IT Business Analyst

**Job description**

Our client, Service Alberta has an immediate requirement for an **Intermediate IT Business Analyst.** The successful sub-contractor will start in April for a 12 month contract. There is a possible 12 month contract extension available for the successful sub-contractor.

**notes on location**

**Resource will work remotely 90% of the time, though must be available for onsite meetings when required.**

**Work is anticipated to be carried out primarily remotely but attendance at some in-person meetings in Edmonton may be required 3-4 times per month.**

**Resource must be located in Alberta for network and security reasons.**

**Scope**

A content inventory is a list of an organization’s work processes, the content generated by those processes, and the requirements for managing that content. The Content Inventory project involves creating a content inventory for each business area in the Government of Alberta (GoA) to inform development of a government-wide functional classification scheme and associated records retention and disposition schedules, to be implemented in M365.

**Duties**

Responsible for taking business requirements and translating them into technical requirements and solutions.

• Create project documents and associated planning documents.
• Create stakeholder analyses.
• Lead consultations and facilitate stakeholder meetings.
• Create business requirements, functional specifications and technical requirements.
• Create new business and technical processes and complete business process reviews/re-engineering for existing processes.
• Facilitate business process improvement sessions.
• Assist in the development of new IT services.
• Schedule, organize and lead project status meetings and other meetings as required.
• Provide support by bridging communication between vendors, client ministries, and corporate technical and business teams.
• Escalate unresolved issues/risks, options and recommendations.
• Responsible for business architecture design, software system specifications design, and database modelling.
• Participate iterative development using model-based processes.
• Perform project management, business and technical analysis and systems design in delivering complex software solutions spanning n-tier development environments.
• Produce project artifices with XML; UML and/or other web-services technologies.
• Prepare regular project status reports indicating project deliverables, possible risk and issues, time-lines and anticipated effort.
• Ensure appropriate project communication occurs to all parties involved during all phases of the project.
• Identify required user training.
• Additional responsibilities as required by the Project Manager for a Business Analyst or Lead Technical Analyst role.

**Equipment requirements**

Resource will require own equipment

Resource must provide their own computer and related equipment. The computer's operating system must be a modern version of Windows or MacOS that is compatible with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and related software for remote access. Windows is preferred due to better compatibility. AVD/remote-related software will be installed on the resource's computer.

In the event that the Contractor’s resources are directed to work remotely, the Contractor shall be responsible for providing all of its equipment, including computers, software, printers, supplies, desks and chairs. However, the Province shall ensure that the Contractor’s resources have the necessary access and credentials to the Government of Alberta’s system.

In the event that, the Contractor’s resources are directed to work in-person, the Province shall provide the requisite office space, furniture and office supplies. However, the Contractor shall continue to be responsible for providing computers and software and the Province shall continue to ensure that the Contractor’s resources have the necessary access and credentials to the Government of Alberta’s system.

The fixed rate quoted must be inclusive of all overhead, office space and equipment, including supplies, administrative burden, mark-up and all other costs to perform the Services for the duration of the Contract.

**Working Hours**

• Standard Hours of work are 08:15 - 16:30 Alberta time, Monday through Friday excluding holidays observed by the Province
• Work must be done from within Alberta, due to network and data security issues.
• It is anticipated the role will be 100% remote, however in the event of an onsite meeting, the GoA does not pay for travel to attend on-site meetings, nor any expenses related to relocation, commuting, housing/accommodation, food/drink.

**Notes on Location**

**Resource will work remotely 90% of the time, though must be available for onsite meetings when required.**

**Work is anticipated to be carried out primarily remotely but attendance at some in-person meetings in Edmonton may be required 3-4 times per month.**

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