Junior Business Analyst - Calgary, Canada - The Little Potato Company

The Little Potato Company

Verified Company

Calgary, Canada

1 day ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

PRIMARY FOCUS:

The primary focus of this position is to work with a high degree of collaboration with the key stakeholders at The Little Potato Company to contribute to the development and sustainment of the organization's business systems.

Reporting to the Business Analyst Manager, this role is responsible for developing and managing various information technology-related initiatives and/or programs to support and facilitate the company's growth.

This position will be expected to provide ongoing internal client support between key users, portfolios, departments, and business units.

The Business Analyst will interpret client needs, assess requirements, and identify solutions to non-standard issues and requests while ensuring LPC's values, goals, and principles are implemented and integrated in the delivery of services/solutions to internal-client groups.

The Business Analyst will also spend time implementing changes, updates, or new releases to existing software, assisting with the deployment of new systems, or launching an existing solution in a new business area.

This role is expected to maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing best practices and following the modified waterfall process for software development.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Implementing and supporting large, complex initiatives for LPC with a high degree of change and business transformation impact and providing input on technology and business strategy
Engaging stakeholders to solve a range of complex problems, identify potential gaps, and improvements that should be considered
Responsible for the business analysis workflow, including:
Analysis of potential initiatives
Requirements elicitation, elaboration, analysis, synthesis, documentation, and socialization
Coordination of user acceptance testing and requirements delivery validation activities
Assessment of benefits realization
Implement support changes and enhancements to all LPC systems in Business Systems portfolio
Foster and maintain synergetic relationships with internal clients
Author, review, and contribute to creation of deliverables such as proposals, business cases, project charters, conceptual designs, detailed designs, and test plans
Manage multiple projects/activities simultaneously and ensuring deliverables are met
Collaborate with vendors and recommending initial procurement and future upgrading and/or enhancement of specialized software for systems required by LPC
Provide recommendations to all LPC business units concerning processes and standard operating procedures
Support deployment of releases which also includes the development, refinement, and enhancement of integrations between systems
Assist senior members of the business systems team with conducting research and compiling data as needed
Adhere to highquality development principles while delivering required solutions ontime and onbudget
Participate in research and evaluation of software products
Work as a change manager for LPC.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

3+ years' experience as a software developer, system analyst, or IT business analyst
Professional certification/diploma in business analysis is a requirement
Degree or diploma in computer science/engineering, commerce, or related discipline or equivalent education and experience is preferred
Proven ability to deliver the full cycle of system development accountabilities as a business analyst
Experience in manufacturing or supply chain industries is considered an asset
Working experience with IT service management (i.e. ITIL)
Hold a valid driver's license and passport (periodic travel may be required)
Must be able to travel within Canada and United States of America

KEY COMPETENCIES:

Experience designing, developing, and sustaining enterprisegrade software
Experience with source control management systems and continuous integration/deployment environments
Experience with software testing
Experience with modified waterfall software development methodology
Motivated; able to work proficiently both independently and in a collaborative environment
Superior verbal and written communication skills, including presentation and facilitation abilities
Strong initiative to find ways to provide solutions to business problems or provide improvements to systems and processes
Ability to work with critical systems under tight time constraints
Experience managing multiple projects
Knowledge of capacity planning and able to formulate scope and scale of project
Demonstrated consulting skills in both technical and business process decisions
Teamoriented
Proactive in managing issues and problems; comfortable with ambiguity
Effective in managing unusual and complex business challenges
Willingness and ability to share knowledge
Ability to be effective in sensitive, highprofile projects