Application Business Analyst Ii

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We are hiring an Application Business Analyst II, IT
**Reporting To**: Senior Manager, IT Business Analysis
**Full-Time/Part
- Time**: Full-time
**Posting Date**: October 30, 2024
**Closing Date**: November 13, 2024
**Hours of Work**: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
**Grade**: 12.4
**Office Location**: Toronto Great location Steps away from the main public transit station
**What we offer**:
Highly competitive compensation package which includes, base salary, bonus, benefits, and career advancement opportunities
- Eligibility for benefits is dependent on the terms of employment

**The Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Senior Manager of the Business Analysis Community of Practice, within the IT Department, the Application Business Analyst II provides support to the IT department by analyzing requirements and ensuring that when the change requests are entered into the ALM system that the required Gap and Impact Assessment have been thoroughly and comprehensibly broken out and clarified. The Application Business Analyst II has a deep, practical business analysis experience with repeated practice in a variety of complex situations, including a strong understanding of the organization's business processes and how they relate to technology. They will be responsible for leading requirements gathering sessions, designing solutions, and providing guidance to lesser BA practitioners. They may also assist in project planning, risk analysis, providing estimations, and stakeholder management. They will also assist with the administration of processes, reporting, investigation and analysis, design, development and testing requirements for projects, products and any related system updates with medium-to-high complexity. In the BA Community of Practice, the incumbent is an active participant in supporting the execution of “Self-Directed” programs designed for the betterment of the Business Analysis Playbook by sharing ideas, options, identifying and even ‘co-leading’ opportunities for efficiency improvements at all levels.
**How you will contribute**:

- Deliver on the analysis and documentation of business requirements, functional specifications, and user stories for software development projects in the ALM system, MS Azure DevOps
- Work closely with the Sr. Application Business Analyst (as applicable), Product Owner and other stakeholders to identify project goals, scope, estimations and constraints.
- Collaborate with Developers, QA Analysts, and project managers to ensure successful project delivery.
- Recommends controls by identifying problems, writing improved procedures.
- Assists in defining project requirements through analysis and participation in related planning activities
- Monitors project progress by tracking activity; resolving problems; publishing progress reports; recommending actions.
- Maintains system protocols by writing and updating procedures and tracking requirement changes
- Provides references for QA and developers by writing and maintaining requirements and documentation of changes
- Provides inputs and support the maintenance of technical documentation, including system architecture diagrams and data flow diagrams
- Uses tools such as MS SQL and Optimus queries to extract data analytics to support requirements gathering as well as internal research for projects and initiatives
- Proactively engage impacted lines of business and stakeholders and ensure the required level of approvals are obtained to support delivery
- Adhere to policies/procedures to ensure AML requirements are met, when applicable
- Deliver on effective Requirements Traceability Matrix
- Complete other duties as assigned by the Manager, Product Owners and (if assigned) Sr. Application Business Analyst

**The experience you need**:
**Skills and Attributes**:

- Foster extensive understanding of business analysis profession
- Detail-oriented with high degree of accuracy and strong organizational skills.
- Experience in the mortgage and/or financial services industry is preferred.
- Ability to create clear documentation, produce supporting artifacts of the analysis and explain complex process flows.
- Strong analytical (critical thinking) and problem-solving skills (trouble shooting).
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment blending both new and older technologies.
- Ability to self-learn and take the initiative to learn the required skills.
- Proven ability to take ownership and deliver with the same level of velocity and certainty on multiple Enterprise priorities promoting simplification and efficiency
- Ability to self-motivate, prioritize, and meet deadlines in a seamless execution whether on-site or remote.
- Highly resourceful with a proactive / go-getter