Business Analyst - Data

About the role

Requirements: What you'll need

Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Qualifications:

Criteria 1: Business Analyst Skills:

Proven experience leading business analysis activities on large, complex, multi-stakeholder digital projects.

Strong ability to translate business needs into clear, structured, and actionable requirements.

Experience producing key BA artifacts, including:

Business and functional requirements

Process maps and workflows

Data flow diagrams and specifications

Experience working in Agile delivery environments (Scrum/Kanban) using tools such as Azure DevOps or JIRA.

Ability to work independently and collaboratively in fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environments.

Criteria 2: Technical & Data Skills:

Solid understanding of relational data modeling and data warehousing concepts.

Knowledge of data transformation processes (ETL/ELT) and analytics-ready dataset design.

Experience defining business rules and data logic to support reporting and analysis.

Familiarity with:

Enterprise data platforms (e.g., Azure, Databricks)

Relational databases (e.g., Oracle, Azure SQL)

Understanding of large datasets, data structures, and integration concepts.

Knowledge of data governance principles, including:

Data quality and validation

Metadata management and data standards

Experience supporting standardized data definitions and consistent data practices across systems.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

High attention to detail and commitment to quality.

Criteria 3: Communication Skills:

Strong communication and documentation skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to technical, business, and executive audiences.

Proven facilitation skills to lead workshops and discussions with diverse stakeholder groups.

Ability to synthesize complex information into clear and concise outputs.

Criteria 4: Public Sector Experience:

Previous experience working in Government or Public Sector organizations.

Experience or familiarity with justice, policing, or corrections data, is an asset.

Must Have:

Extensive senior-level business analysis experience: Minimum 8+ years experience as a Business Analyst, including leading end-to-end requirements across business and data needs, with expertise in requirements traceability, gap analysis, and Agile delivery tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, JIRA).

Strong data management, integration, and governance expertise: At least 5+ years experience working with data, including analyzing, mapping, and integration within complex enterprise environments, including data modelling, lineage, and transformation, as well as applying data governance frameworks to support standardized, analytics-ready datasets.