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Senior Business Analyst
Yochana
Calgary, CAN
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Senior
3 days ago
Business AnalysisQuality AssuranceAgile MethodologiesRequirements GatheringTest Case DesignUAT Coordination
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About the Role
Yochana is looking for a Senior Business Analyst with hands-on QA experience to lead requirements and analysis on complex software products. The role involves full SDLC ownership in Agile environments, mentoring junior analysts, and partnering with QA.
Key Skills for This Role
Business AnalysisQuality AssuranceAgile MethodologiesRequirements GatheringTest Case DesignUAT Coordination
Responsibilities
- Lead requirements gathering and analysis for complex, multi stakeholder software products, translating ambiguous or competing business needs into clear, actionable requirements
- Own the requirements to release process across the full SDLC within an Agile (Scrum/Kanban) environment, coordinating closely with Product, Engineering, and QA
- Break down complex features involving multiple system integrations or dependencies into well structured epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria
- Partner with QA to define test strategy and acceptance criteria for complex scenarios, and personally execute functional, regression, and UAT testing where needed
- Act as the go to analyst for the most technically or organizationally complex initiatives on the team
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies and drive backlog prioritization decisions in collaboration with the Product Owner
- Identify cross functional risks and dependencies early, and proactively manage trade offs among scope, timeline, and technical constraints
- Mentor junior BAs/QA analysts and help establish best practices for requirements and testing on the team
Requirements
- 12+ years as a Business Analyst, with a track record on complex software products
- Proven experience owning requirements across the full Agile SDLC on initiatives with significant technical complexity
- Hands on QA experience: test case design, test execution, defect tracking, and UAT coordination on complex features
- Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity and competing priorities across large, cross functional teams
- Proficiency with Agile tooling (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally) for backlog management and defect tracking
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience presenting to senior leadership
- Ability to speak in detail about the complexity of specific products built
- Certification in Business Analysis (CBAP or PMI PBA) and/or Agile (CSPO, CSM, PSM) preferred
- ISTQB or equivalent QA/testing certification preferred
- Experience on SaaS or customer facing digital products at scale preferred
- Familiarity with API based/integrated architectures and reading technical documentation preferred
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Role Overview
- We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst with hands on Quality Assurance experience who has led requirements and analysis efforts on complex, high stakes software products.
- This role is for someone who has worked within a true product development lifecycle on initiatives involving multiple integrations, cross functional teams, and significant technical or business complexity.
- Candidates must be able to speak in depth about the complexity of the products they've worked on, their role across the full SDLC, and how they navigated ambiguity, competing stakeholder needs, and technical constraints.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead requirements gathering and analysis for complex, multi stakeholder software products, translating ambiguous or competing business needs into clear, actionable requirements.
- Own the requirements to release process across the full SDLC within an Agile (Scrum/Kanban) environment, coordinating closely with Product, Engineering, and QA.
- Break down complex features involving multiple system integrations or dependencies into well structured epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Partner with QA to define test strategy and acceptance criteria for complex scenarios, and personally execute functional, regression, and UAT testing where needed.
- Act as the go to analyst for the most technically or organizationally complex initiatives on the team.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies and drive backlog prioritization decisions in collaboration with the Product Owner.
- Identify cross functional risks and dependencies early, and proactively manage trade offs among scope, timeline, and technical constraints.
- Mentor junior BAs/QA analysts and help establish best practices for requirements and testing on the team.
Required Qualifications
- 12+ years as a Business Analyst, with a track record on complex software products.
- Proven experience owning requirements across the full Agile SDLC on initiatives with significant technical complexity.
- Hands on QA experience: test case design, test execution, defect tracking, and UAT coordination on complex features.
- Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity and competing priorities across large, cross functional teams.
- Proficiency with Agile tooling (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally) for backlog management and defect tracking.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience presenting to senior leadership.
- Ability to speak in detail about the complexity of specific products built.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certification in Business Analysis (CBAP or PMI PBA) and/or Agile (CSPO, CSM, PSM).
- ISTQB or equivalent QA/testing certification.
- Experience on SaaS or customer facing digital products at scale.
- Familiarity with API based/integrated architectures and reading technical documentation.
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