Business Analyst 7740-0915

at  Foilcon

DESCRIPTION:

In this role, the successful candidate will be required to lead short business needs analysis for 5 projects under the Geospatial Ontario IT Program (please see attachments for more information):

• Intake item #197 - LIO Modernize Data Maintenance (LIO Editor) (27.3% allocation or 30 days of effort)
• This project aims to review the data editing and maintenance requirements of users and data owners across the province. Results should be combined with the discovery outcomes of items 204, and 205 to design a replacement for the legacy LIO Editor/Mapper/Reporter toolset; i.e., recommend new Geospatial Ontario data maintenance solution(s).
• Intake item #204 - Providing Access to OPS GIS to LIO Warehouse (13.6% allocation or 15 days of effort)
• This project aims to review the Geospatial Ontario Warehouse (authoritative geospatial data database) data access solutions against the needs of their users. The objective is to identify solutions available for decommissioning, design recommended solutions for development, as well as, inform the development of new data modelling standards, and/or the new data maintenance solution(s) (LIO Editor/Mapper/Reporter replacement).
• Intake item #205 - LIO Data Modelling Standards (13.6% allocation or 15 days of effort)
• This project aims to understand data owner required data model control, what, and how those data models need to change, and how those changes can support future user data access, and data maintenance (LIO Editor/Mapper/Reporter replacement) solutioning.
• Intake Item #289 - GIS Delivery Platform Modernization FY24-25 (18.2% allocation or 20 days of effort)
• This is an ad hoc modernization project for the GIS Delivery Platform (GDP). Work this fiscal will focus on analyzing platform monitoring, analytics, and operational management modernization requirements, then implementing recommendations.
• Intake Item #321 - ArcGIS Portal (27.3% allocation or 30 days of effort)
• This is a new high-priority project for multiple ministries. Following business needs analysis in conjunction with Esri last fiscal, work this fiscal focuses on finalizing that discovery, formalizing infrastructure design canvas’, provisioning required resources, configuring, then deploying a Portal for ArcGIS Enterprise deployment site (multiple environment) for multi-ministry shared usage. Esri is being brought in to support project work.

The successful candidate maybe redeployed to other Geospatial Ontario IT Program projects:

• Intake Item #288 - GIS Delivery Platform Planned Maintenance FY24-25
• This is an annually reoccurring maintenance project for the GIS Delivery Platform (GDP). Work this fiscal will focus on software patching, Portal for ArcGIS implementation, Geocortex to VertiGIS migration, Cyber Security analysis/mitigations, and platform architecture review/documentation.

The GDP is a comprehensive suite of interconnected GIS related infrastructure. It includes the hardware, software, and networking components required to deliver corporate applications, web services, data, and geomatics tools.
As of June, 2024, LIO, or Land Information Ontario, is now known as GEO, or Geospatial Ontario.
All Geospatial Ontario IT Program projects are composed of both IT Source Fee-For-Service and Full Time Employee resources.
Projects will maintain independent, as well as, Program, and Corporate level governance.

Responsibilities :

• Provides a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs.
• Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements.
• Prepares and advises on business analysis policies, processes, best practices and standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent business analysis practice within the organization.

General Skills:

• Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess client’s business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be determined.
• Applies re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost effective service delivery approaches.
• Leads and conducts business analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to the project and phases of project, aligning with OPS Unified Project Management Methodology, Enterprise Architecture and Gating Process, and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies Develops strategies, prepares business cases and cost-benefit analysis, and conducts feasibility studies for business I&IT initiatives.
• Develops sound processes for requirements gathering including but not limited to JAD sessions, interviews, mockups, etc.
• Conducts business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rules definition and non-functional requirements definitions for assigned projects.
• Monitors progress, resolves problems and reports regularly to I&IT management and stakeholders.
• Develops performance measures and traceability matrices for business analysis evaluation and conducts follow-ups.
• Experience developing strategies, preparing business cases and cost-benefit analysis.
• Experience conducting requirements gathering, developing documentation, including presentations and briefing notes and conducting stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience leading discovery on projects involving Esri-based geospatial solutions, ArcGIS Portal, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Image Server, GIS infrastructure, middleware, maintenance, services, applications, databases, monitoring, and tools
• Experience leading discovery on projects involving integrated networking technologies, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Spatial, MS Fabric, midrange server, enterprise storage, and personal computer system technologies
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices
• Ability to translate business and data requirements into specifications sufficient for designing appropriate technology solutions
• Experience with a wide range of methods, tools and techniques for business analysis such as: business functional modelling, business event modelling, business process mapping
• Experience in structured, object oriented and agile methodologies for user requirement assessments.
• Experience developing performance measures for business analysis evaluation and subsequent follow-ups.
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.

Skills

COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCE - 30

• Experience communicating, presenting, facilitating, and leading client dialogues to reach agreement on technological requirements to meet established business (functional) needs, and design solution frameworks
• Experience providing advice, leading workshops, developing, and delivering presentations to clients and senior management
• Experience establishing successful working relationships with management, staff and clients
• Experience participating in committees and contributing to project status meetings

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE - 25

• Experience leading geospatial (Esri) based projects e.g., ArcGIS Portal and/or ArcGIS Online
• Experience leading IT solution discovery e.g., On premises vs. cloud provider based solutions.
• Experience with business analysis processes, tools, technology, methodologies, and modelling expertise to undertake option analysis, process re-engineering assignments, research, test and implement systems
• Experience identifying and assessing the impacts of new solutions or enhancements on existing services and infrastructure for performance, sustainability and robustness
• Experience with the product management life cycle, developing a product vision and strategy, and have led multi-disciplinary teams to achieve that vision from concept to launch using such methods as agile
• Experience integrating product objectives, goals, and metrics in order to oversee the development and implementation of large-scale projects
• Experience with software development life cycles, software design, development and integration, reporting tools, database concepts, user interface design principles, change management, quality assurance, risk management, disaster recovery planning, and business continuity planning
• Experience with industry trends in user experience design, integrated systems, solutions and infrastructure

Ï»¿IT PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE - 5

• Experience supporting discovery projects in the Land and Resources I&IT Cluster (LRC)
• Experience navigating the Ontario Government to efficiently and successfully engage with multi-discipline stakeholders
• Experience supporting the discovery, and design of new IT solutions within the Ontario Government
• Experience with policies, directives, guidelines, and procedures related to service delivery processes, enterprise business architecture, and current trends and technologies related to business-driven IT solutions

In this role, the successful candidate will be required to lead short business needs analysis for 5 projects under the Geospatial Ontario IT Program (please see attachments for more information):

• Intake item #197 - LIO Modernize Data Maintenance (LIO Editor) (27.3% allocation or 30 days of effort)
• This project aims to review the data editing and maintenance requirements of users and data owners across the province. Results should be combined with the discovery outcomes of items 204, and 205 to design a replacement for the legacy LIO Editor/Mapper/Reporter toolset; i.e., recommend new Geospatial Ontario data maintenance solution(s).
• Intake item #204 - Providing Access to OPS GIS to LIO Warehouse (13.6% allocation or 15 days of effort)
• This project aims to review the Geospatial Ontario Warehouse (authoritative geospatial data database) data access solutions against the needs of their users. The objective is to identify solutions available for decommissioning, design recommended solutions for development, as well as, inform the development of new data modelling standards, and/or the new data maintenance solution(s) (LIO Editor/Mapper/Reporter replacement).
• Intake item #205 - LIO Data Modelling Standards (13.6% allocation or 15 days of effort)
• This project aims to understand data owner required data model control, what, and how those data models need to change, and how those changes can support future user data access, and data maintenance (LIO Editor/Mapper/Reporter replacement) solutioning.
• Intake Item #289 - GIS Delivery Platform Modernization FY24-25 (18.2% allocation or 20 days of effort)
• This is an ad hoc modernization project for the GIS Delivery Platform (GDP). Work this fiscal will focus on analyzing platform monitoring, analytics, and operational management modernization requirements, then implementing recommendations.
• Intake Item #321 - ArcGIS Portal (27.3% allocation or 30 days of effort)
• This is a new high-priority project for multiple ministries. Following business needs analysis in conjunction with Esri last fiscal, work this fiscal focuses on finalizing that discovery, formalizing infrastructure design canvas’, provisioning required resources, configuring, then deploying a Portal for ArcGIS Enterprise deployment site (multiple environment) for multi-ministry shared usage. Esri is being brought in to support project work

Responsibilities :

• Provides a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs.
• Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements.
• Prepares and advises on business analysis policies, processes, best practices and standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent business analysis practice within the organization