Senior Analyst

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Montreal, Canada

POSITION CONTEXT

Contribute to the development and support IT Systems to ensure that they meet the current and future needs of the stakeholders and users community. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide expertise in the discipline of system analysis, design, testing and deployment and mentor analysts in applying related processes, procedures and best-practices
• Resolve system incidents/problems and act as a liaison between Business Subject Matter Experts, technical teams and/or third-party vendors as required
• Provide guidance to and support the Portfolio Manager in the evaluation of business requests and the evolution of the systems within his/her own domain
• Lead the implementation of medium to complex enhancements to existing systems that meet business requirements and are aligned with IT orientations:
  • gather business requirements
  • evaluate feasibility, provide estimates, design solution and prepare detailed specifications
  • coordinate team effort in developing and implementing the enhancements
• With other IT experts in designing and implementing new systems that meet business requirements and are aligned with IT orientations
  • analyze impact and provide expertise for integration with existing systems
  • identify tasks and artifacts required for the development, testing and deployment of the new system and modification to the existing systems and provide estimates
  • transform business requirements and conceptual system designs into detailed functional specifications in accordance with design standards
• Develop the following artifacts (not limited to) for hand off to the development team and/or third-party vendors:  functional specifications, interface designs, data conversion, configuration and archiving specifications
• Develop test plan and scenarios and conduct detailed functional and integration testing to ensure programming/configuration has been done in accordance with detailed functional specifications and business requirements
• Perform or assist in the configuration and control of system parameters and files to meet business requirements
• Support Business Subject Matter Experts and users during user acceptance testing and coordinate activities as required
• Assist in the development of application documentation, user documentation and training materials

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE                                                                                       

Education: Undergraduate Degree

Experience: Five (5) years’ related experience

OTHER QUALIFYING SKILLS AND/OR ABILITIES

• Desired: Four (4) year degree (Undergraduate) in Management Information Systems or Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Proven-track record in the implementation, development and support of ERP, client-server and web-application systems.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills – ability to perform root/cause analysis
• Demonstrated knowledge of functional analysis and data analysis – ability to understand and clarify business needs formulated by requesters and stakeholders
• Experience in working with third-party software and third-party suppliers.
• Knowledge of the following would be an asset:  business process techniques (BPMN), Master Solution Delivery methodologies (Macroscope Productivity Center), SOA concepts, Research Data Management Software.
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Demonstrated effective communication, writing, planning and coordination skills.  Self-motivated, autonomous and ability to work well with multiple teams in cross functional set-up.
• Demonstrated ability to work on multiple initiatives and to manage deadlines.
• Knowledge of French and English. McGill University is an English-language university where day to day duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing.
• Familiarity with Oracle, SQL, Java considered a plus
• Experience with Ellucian’s Banner applications considered a plus

Minimum Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree 5 Years Related Experience /

Annual Salary:

(MPEX Grade 08) $97,540.00 – $121,920.00 – $146,300.00

Hours per Week:

33.75 (Full time)

Supervisor:

Portfolio Manager, Student Information Systems

Position End Date (If applicable):

Deadline to Apply:

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