Business Analyst 8085-3113
Business Analyst 8085-3113
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HM Note: This hybrid role is three (3) days in office and candidate can work in either Toronto or Peterborough
Description:
In this role the successful candidate will be required to lead a collaborative discovery and recommendations phase for a project supporting the development of a new Enterpriselevel Service Ontario Location geospatial dataset. They will ensure the project deliverables meet clients business requirements on time scope and budget with a focus on costeffectiveness efficiencies and compliance with OPS project management methodologies and frameworks. Work centers on:
- A jurisdictional scan including a review of current data and data availability
- Stakeholder engagement and user needs analysis
- Developing a conceptual data model
- Work with implementation team to develop an implementation and maintenance plan
- Collaboration with the Geospatial Ontario implementation team to support database implementation planning ensuring alignment with Business Analyst activities deliverables and other related tasks as needed
The successful candidate will work under the Geospatial Ontario IT Program and report to Geospatial Ontario directly (please see attachments for more information). The work is tied to:
- Intake Item #290 GDP Future State for LIO Modernization FY2425 project (100% allocation or 130 days of effort)
- This project aims to explore Geospatial Ontarios future service and solution development / delivery. Work this fiscal will focus on provisioning and configuring a Raster Analytics role for ArcGIS Image Server and service delivery discovery i.e. a new flood hazard layer a new Ontario Service location layer and Ontario Parcel data access requirements
The successful candidate maybe redeployed to other Geospatial Ontario IT Program projects:
- Intake item #197 LIO Modernize Data Maintenance (LIO Editor)
- This project aims to review the data editing and maintenance requirements of users and data owners across the province. Results should be combined with the discovery outcomes of items 204 and 205 to design a replacement for the legacy LIO Editor/Mapper/Reporter toolset; i.e. recommend new Geospatial Ontario data maintenance solution(s).
- Intake item #204 Providing Access to OPS GIS to LIO Warehouse
- This project aims to review the Geospatial Ontario Warehouse (authoritative geospatial data database) data access solutions against the needs of their users. The objective is to identify solutions available for decommissioning design recommended solutions for development as well as inform the development of new data modelling standards and/or the new data maintenance solution(s) (LIO Editor/Mapper/Reporter replacement)
- Intake item #205 LIO Data Modelling Standards
- This project aims to understand data owner required data model control what and how those data models need to change and how those changes can support future user data access and data maintenance (LIO Editor/Mapper/Reporter replacement) solutioning
- Intake Item #288 GIS Delivery Platform Planned Maintenance FY2425
- This is an annually recurring maintenance project for the GIS Delivery Platform (GDP). Work this fiscal will focus on software patching Portal for ArcGIS implementation Geocortex to VertiGIS migration Cyber Security analysis/mitigations and platform architecture review/documentation.
- Intake Item #289 GIS Delivery Platform Modernization FY2425
- This is an ad hoc modernization project for the GIS Delivery Platform (GDP). Work this fiscal will focus on analyzing platform monitoring analytics and operational management modernization requirements then implementing recommendations
- Intake Item #321 ArcGIS Portal
- This is a new highpriority project for multiple ministries. Following business needs analysis in conjunction with Esri last fiscal work this fiscal focuses on finalizing that discovery formalizing infrastructure design canvas provisioning required resources configuring then deploying a Portal for ArcGIS Enterprise deployment site (multiple environment) for multiministry shared usage. Esri is being brought in to support project work
- Geospatial Ontario implementation Phase 2 projects
The GDP is a comprehensive suite of interconnected GIS related infrastructure. It includes the hardware software and networking components required to deliver corporate applications web services data and geomatics tools.
As of June 2024 LIO or Land Information Ontario is now known as GEO or Geospatial Ontario.
All Geospatial Ontario IT Program projects are composed of both IT Source FeeForService and Full Time Employee resources.
Projects will maintain independent as well as Program and Corporate level governance.
Responsibilities:
- Leads and provides a comprehensive range of I and amp;IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs
- Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering documenting and analyzing business needs and requirements
- Analyze existing data sources identify gaps and document findings to support the development of the GIS data layer
- Collaborate with project managers to develop project plans timelines and resource allocations ensuring timely delivery of project milestones.
- Lead requirements gather sessions validate findings and build consensus among stakeholders
General Skills:
- Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess clients business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I and amp;IT solutions can be determined
- Applies reengineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost effective service delivery approaches
- Leads and conducts business analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to the project and phases of project aligning with OPS Unified Project Management Methodology Enterprise Architecture and Gating Process and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies Develops strategies prepares business cases and costbenefit analysis and conducts feasibility studies for business I and amp;IT initiatives
- Develops sound processes for requirements gathering including but not limited to JAD sessions interviews mockups etc.
- Conducts business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rules definition and nonfunctional requirements definitions for assigned projects
- Monitors progress resolves problems and reports regularly to I and amp;IT management and stakeholders
- Develops performance measures and traceability matrices for business analysis evaluation and conducts followups
- Experience developing strategies preparing business cases and costbenefit analysis
- Experience conducting requirements gathering developing documentation including presentations and briefing notes and conducting stakeholder engagement
- Excellent analytical problemsolving and decisionmaking skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills
- A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
Desirable Skills:
- An understanding of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geospatial data and familiarity with geospatial data standards and best practices
- Experience leading geospatial data discovery projects
- Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles concepts policies and practices
- Ability to translate business and data requirements into specifications sufficient for designing appropriate geospatial data products and technology solutions
- Experience with a wide range of methods tools and techniques for business analysis such as: business functional modelling business event modelling business process mapping
- Experience in structured object oriented and agile methodologies for user requirement assessments
- Experience developing performance measures for business analysis evaluation and subsequent followups
- Knowledge of public sector processes and regulations especially within the Province of Ontario
- Experience working on projects involving government agencies or public services
- Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
Remote or hybrid work arrangements are supported.
Successful candidates may report to either the Peterborough or Toronto MNR office.
- 300 WATER STREET NORTH TOWER FLOOR 4 PETERBOROUGH ONTARIO
- 40 ST CLAIR AVENUE WEST FLOOR 11 TORONTO ONTARIO
Skills
Experience and Skill Set Requirements
Business Needs Assessment 40 and nbsp;Points
- Experience leading technical needs assessment and planning for multistakeholder geospatial solution discovery projects
- Experience fostering engagement and developing effective requirement gathering strategies
- Experience with business and use case modelling conceptual and logical data modelling
- Experience rapidly and succinctly documenting discovery outcomes
- Experience assessing client business requirements and identifying best technology solutions from among alternatives to help ensure clients expectations are satisfied in a costeffective manner
- Experience identifying researching developing and assessing information related to architecture and data management options policies standards and methods for the purpose of making business recommendations
- Experience evaluating directions trends standards and policies in a complex and evolving environment using multiple sources of guidance
Communication Experience 30 Points
- Experience communicating presenting facilitating and leading client dialogues to reach agreement on technological requirements to meet established business (functional) needs and design solution frameworks
- Experience providing advice leading workshops developing and delivering presentations to clients and senior management
- Experience establishing successful working relationships with management staff and clients
- Experience participating in committees and contributing to project status meetings
- Experience resolving conflict
- Experience communicating technical concepts to lay audiences
- Experience negotiating to achieve consensus
Technical Experience 25 and nbsp;Points
- Knowledge and experience of geospatial data and development or related experience.
- Experience leading geospatial based projects
- Experience leading IT Infrastructure modernization and maintenance focused projects
- Experience with ArcGIS Portal and/or ArcGIS Online
- Experience with business analysis processes tools technology methodologies and modelling expertise to undertake option analysis process reengineering assignments research test and implement systems
- Experience identifying and assessing the impacts of new solutions or enhancements on existing services and infrastructure for performance sustainability and robustness
- Experience with the product management life cycle developing a product vision and strategy and have led multidisciplinary teams to achieve that vision from concept to launch using such methods as agile
- Experience integrating product objectives goals and metrics in order to oversee the development and implementation of largescale projects
- Experience with software development life cycles software design development and integration reporting tools database concepts user interface design principles change management quality assurance risk management disaster recovery planning and business continuity planning
- Experience with industry trends in user experience design integrated systems solutions and infrastructure
and nbsp;
IT Public Sector Experience 5 Points
- Experience supporting discovery projects in the public sector
- Experience navigating the Ontario Government to efficiently and successfully engage with multidiscipline stakeholders
- Experience supporting the discovery and design of new IT solutions within the Ontario Government
Employment Type
Full Time
Key Skills
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