Job Description:

On behalf of our public sector client, Affinity is looking for a Business Systems Analyst

Accountabilities:

• Lead and facilitate cross-functional teams to deliver the project within the

specified timelines.

• Use previous technical experience to deliver projects using Agile methodology.

• Document systems and acceptance criteria based on business requirements .

• Work closely with the business stakeholders in understanding and prioritizing requests to support investigation and remediation.

• Clearly articulate requirements, proactively collaborate with team, and facilitate development and testing activities to ensure the solution meets the business need.

• Manage backlog, run sprint planning sessions and facilitate Scrum ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives).

• Provide data to the business stakeholders for investigation and remediation.

Deliverables:

Cross Functional Delivery & Timelines

• Delivery plan and Weekly progress reports

• Stakeholder communication plan and meeting notes confirming decisions and action items.

Agile Ways of Working

• Agile delivery approach document (Scrum/Kanban selection, ceremonies, roles,

Definition of Done/Ready) with Iteration calendar with ceremony cadence

Requirements & Acceptance Criteria

• System Requirements Specification (SRS) covering functional and non

functional needs documented

• Acceptance Criteria for each requirement documented in Jira

• Requirements traceability matrix for clear, testable, prioritized, and signed

off by business stakeholders

• Intake & prioritization log of stakeholder requests with business value,

urgency, and effort estimates.

Solution Elaboration & Team Facilitation

• Solution outline/High level design aligning business requirements to proposed

components and interfaces.

• Collaboration records (workshop agendas, outcomes, decisions, open

questions).

• Test approach & sample test cases derived from acceptance criteria.

Backlog Management & Scrum Ceremonies

• Product backlog with epics, features, and user stories-prioritized and

estimated.

• Sprint backlog with committed scope, capacity plan, and acceptance criteria

for each story.

Ceremony artifacts:

• Daily stand up summaries (impediment log).

• Sprint planning notes (goals, commitment, capacity).

• Sprint review demo checklist & feedback captured.

• Retrospective outcomes with actionable improvements and owners.

• Velocity & burndown/burnup reports for each sprint

Position Specific Skills or Qualifications required:

• Advance experience in delivering projects

• Expert knowledge in Agile methodologies;

• Advanced experience in identifying and understanding business needs,

validating with key stakeholders and evaluating alternative solutions;

• Experience in Java, SQL/Oracle, Cloud Technologies, Confluence, SPLUNK, ITSM

tools (e.g. HPSM, ServiceNow), process mapping tool (e.g. Visio);

• Advanced knowledge of different requirement gathering techniques and hands on

experience with UI and design principles, functional and non-functional

requirements;

• Experience conducting impact analysis in an enterprise environment;

• Experience applying enterprise architecture and security framework

principles;

• Ability to translate technical terms and requirements for non-technical

people;

• Experience in facilitating/guiding large cross functional groups with

demonstrated success in relationship building, conflict resolutions, consensus

building, risk mitigation and in delivery of medium-to-large initiatives;

• Ability to plan, prioritize and complete multiple concurrent tasks in an

environment of changing deadlines, priorities and requirements;

• Experience with different testing techniques;

• Experience performing production support including incident, problem and

change management;

• End-to-end knowledge of software development lifecycles (e.g. build and

release management, migration methodology);

• Exposure to JIRA, HPSM, Splunk, SharePoint, Confluence and Gitlab is an

asset.

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About Affinity:

Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

For more information on Affinity, please visit www.affinity-group.ca

Job Number: 12941