Business Analyst / Business Systems Analyst (SharePoint)
We are currently looking for a Business Analyst / Business Systems Analyst (SharePoint) in support of our client’s SharePoint portal and in-house systems/applications.
Business Analyst Roles and Responsibilities:
- Act as a Functional Analyst for in-house systems
- Analyze and model the business area and processes for which the Business Analyst (BA) is responsible
- Assist Business Relationship Managers in identifying and defining opportunities, assessing them through a preliminary analysis and managing the various client portfolios
- Support clients in defining and justifying business needs and in documenting them
- Establish and control business requirements by taking advantage of various information gathering techniques allowing clients to formalize their needs
- Prioritize and manage requirements in order to facilitate solution delivery processes
- Communicate and present concrete solutions
- Advise and assist clients in order to improve and innovate
- Demonstrate the ability to build on what has been achieved and enhance the team’s level of expertise by supporting less experienced members
- Help define key business analysis methodology, processes and tools
- Participate in quality control activities by performing tests or making structured reviews
- Assist users during their acceptance tests
CANDIDATE PROFILE
- Experience with SharePoint and SharePoint portals
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or a related discipline
- Experience in an Agile environment
- Minimum of eight years of experience as a Business Analyst (BA)
- Experience working with data models
- Excellent documentation skills
- Proven ability to identify and formalize business needs, convert them into instances of use, user case histories and/or test cases.
- Knowledge of MS Access (an asset)
- Knowledge of .NET
- Experience with SQL databases
- Ability to assess IT project costs, risks and profitability
- Recognized customer service skills
- Solid problem-solving skills
- Strong analytical and information processing skills
- Ability to influence, persuade and initiate change
- Ability to set priorities and to perform tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Extensive background in a collaborative, team-run environment
- Good judgment and discretion in dealing with sensitive situations
- Excellent interpersonal and oral/written communication skills
- Excellent listening skills
- Bilingualism (English, French) an asset.
This position is located in Toronto, ON and is a minimum 6 month contract role with a possible extension.