Business Systems Analyst

Business Systems Analyst
Reports To: Manager of Software Development
Location: Victoria, BC
Reference # ZC20080501

Cliff Tang, Principal
Zealots Consulting Inc. Executive Search
IT Recruitment Consulting & Leadership Development
"Part of Your Team"
1199 Lynn Valley Road, PO Box 16133, North Vancouver, BC V7J 3S9
604-727-3141 (phone)
604-988-3152 (fax)
e-mail: clifftang@zealotsconsulting.com
web: www.zealotsconsulting.com

Primary Accountabilities:

Our client has an immediate need for a Business Systems Analysts who evaluates IT applications and systems, business functions, processes, and procedures to identify areas for improvement.

The BSA works closely with programmers and developers to design and integrate computer-based maintenance or development solutions which will meet the business needs of the client and stakeholders, including Operations and Information Technology staff.

Within the systems development life cycle domain, the BSA typically serves as a liaison between the business side of the client and Operations, the IT department, and external service providers.

The role of the BSA is to apply analytical skills to business requests (which are often high-level or lacking in detail) and communicate these business wants/needs in a clear and unambiguous manner. The BSA takes into account technical constraints when defining business requirements in order to ensure the requirements can be achieved. For example, the BSA will need to consider security constraints, potential data conversion requirements, and existing technology including the database and application software. To support this requirement, the BSA shall work with the Application Maintenance, Development, and Infrastructure teams - including external service providers. Typically, BSA’s work on multiple simultaneous application releases.

Within the Project Life Cycle (PLC) domain, for small to medium size projects, the BSA shall work with the Project Management Office (PMO) Manager as required to prepare the necessary documentation for presentation to the Senior Management Team. Once approved, the BSA will perform Project Management duties along with BSA duties. For larger projects, the BSA may assist the assigned Project Manager (PM).

The successful candidate will be a problem solver who can methodically analyze and resolve business challenges within budget, and who is comfortable seeking peer and supervisory guidance on complex business analysis challenges. You must possess a desire to learn and adopt new processes for continual improvement, to conduct research and analysis activities to improve analysis skills, and to keep abreast of new methodologies and processes.

Education & Experience:

You have a degree from an accredited college or university, with major coursework in systems analysis, information systems, computer science or a related field, and have experience successfully implementing and supporting enterprise applicat