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Analyste en affaires, analyse de données
National Research Council Canada / Conseil national de recherches Canada
Ottawa, CAN
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2 weeks ago
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About the Role
The National Research Council Canada seeks a Business Analyst for data analytics to collaborate with product owners and stakeholders, translating business needs into data-driven solutions.
Key Skills for This Role
Business AnalysisData AnalysisSQLPower BIAgile MethodologiesAzure DevOps
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain business analysis deliverables including business requirements, user stories, process models, functional specifications, acceptance criteria, and requirements traceability documentation
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business objectives, identify underlying problems, and gather, analyze, prioritize, validate, and document business and data requirements
- Analyze business processes and data to identify improvement opportunities, assess impacts and feasibility, evaluate solution options, and recommend practical, evidence based solutions
- Work with Product Owners and multidisciplinary teams to refine priorities and support Agile delivery; facilitate workshops and discovery sessions with stakeholders
- Support solution delivery by validating data and performing testing; coordinate user acceptance testing and confirm delivered solutions meet business objectives and quality expectations
- Provide business analysis expertise and contribute to continuous improvement of business analysis practices, business processes, reporting capabilities, and the reporting and analytics environment through innovation, research, and knowledge sharing
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science from a recognized university or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience in gathering, analyzing, documenting, validating, and managing business and data requirements in collaboration with operational stakeholders
- Experience in business process analysis, data analysis, impact analysis, feasibility assessment, and options analysis to recommend solutions
- Experience in developing business analysis deliverables such as business requirements, user stories, process models, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria
- Experience working collaboratively with Product Owners, business stakeholders, and multidisciplinary technical teams in an Agile environment using tools like Azure DevOps or Jira
- Experience using SQL and business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI) to query, validate, analyze, visualize, and interpret data
- Experience facilitating stakeholder interviews, requirements gathering sessions, workshops, or discovery sessions
- Experience supporting user acceptance testing and validating that delivered solutions meet business needs
- Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Services, Azure Data Factory, Dataverse or similar enterprise data platforms is an asset
- Experience in enterprise reporting, analytics, or data warehouse environments is an asset
- Reliability status security clearance required
- English language proficiency required
Full Job Posting
Role Overview
- We are looking for a collaborative, analytical, and proactive business analyst to join our reporting and analytics team.
- You will work closely with product owners, business stakeholders, data developers, architects, and other technical specialists to understand business needs and translate them into data driven solutions.
- You will be responsible for business analysis activities for reporting and analytics initiatives, including identifying business problems, evaluating solution options, and providing evidence based recommendations.
Key Activities
- Develop and maintain business analysis deliverables including business requirements, user stories, process models, functional specifications, acceptance criteria, and requirements traceability documentation.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business objectives and identify underlying problems; gather, analyze, prioritize, validate, and document business and data requirements.
- Analyze business processes and data to identify improvement opportunities; assess impacts and feasibility; evaluate solution options and recommend practical, evidence based solutions.
- Work with Product Owners and multidisciplinary teams to refine priorities and support Agile delivery; facilitate workshops and discovery sessions.
- Support solution delivery by validating data and performing testing; coordinate user acceptance testing and confirm delivered solutions meet business objectives.
- Provide business analysis expertise and contribute to continuous improvement of practices, processes, reporting capabilities, and the analytics environment.
Screening Criteria
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience in gathering, analyzing, documenting, validating, and managing business and data requirements with operational stakeholders.
- Experience in business process analysis, data analysis, impact analysis, feasibility assessment, and options analysis.
- Experience developing business analysis deliverables such as business requirements, user stories, process models, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria.
- Experience working collaboratively with Product Owners, business stakeholders, and technical teams in an Agile environment using Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar.
- Experience using SQL and business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI) to query, validate, analyze, visualize, and interpret data.
- Experience facilitating stakeholder interviews, requirements gathering sessions, workshops, or discovery sessions.
- Experience supporting user acceptance testing and validating that delivered solutions meet business needs.
- Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Services, Azure Data Factory, Dataverse or similar enterprise data platforms is an asset.
- Experience in enterprise reporting, analytics, or data warehouse environments is an asset.
Compensation
- Salary range: CAD 86,503 to CAD 108,068 per year.
- Employees benefit from a competitive benefits package including pension, health and dental coverage, life and disability insurance, and year end office closure.
Work Arrangements
- This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement (combination of telework and on site work).
- Indigenous candidates may be eligible for an exception to the hybrid work arrangement.
Additional Information
- Employment duration: 1 year (determinate period).
- Language requirements: English.
- Security clearance: Reliability status.
- Preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
- Closing date: July 15, 2026 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
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