Intermediate Business Analyst

On behalf of our client in the Energy sector, Asset, a CDI Company (or CDI Professional Services) is seeking an intermediate level business analyst with experience in business analysis and Gas industry/utility knowledge.

Job Responsibilities:

The business analyst will be responsible for:

• Utilizing Rational Unified Process (RUP) best practices.
• Use case modeling, business visioning, process mapping / modeling and sequence flow diagramming.
• Maintaining project documentation related the gathering of requirements, business modeling, traceability and scenario mapping.
• Proven experience facilitating group and individual discussion for the purpose of gathering of requirements or leading process reviews with a wide variety of stakeholders with a focus on progressive and iterative delivery.
• Documenting future state vision and challenging business assumptions.
• Leading the creation of the overall Test Strategy and Test Plan and working closely with the Tester(s) to ensure requirement/test case traceability.
• Exercising independent judgment, interpreting information for tasks assigned.
• Working with a variety of business units to troubleshoot and recommend resolutions to process issues with existing applications
• Working independently and collaboratively with team members as required.
• Knowledge sharing to ensure progressive realization of improvements within the business analyst practice.
• Strong written, verbal and active listening communication skills and related ‘soft skills’ are critical to this assignment.
• CBAP certification is considered an asset for this role.
• Past experience with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is considered an asset for this role.

Mandatory Skills:

• Gas industry/utility knowledge
• Practical Experience with Testing (ie Test Script / Test Case Creation)
• Utilizing Rational Unified Process (RUP) best practices
• Use case modeling, business visioning, process mapping and sequence flow  diagramming
• Maintaining project documentation related to the gathering of requirements, business modeling, traceability and scenario mapping
• Proven Experience Facilitating group and individual discussion for the purpose of gathering of requirements from a wide variety of stakeholders with a focus on progressive and iterative delivery.
• Documenting current and future state vision; ability to challenge business assumptions while following the established processes and standards
• Exercising independent judgment, interpreting information for tasks assigned
• Working with a variety of business units to troubleshoot and recommend resolutions to process issues with existing applications
• Working independently and collaboratively with team members as required
• Knowledge sharing to ensure progressive realization of improvements within a business analyst practice
• North American Job Experience
• Strong written, verbal and listening communication skills
• CBAP Certification would be an asset
• Sparx Systems - Working knowledge

Anticipated Start Date: 

• ASAP

Assignment Length:

• 12 month Contract/Full-time with potential renewal

Location:

•  Regina, Saskatchewan