Senior Agile Business Analyst

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Apply By: Wednesday, January 14, :59 pm EST

Senior Agile Business Analyst (2)

Job ID:

240027

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Elections Ontario

Division:

Information Technology and Digital Solutions

City:

North York

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

2 Permanent

Job code:

Not Available - Not Available

Salary:

Not available

Who we are

The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (Elections Ontario) is an independent, non-partisan office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, responsible for administering provincial elections, by-elections, and referenda in Ontario. We are committed to making voting easy and accessible for all electors, while maintaining the integrity, security, and transparency of the electoral process.

Join our team

The IT & Digital Solutions division of Elections Ontario is seeking a Senior Agile Business Analyst who has strong background interacting with stakeholders, designed detailed user requirements and systems documentation to join our Information Technology & Digital Solutions Division.

• Salary Range: $73, 531 to $88,167 per year

About the job

Reporting to the Manager, Digital Products, you will:

• Lead and facilitate sessions with Elections Ontario business units to gather requirements, refine and document use cases, business rules, scenarios, as well as functional and non-functional systems requirements for various technology projects, initiatives and software development.
• Analyze, validate, and translate functional and non-functional business requirements into conceptual design documentation to execute changes or enhancements to business processes, data/information, and digital products and services.
• Analyze existing processes, create process maps and workflow documents, and identify areas for potential improvement.
• Create, refine, and maintain user stories and associated deliverables such as "as-is" and "to-be" process flows and test cases to meet development and stakeholder needs.
• Write clear, concise, and technically sound requirements, expected outcomes and acceptance criteria that are ready for development.
• Support product demonstrations and end-user UAT activities and review test results to ensure specifications/requirements and acceptance criteria have been met.
• Evaluate evolving business requirements and recommend appropriate systems alternatives and/or enhancements to current systems.
• Review and provide feedback on all project artifacts to ensure Elections Ontario's needs and expectations are met.
• Provide support to third-party project vendors and suppliers.
• Work closely with the Scrum Master in supporting the Agile Methodology as needed.
• Report status of assigned activities during the project's SDLC.
• Participate in project teams and committees, providing consultative support and fact-finding services.

What you bring to the team
What you need to qualify

• Formal education and/or certification in Business Analysis from a recognized college, university, or organization is mandatory.
• Agile/Scrum certifications preferred.
• Extensive experience in business analysis, with at least 4-6 years of demonstrated experience as a business analyst on information technology projects, modernization initiatives and agile software projects.
• Knowledge of accessibility guidelines (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, WCAG) and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) legislation.
• Demonstrated use case creation and documentation, requirements storyboarding, story maps, user stories, and creation of testable requirements and test cases, demonstrated User Story writing experience.
• Proven ability to deliver under tight timelines, reconcile ambiguous requirements, and work with incomplete reference documentation.
• Strong knowledge of project and software development methodologies, with demonstrated experience in Agile, Scrum, and Hybrid IT delivery methodologies.
• Experience using Agile tools (i.e., Jira) and MS Office tools, including Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Demonstrated business analysis, process design and technical expertise to accurately and objectively evaluate complex problems and provide expertise, proposals and recommendations to meet diverse business needs.
• Demonstrated ability working in a collaborative team environment with multiple stakeholders across an organization, including Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Project Managers, Developers, Business Owners, QA personnel, as well as external Vendors.
• Strong presentation, facilitation, and workshop skills.
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills, with the proven ability to effectively interact with all levels of an organization's hierarchy, including executives.
• Excellent client relationship and interpersonal skills, with a high level of comfort performing product demos to various stakeholders.
• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

This position requires in-office presence 5 days per week.

How to apply

Our recruitment process reflects our mission to uphold the integrity and accessibility of the electoral process and to manage elections in an efficient, fair, and impartial manner. We offer career growth opportunities and a competitive rewards program.

Please submit your resume and cover letter as one attachment, to no later than quoting File #: EO to no later than January 14,

Please note: Applications without a cover letter will not be accepted.

We thank all applicants for their submission. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

How to request an accommodation

Elections Ontario is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible environment, where all employees feel valued, respected, and supported.

Under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code, we provide accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate, please call , send a fax to , TTY at or email

Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

Additional information:

Apply by:

Wednesday, January 14, :59 pm EST

Position details:

• 2 English Permanent, 26 Prince Andrew Pl, North York, Toronto Region

Compensation group:

Excluded

Work hours:

Schedule N/A

Category:

Information Technology

Posted on:

Friday, January 9, 2026

Note:

• This posting is for an organization that is not a part of the Ontario Public Service. The information and tips on the Ontario Public Service Careers website may not apply to this posting. Please use the contact information below to contact the organization directly if you have questions.

How to apply:

• You must submit your application using only one of the methods identified below.

• Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.

• Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.

• Be sure to quote the Job ID number for this position.

• OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.

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Language requirements and assessment:

All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Information collection notice

We are collecting your personal information to assess how well you meet the qualifications for employment with the Ontario Public Service, and for related recruitment purposes. The collection of personal information is necessary to the proper administration of OPS Careers, which is an authorized common service in accordance with s. 6 of the Ministry of Government Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.25.

Please do not include any more personal information than is needed for your application (for example, do not include your photograph or social insurance number).

If you have any questions about how your information is collected, used, shared or saved, please contact us.

Strengthening Ontario, together

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