Business Systems Analyst

3 weeks ago

Hamilton, Canada McMaster University Full time

**Schedule**
Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm

**Education Level**
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, or a related field of study.

**Career Level**

Requires 4 years of relevant experience.

**Job Summary**: The Business Systems Analyst (III) acts as a technical and consulting resource for complex issues related to various University departments and units with respect to the implementation and maintenance of information technology systems. Supports the University's academic and administration departments by acting in a functional capacity in all phases of the Project Life Cycle for small to medium projects and components of large projects, including post-production support and ongoing maintenance. Continuously gains an understanding of the University's operations and processes and how systems are used in support of those operations. Works under general direction within a clear framework of accountability and exercises substantial personal responsibility and accountability to deliver results.

**Purpose and Key Functions**: - Facilitate large group business development planning sessions.
- Ensure appropriate business participation in information technology projects.
- Utilize the appropriate control tools to coordinate small and medium size projects according to Project Management Office methodologies.
- Develop success criteria and risk assessments for small to medium size projects and changes.
- Develop, implement, and document best practices to align with departmental and University strategies and processes.
- Work independently with users to define concepts.
- Drive and challenge business units on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their plans.
- Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs.
- Conduct gap analyses.
- Ensure that projects meet specified functionality requirements.
- Perform advanced levels of analysis, problem solving and research skills to formulate solutions to complex business needs.
- Perform the functional analysis for production support activities and advise business users in the analysis of less complex issues.
- Work with project stakeholders to understand project scope and create test documents.
- Manage all phases of testing including, but not limited to, system, integration, acceptance, regression, and performance.
- Document system functionality, particularly related to new enhancements.
- Develop and maintain information technology process flow, methodology, and control documentation.
- Assist with the development of project proposals and estimates.
- Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirement workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, and task and workflow analysis.
- Analyze information needs and functional requirements and deliver artifacts such as functional requirements, business process models, use cases, screen and interface designs, test plans and test cases.
- Take ownership of functional issues by identifying underlying problems, analyzing potential solutions and implementing system resolutions, including workarounds.
- Provide Level III post implementation support to users regarding functional issues.
- Work with the development team to determine technical approaches and technical risks for project testing.
- Develop requirement specifications according to standard templates, using natural language.
- Work closely with testing team members to ensure that requirements are testable.
- Prepare and assist other testers with the creation of test cases.
- Identify and manage defects identified during all phases of a project.
- Review test cases created by testing team members to ensure that the test cases adequately define the business processes.
- Resolve problems in the test, production implementation, and post-implementation phases in coordination with other technical and business groups.
- Develop simple queries using basic Business Intelligence tools.
- Review systems, processes, and information and provide recommendations to supervisor.
- Serve as the conduit between the Project Management Office and development teams through which requirements flow.
- Liaise between the technology and support teams.
- Communicate project, issue, and system status to the Lead and Project Manager.
- Communicate testing results to other stakeholders.
- Facilitate effective dialog between technical staff.
- Interact with and exchange information with colleagues.
- Follow a test script and document defects.
- Prepare and review recommendations and other project initiation documents.
- Prepare and review end user and operations documentation, training materials, and timelines.
- Maintain information technology process flow, methodology, and control docu

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