Business Analyst Contract

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Client: Government
Type: Contract
Role: Business Analyst
Term: 1.5 years + extension
Pay Rate: Negotiable
Start date: ASAP
Req ID: 5857
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On behalf of our Public Sector client, Wirehead has a new contract opportunity for a Business Analyst.

Requirements: What you’ll need

Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Qualifications

Deliverables:

Business Analyst and Quality Assurance Experience:

• Senior System Tester/Business Analyst with 5+ years of experience in requirement gathering, developing business requirement documents, process maps, planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts.
• Experience with manual functional and non-functional, UAT and AODA Testing.
• Experience leading and conducting business analysis for business projects to assess clients’ business problems or opportunities, document the technical business requirements to meet the functional requirements.
• Experience developing high-level cost estimates based on the scope and timelines.
• Knowledge of application development methodologies, techniques and methods.
• Knowledge using tools to support Web Accessibility testing in support of AODA legislation.
• Knowledge and experience working in Agile-Scrum environment, using standard and DevOps processes and tools.

Business Analysis and Quality Assurance Experience:

• Analysis and design methodology, techniques; structured testing
• Experience on a medium sized project as a business analyst or functional consultant
• Knowledge and experience with OpenText Content Suite and other OpenText Products.
• Knowledge of the systems development cycle (SDLC), software test life cycle (STLC), project management.
• Experience with enterprise business architectural concepts in order to ensure that recommended technologies are consistent.
• Experience developing business cases from start to finish
• Service delivery management, portfolio, program/project management and resource management to manage the business analysis to clients and provide recommendations on clients’ I&IT business and infrastructure needs.
• Documenting and Analysis of business requirements and functional designs
• Knowledge of Risk and evidence-based testing
• Analysis of business rules. Creation of the test cases, traceability matrix
• Defining the expected results
• Creation of test data, test scenarios and test user accounts
• Creation of database queries to select test data and ensure database integrity
• Experience in entry, exit and acceptance testing criteria
• Public Sector Experience

Communication Skills:

• Strong communication skills to prepare documentation, including but not limited to; reports, reviews, assessments
• Ability to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively and in a user friendly manner; maintain a high level of customer service to both internal and external clients
• Presentations to project and team members.

Must haves:

• Combination of BA and QA
• Will be cross training the project and team members
• Knowledge and experience with OpenText Content Suite and other OpenText Products.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply for this opportunity by using the Apply button or sending your resume directly to careers@wirehead.com

We thank all candidates for their interest but advise that only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted directly. Rest assured that your resume will be kept on our database and will be considered for all future opportunities.

***This opportunity is in Toronto; preference will be given to local candidates. Wirehead does not offer a relocation package. We encourage you continue to refer to our Job listing page as new opportunities become available and updated on a regular basis. Thank you again for your interest in Wirehead!