirements
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  Review and feedback of technical design documents.
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  Conduct and/or participate in walkthroughs at each project
  milestone.
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  Knowledge transfer to TS and I&IT Cluster at all stages
  of the assignment.
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  Report status to, and follow overall direction from the
  Project Manager and/or Lead Business Analyst.

The Deliverables include (but are not limited to):

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  Business Cases and Request for Bids
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  Business requirements / rules
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  Business process models
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  System Requirements specifications
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  Business / Data Glossary
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  Business and System use cases
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  User epics, stories and themes / Product backlog and sprint
  plans
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  Data requirements / models (conceptual / logical)
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  Functional and Non-functional requirements
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  Requirements Traceability Matrices
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  User Interface specifications, low and high fidelity
  prototypes
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  Report specifications
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  Test plan/strategies, test cases
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  Risks and Issues
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  Status reports
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  Work plans, e.g. requirements management plan
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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
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  Other artefacts as determined by the project

Support to Development and Test teams in following areas
(but are not limited to):

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  Building and testing support to development team
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  Reviewing test strategy, test plan and cases
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  Management of defect logs
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  Testing Applications
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  Supporting end-user inquiries
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  Defining the integration test plan
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  Defining the user acceptance test plan
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  Identification and resolution of problems/issues
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  Document and manage risks and liaise with other project
  teams to coordinate project interdependencies.
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  Documentation of all artefacts in a shared project library.

Skill Set Requirements:

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  Knowledge with Solutions Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and
  structured methodologies including agile, waterfall and iterative
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  Demonstrable experience with Business Object Oriented
  Modeling, UML tools and techniques.
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  Demonstrable skills and experience with documenting
  deliverables outlined in Deliverables section
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  Work Experience in investigating, analyzing, estimating
  system applications in a large integrated mainframe and mid-tier environment
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  Proven experience with all stages of automated system
  implementation in complex mainframe, with online and batch transactions
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  Proven experience with sprint facilitation, interpretation
  of business needs to technical requirements, facilitation of project meetings
  for reviews
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  Experience with the Public Sector architecture.
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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
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  Demonstrable knowledge and experience working in accordance
  with policies and procedures of Public Service Sector
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  Demonstrable knowledge of Project Management framework in
  the Public Sector and Architecture Checkpoint requirements
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  Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making
  skills.
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  Experience in conducting feasibility analysis, project
  scoping and providing project work estimates
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  Experience with requirements development involving
  requirements elicitation, analysis, specification and validation
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  Experience with documenting user stories, planning and
  managing product backlog, planning and managing sprints, and implementing in an
  iterative manner
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  Demonstrated experience in the facilitation of project
  meetings for reviews
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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.
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  Can work effectively independently and in a team
  environment.
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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.
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  Excellent facilitation, presentation, time-management and
  problem-solving skills.
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  Able to build strong and trusting relationships while
  liaising effectively with internal and external stakeholders and solution
  delivery vendor(s).
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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.
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  Creative, innovative, and can think outside the box to
  visualize solutions that meet business needs.
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  Knowledgeable in design thinking, have a user-centric
  mindset and attention to detail.
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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
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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
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  Able to resolve issues in a timely manner, provide options
  and recommendations.
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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.
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  Understand business metrics and able to translate business
  goals and objectives into digital experiences.
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  Able to prioritize change requests from clients and guide
  the team in determining how best to address them.
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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
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  Strong research skills to perform industry research, provide
  options and make recommendations for solution improvements.

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

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  Ability
  to write high quality business cases, working with corporate governance
  bodies and navigating approvals
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  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.
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  Excellent
  communication skills
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  8+
  year of experience in BA

Skill Set Requirements:

Modeling and Methodologies:

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  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
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  Demonstrated
  experience with Public Sector Digital Service Standard and Digital
  assessment processes
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  Experience
  with the Zachman framework , Public Sector Architecture Governance Points
  and deliverables

Technical Skills:

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  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
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  Demonstrated
  experience with implementation of business solutions using Custom off the
  Shelf solution implementations such as Oracle Siebel based systems and
  photo comparison technologies
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  Ability
  to document requirements using story boarding utilizing tools such as
  Azure DevOps and Jira
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  Demonstrated
  experience with HP ALM (Quality Center) to support test activities
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  Experience
  with prototyping tools to deliver high quality prototypes and mock-ups
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  Experience
  with submitting and managing project collateral (conceptual and logical)
  in repository tools such as PowerDesigner
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  Experience
  with reporting tools such as Microsoft Power BI

Business Analysis Skills:

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  Experience
  with engaging business and IT stakeholders, understand requirements for
  new functionality or changes to existing ones and providing high level and
  detailed estimates
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  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.)
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  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:

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  Excellent
  analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
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  Excellent
  communication skills
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  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:

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  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:

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  Experience
  with Public Sector I&IT Solutions architecture, application design,
  quality assurance standards, project delivery methodologies, and
  practices
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  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
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  Experience
  working in accordance with Acts, Policies and Procedures of Public
  Sector Services