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Business Analyst, Data Analytics
National Research Council Canada / Conseil national de recherches Canada
Ottawa, CAN
Full Time
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2 weeks ago
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About the Role
The National Research Council Canada seeks a Business Analyst to join its Reporting & Analytics team. You will lead business analysis for reporting and analytics initiatives, working with Product Owners and technical teams.
Key Skills for This Role
SQLPower BIBusiness AnalysisRequirements ElicitationProcess ModelingData Analysis
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 and identify underlying business problems; elicit, analyze, prioritize, validate, and document business and data requirements
- Analyze business processes and data to identify opportunities for improvement; assess impacts and feasibility, evaluate solution options, and recommend practical solutions
- Partner with Product Owners and multidisciplinary teams to refine priorities and support Agile delivery; facilitate stakeholder workshops and discovery sessions
- Support solution delivery through data validation and testing activities; coordinate user acceptance testing
- Provide business analysis expertise and contribute to continuous improvement of business analysis practices, business processes, reporting capabilities, and the Reporting & Analytics environment
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience eliciting, analyzing, documenting, validating, and managing business and data requirements
- Experience conducting business process analysis, data analysis, impact analysis, feasibility assessments, 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 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 requirements
- Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Services, Azure Data Factory, Dataverse, or similar enterprise data platforms (asset)
- Experience in enterprise reporting, analytics, or data warehousing environments (asset)
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The Role
- We are looking for a collaborative, analytical, and proactive Business Analyst to join our Reporting & Analytics team.
- You will work closely with Product Owners, business stakeholders, data developers, architects, and other technical specialists.
- You will lead business analysis activities for reporting and analytics initiatives.
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 business problems.
- Analyze business processes and data to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Partner with Product Owners and multidisciplinary teams to refine priorities and support Agile delivery.
- Support solution delivery through data validation and testing activities.
- Provide business analysis expertise and contribute to continuous improvement.
Screening Criteria
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent combination.
- Experience eliciting, analyzing, documenting, validating, and managing business and data requirements.
- Experience conducting business process analysis, data analysis, impact analysis, feasibility assessments, and options analysis.
- Experience developing business analysis deliverables.
- Experience working in Agile environment using Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar.
- Experience using SQL and Power BI.
- Experience facilitating stakeholder interviews and workshops.
- Experience supporting user acceptance testing.
Compensation
- From $86,503 to $108,068 per annum.
Work Arrangements
- This position may be eligible for a limited hybrid work arrangement (combination of working onsite and telework).
About NRC
- NRC is Canada's largest research and innovation organization.
- Named one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People, Top Employer in the National Capital Region and Forbes Canada’s Best Employers in 2025.
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