Job Description

Job Title: Senior Business Systems Analyst

Location: Remote (Canada)

Duration: 9 month contract to start with the possibility to extend.

As a Senior BSA, you will play a pivotal role in understanding, documenting, and optimizing our client's data ecosystem. You will be instrumental in bridging the gap between business needs and technical solutions, streamlining data-driven decision-making, and enhancing reporting capabilities. This role requires a strong blend of technical expertise, analytical competence, and excellent communication skills. Our client is a leading player in the life insurance industry, undergoing significant data modernization initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity to make a substantial impact by shaping their data landscape and contributing to critical strategic projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Flow Mapping & Analysis:
• Conduct in-depth analysis of existing data flows from various source systems within the life insurance domain.
• Create comprehensive "as-is" documentation of current data architectures, data lineage, transformations, and system integrations.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and technical teams to define and document the "to-be" data states, identifying opportunities for optimization and improvement.
• Requirements Gathering & Documentation:
• Partner with business users to elicit, analyze, and document detailed requirements for reporting, dashboards, and data visualization initiatives.
• Translate complex business requirements into clear, concise, and actionable technical specifications.
• Prepare and maintain extensive, high-quality documentation in our client's Confluence system, including data dictionaries, data models, process flows, and requirements traceability matrices.
• Data Analysis & SQL:
• Utilize advanced SQL skills to query, analyze, and validate data from diverse databases.
• Perform data profiling, data quality assessments, and identify discrepancies or anomalies.
• Support data migration and integration efforts through data mapping and validation.
• Vendor Management:
• Act as a primary liaison with third-party vendors involved in data-related projects, ensuring clear communication, scope adherence, and successful delivery.
• Oversee vendor performance, manage expectations, and resolve any issues or roadblocks.
• Collaboration & Communication:
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including business users, IT developers, solution architects, and project managers.
• Facilitate workshops and meetings to gather information, present findings, and gain consensus.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders effectively.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience as a Business Systems Analyst and/or Data Analyst.
• Demonstrable experience working for a Life Insurance client in a data-focused role
• Must-have expertise in SQL for data querying, analysis, and validation.
• Proven experience in mapping and documenting complex data flows and system integrations.
• Strong background in gathering and documenting business requirements for reporting and analytical solutions.
• Proficiency in preparing extensive documentation within Confluence or similar systems.
• Experience in data analysis, data visualization, data and integration modelling or supporting a data and analytics platform
• Experienced in transformational system work, moving from legacy system to modern system.
• Experience managing and collaborating with external vendors on data-related projects.
• Experience in AWS Data service components is an asset
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, fully remote environment.
• Understanding of data governance principles.