Senior Business Analyst

Description:

Senior Business Analyst (Contract Position) – Financial Services

📍 Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)
📅 Duration: 6 months
💼 Industry: Financial Services / Technology

We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst with 10+ years of experience to join a leading financial institution. This role focuses on business process improvement, requirement gathering, and strategic consulting within a large-scale technology environment.

Key Responsibilities:
✔ Lead detailed requirements phases, identifying, tracking, and resolving business systems issues.
✔ Gather and document business requirements, conduct functional reviews, and map current/future state processes.
✔ Collaborate with stakeholders to identify business solutions and develop strategic plans.
✔ Manage project documentation, including implementation plans, risk assessments, and process maps.
✔ Facilitate UAT sessions with business groups and manage defect triaging.
✔ Provide business advisory support for technology and financial services initiatives.

Must-Have Qualifications:
🔹 10+ years of Business Analyst experience in financial services or IT projects.
🔹 Strong experience in project lifecycle management and business process modeling.
🔹 Proficiency in SQL, database technologies, and data analysis.
🔹 Hands-on experience with JIRA, Confluence, and business process mapping (Visio, Excel, etc.).
🔹 Understanding of Enterprise Identity and Access Management in a financial technology environment.
🔹 Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience leading stakeholder discussions.

Nice-to-Have:
✔ Business Analyst designation (CBAP, PMI-PBA, etc.).
✔ Familiarity with Waterfall & Agile project methodologies.
✔ Knowledge of middleware platforms such as WebSphere and PEGA.
✔ Basic understanding of object-oriented programming concepts.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where your expertise will drive strategic business solutions. If you have a passion for business analysis and technology, we’d love to hear from you!

📩 Apply now by sending your resume to ana.herrmann@randstad.ca with the subject "Senior Business Analyst" to take the next step in your career!