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Aplin is seeking an experienced Business Analyst for a remote long-term contract opportunity with our Government client based in Winnipeg. This position begins with a 6-month term, with an expected total duration of 24 months.
The Business Analyst will have a minimum of 5 years of experience working with analysis of an organization or business domain and documents, its business or processes or systems, assessing the business model or its integration with technology.
Benefits & Perks
- Immediate long term role as a remote Business Analyst
- Potential to extend
Responsibilities
- Lead requirements gathering sessions with stakeholders to understand business objectives and document detailed business requirements.
- Analyze and document current business processes and workflows, identifying areas for improvement and optimization.
- Develop comprehensive business cases outlining costs, benefits, and risks of proposed solutions.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (including IT, operations, and management) to ensure alignment of business and technology solutions.
- Create functional specifications and user stories, ensuring they are clear, complete, and feasible for implementation.
- Conduct impact analysis for proposed changes and enhancements to existing systems and processes.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior business analysts and team members as needed.
- Participate in testing and quality assurance efforts, ensuring solutions meet business requirements and are fit for purpose.
- Assist in the development of training materials and conduct training sessions for end users as necessary.
- Defines and documents business processes involving current and future states
- Acts as a liaison between departmental end-users, technical team, consultants and other governmental organizations in the analysis, design, configuration, testing and maintenance of solutions
- Identifies opportunities for improving business processes through the use of technology and/or through business process changes;
- Reads and interprets technical literature and translates in terms understandable to the end-users or non-technical staff
- Plans, organizes and conducts business process reengineering/improvement projects and/or management reviews of programs
- Consolidate information into cohesive and understandable correspondence or other written form for use in management decision-making
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Commerce or an equivalent field
- 10 plus years of experience working as a Business Analyst
- 5 plus years of experience documenting/conducting process analysis and re-engineering
- 5 plus years of experience writing requirements, use cases and user stories
- 5 years of experience in working on projects in agile environment
- Must possess strong political acumen
- Must possess strong critical thinking skills
- Most possess high level of communications, consulting, and client relationship skills. The Analyst must be able to clearly communicate complex technical and business concepts, both to clients (internal or external) and to team members, and to negotiate change
- Must be capable of effectively identifying and framing problems, leading the collection of elements of information, and integrating this information to produce timely and thoughtful decisions
- Criminal background check is required.
At Aplin — together with our brands CompuStaff and Impact Recruitment — we connect great people with great organizations across North America. We believe diverse teams build stronger companies, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We use AI tools to assist in a fair and efficient matching process, helping our recruiters connect the right people with the right opportunities. To be considered, applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, including holding any required permits. Our recruitment services are always free for job seekers.