RFR-162-2026 | Business Analyst, Senior

8+ years experience

Opportunity Details

Client Reference

RFR‑162-2026

# of Openings

1

Start Date

June 1, 2026

End Date

Not fixed

Days for Contract

3 years

Extension

Not fixed

Assignment Type

Onsite

Days in Office

5 days a week

Location

Regina, SK

Cluster

Government of Saskatchewan

Must Haves

NOTE: Candidate will be required to provide a copy of certificates, 3 references, complete a Qualifications Description Form (provided upon selection), and may be asked to complete a presentation if offered an interview. Fully onsite work in Regina is mandatory.

Demonstrated experience as a practicing Business Analyst supporting business transformation initiatives within a public sector or similarly regulated environment, where work was performed within formal governance, policy, and accountability structures.

The candidate must provide at least one project example and include:

The public sector organization or comparable entity (e.g., government ministry, agency, Crown corporation)

The nature of the transformation (e.g., digital service modernization, cloud/SaaS implementation, process or policy change)

The business area(s) impacted

The governance or approval structures involved (e.g., steering committee, executive sponsor)

Nice to Haves

N/A

Rated Requirements

Proposal Compliance (Response to C.1) Pass/Fail

Qualifications: Mandatory Requirements (Appendix H) Pass/Fail

Qualifications: Scored Requirements (Appendix H, Resume) 75

Hourly Rate (Appendix B) 25

Interviews (Optional) 50

Reference Checks (Optional) 50

Total 200

Generally, Submissions that receive less than 65 per cent of the points may be rejected after the evaluation of the written Submission. The Evaluation Team will determine how many Submissions, in any, will be short-listed.

Any Submission ranked at the lower-end of the scale in any of the criteria may be rejected.

Description

Deliverables

The Business Analyst will help business users understand their respective business processes and resolve issues using technology, processes, people, and structure. This position plays an integral and strategic role in organizational success by supporting the business in making informed strategic decisions. The resource will be responsible for managing business requirements and must ensure that requirements are met by project managers, built by software developers, delivered effectively by a secure system of networks, tested by quality control, managed by the data owners, and accepted by the customers and stakeholders.

The Business Analyst must have a collaborative approach in working with the Project Manager(s), the business Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), internal MSS Business Analysts, third party vendor specialists, internal/external deployment team and the Application Management team. A large part of this role involves coaching and mentoring a group of business SMEs throughout the project lifecycle.

The successful candidate(s) will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following duties:

Apply a business analysis framework for success.

Document Business Process and Workflow Models (As-Is and To-Be).

Document Use Cases based on Business Process and Workflow Models.

Effectively analyze information, problems, situations, practices or procedures.

Elicit, document, manage and communicate functional and non-functional requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

Analyze business requirements and translate into business rules.

Define and scope the business problem or opportunity and identify solution and/or alternative solutions.

Verify that the solution meets the requirements and quantify the benefits and costs of each solution.

Identify any risks, issues and assumptions with the solution and contribute to an effective control and risk management process.

Work closely with technical teams to ensure their translation of requirements to solutions meet the needs of the users and integrates into the overall GOS architecture.

Act as a liaison between technical teams and SME’s.

Research, develop, and recommend the implementation of new approaches and technological solutions for data and integration services.

Create and document feasibility studies, business cases, technical assessments, RFP/RFI requirements, project charters, user manuals, system manuals, policies, processes and procedures.

Create and manage a robust plan for testing that ensures the end product supports business processes.

Create, coordinate and execute test scripts, utilizing formal testing methodologies to verify that system and business applications meet specific requirements.

Perform as Test Lead, to guide the business SMEs through the process of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure business requirements are sufficiently identified, traced and functional in the finished system.

Provide quality assurance in relation to the accuracy and integrity of the information provided in the solution.

Facilitate meetings and workshops with internal and external stakeholders.

Prepare and deliver presentations to internal and external stakeholders.

Preparing the business for change by conducting organizational readiness activities.

Develop training, training materials and facilitate training for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Please note that this description provides an overview of the role and is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities.

Background

The SBP, Information Technology Division (ITD), PDO on behalf of MSS is looking for one or more Business Analyst(s) to support MSS various operational projects. These projects may include changes to business systems, processes and programs; IT and infrastructure; and financial and human resources, all of which impact branches across MSS, sector partners and the wider community.

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