Senior IT Business Systems Analyst

The Canada Life Assurance Company•Toronto, ON

1d•CA$75,600 - CA$125,600•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Business Systems Analyst is responsible for leading the analysis of business problems and developing requirements, product and process specifications and contribution towards product design efforts. The Senior Business Systems Analyst champions and contributes to the development of analysis standards, tools, processes and best practices. This role applies advanced knowledge to complex work and supports project, product and operations teams by sharing skills and mentoring. This role leads the work to implement solutions to complex problems, which may be independently or through leading or supporting the collaboration with other stakeholders.

Requirements

Degree in related discipline (Commerce/Management Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, etc.) or equivalent combination of training and experience with a minimum of 5+ years of experience in a senior business analysis role.
Excellent understanding of business principles, developing effective working relationships with a broad variety of business functions
Proven leadership and internal consulting skills, with a commitment to customer service
Excellent understanding of general IT project methodologies, processes and practices
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills that rely on a structured approach
Proficient with data modelling techniques and tools, data mapping from source systems
Strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure in an individual and team environment
Communicates effectively in writing and verbally with focus on attention to detail
Experience and comprehension to effectively work with legacy technologies and contribute as legacy applications evolve and are migrated to new platforms

Nice To Haves

Previous experience as a software developer in a mainframe environment would be an asset.
Wealth Knowledge is an asset
Experience with UNITRAX is considered an asset

Responsibilities

Leading and orchestrating overall analysis, scoping, estimating and planning for large or complex initiatives, including elicitation and validation of business requirements and dependencies
Leads and facilitates meetings, walkthroughs, workshops, and reviews of deliverables
Ensures solutions and configurations meet business requirements and enterprise-level policy guidance (e.g. architecture, security, risk) and ensures the translation of those processes, needs and requirements into related artifacts and documentation
Defining business problems/opportunities, providing a clear definition and performing benefit analysis
Develops and validates solution design, configuration or package criteria with business stakeholders, articulating logical design alternatives and recommending appropriate solutions
Partners with the QA team to ensure test strategies, plans and processes align with the business requirements and enables efficiencies in the work or testing process
Performs functional testing of system enhancements and supporting user acceptance testing of changes, within compliance controls and standards
Partners with product owners and/or architects to develop technical requirements and engineering/non-functional specifications
Provides leadership by fostering and mentoring, an inspiring team environment