We are seeking a highly accomplished Business Analyst III for an enterprise-level contract opportunity based in Toronto. In this role, you will take on a premier business analysis, requirements architecture, and functional design capacity, specializing in bridging the gap between business leadership, technical teams, and external vendor partners.
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As a senior business analyst, you will drive full-lifecycle initiative delivery across multiple project pods. Operating within a hybrid work model in Toronto, you will lead requirements elicitation sessions, conduct detailed AS-IS and TO-BE business process mapping, author technical specifications, and support testing activities within Mainframe and Agile environments. This position is ideal for a collaborative analysis authority with extensive Mainframe experience and strong Agile proficiency who can translate complex operational needs into scalable enterprise solutions.
Location: Toronto, ON
Assignment Type: Hybrid (4 days per week onsite)
Contract Duration: 12-month contract (Possibility of extension or permanent conversion)
Advantages
High-Impact Financial Scope: Drive enterprise business analysis for a leading financial institution across high-visibility projects.
Mainframe & Modern Stack Integration: Work hands-on within Mainframe environments while leveraging Agile delivery frameworks, Jira, and Confluence.
Full-Lifecycle Ownership: Own end-to-end deliverables spanning requirements elicitation, process re-engineering, solution design, and UAT execution.
Supportive & Collaborative Culture: Work within a highly collaborative team environment offering strong professional growth and development opportunities.
Responsibilities
Collaborate closely with business stakeholders and cross-functional pod members to elicit, analyze, document, and manage functional and non-functional requirements.
Author and maintain comprehensive business analysis artifacts, including detailed business requirement documents, process flow diagrams, use cases, user stories, and technical specifications.
Lead interactive brainstorming and user story refinement sessions to ensure functional requirements align with business objectives and delivery frameworks.
Perform detailed business process analysis, mapping current-state workflows (AS-IS) and designing optimized future-state solutions (TO-BE) to improve operational efficiency.
Translate business needs into clear system specifications, collaborating with technology partners to build, test, and maintain full solution traceability.
Support quality assurance and testing efforts by verifying that test scenarios and execution results align with defined business requirements.
Act as the primary liaison between business leadership, technical delivery squads, and third-party vendors to address system requirements and technical solution design.
Support operational and business process analysis across multiple delivery pods to ensure project milestones are met on schedule.
Continuously enhance business domain expertise, staying current with technology trends, analytical tools, and enterprise application standards.
Qualifications
Core Requirements & Technical BA Experience
Business Analysis Tenure: Minimum 5 to 7 years of dedicated experience as a Business Analyst driving enterprise software and systems projects.
Mainframe Environment Expertise: 5 to 7 years of hands-on experience working within Mainframe systems and architecture.
Agile Methodology & Tooling: 5 to 7 years of experience in Agile delivery environments using Jira and Confluence for user story management, backlog grooming, and collaboration.
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): In-depth understanding of the complete SDLC, software development practices, and formal requirements management methodologies.
Process Modeling & Elicitation: Proven track record conducting JAD sessions, business process re-engineering, workflow mapping, and user story refinement.
Education: Undergraduate degree in a related field (e.g., Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Technology) or equivalent practical experience.
Preferred Experience & Assets
Financial Services Context: Previous business analysis experience within a bank or financial institution is highly preferred.
Data Analytics & BI Tools: Experience with SQL, data analytics, and business intelligence reporting platforms is a strong asset.
Agile Certifications: Professional Agile certifications (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster, PMI-PBA, or Certified Agile Practitioner) are considered nice to have.
Soft Skills & Delivery Attributes
Communication & Liaison: Superior verbal and written communication skills to articulate technical solutions clearly to both business leaders and engineering teams.
Adaptability & Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills with a proven track record of being an adaptable, supportive team player in fast-paced environments.
Summary
If you're interested in the "Business Analyst III" role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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We are seeking a highly accomplished Business Analyst III for an enterprise-level contract opportunity based in Toronto. In this role, you will take on a premier business analysis, requirements architecture, and functional design capacity, specializing in bridging the gap between business leadership, technical teams, and external vendor partners.
As a senior business analyst, you will drive full-lifecycle initiative delivery across multiple project pods. Operating within a hybrid work model in Toronto, you will lead requirements elicitation sessions, conduct detailed AS-IS and TO-BE business process mapping, author technical specifications, and support testing activities within Mainframe and Agile environments. This position is ideal for a collaborative analysis authority with extensive Mainframe experience and strong Agile proficiency who can translate complex operational needs into scalable enterprise solutions.
Location: Toronto, ON
Assignment Type: Hybrid (4 days per week onsite)
Contract Duration: 12-month contract (Possibility of extension or permanent conversion)
Advantages
...
High-Impact Financial Scope: Drive enterprise business analysis for a leading financial institution across high-visibility projects.
Mainframe & Modern Stack Integration: Work hands-on within Mainframe environments while leveraging Agile delivery frameworks, Jira, and Confluence.
Full-Lifecycle Ownership: Own end-to-end deliverables spanning requirements elicitation, process re-engineering, solution design, and UAT execution.
Supportive & Collaborative Culture: Work within a highly collaborative team environment offering strong professional growth and development opportunities.
Responsibilities
Collaborate closely with business stakeholders and cross-functional pod members to elicit, analyze, document, and manage functional and non-functional requirements.
Author and maintain comprehensive business analysis artifacts, including detailed business requirement documents, process flow diagrams, use cases, user stories, and technical specifications.
Lead interactive brainstorming and user story refinement sessions to ensure functional requirements align with business objectives and delivery frameworks.
Perform detailed business process analysis, mapping current-state workflows (AS-IS) and designing optimized future-state solutions (TO-BE) to improve operational efficiency.
Translate business needs into clear system specifications, collaborating with technology partners to build, test, and maintain full solution traceability.
Support quality assurance and testing efforts by verifying that test scenarios and execution results align with defined business requirements.
Act as the primary liaison between business leadership, technical delivery squads, and third-party vendors to address system requirements and technical solution design.
Support operational and business process analysis across multiple delivery pods to ensure project milestones are met on schedule.
Continuously enhance business domain expertise, staying current with technology trends, analytical tools, and enterprise application standards.
Qualifications
Core Requirements & Technical BA Experience
Business Analysis Tenure: Minimum 5 to 7 years of dedicated experience as a Business Analyst driving enterprise software and systems projects.
Mainframe Environment Expertise: 5 to 7 years of hands-on experience working within Mainframe systems and architecture.
Agile Methodology & Tooling: 5 to 7 years of experience in Agile delivery environments using Jira and Confluence for user story management, backlog grooming, and collaboration.
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): In-depth understanding of the complete SDLC, software development practices, and formal requirements management methodologies.
Process Modeling & Elicitation: Proven track record conducting JAD sessions, business process re-engineering, workflow mapping, and user story refinement.
Education: Undergraduate degree in a related field (e.g., Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Technology) or equivalent practical experience.
Preferred Experience & Assets
Financial Services Context: Previous business analysis experience within a bank or financial institution is highly preferred.
Data Analytics & BI Tools: Experience with SQL, data analytics, and business intelligence reporting platforms is a strong asset.
Agile Certifications: Professional Agile certifications (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster, PMI-PBA, or Certified Agile Practitioner) are considered nice to have.
Soft Skills & Delivery Attributes
Communication & Liaison: Superior verbal and written communication skills to articulate technical solutions clearly to both business leaders and engineering teams.
Adaptability & Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills with a proven track record of being an adaptable, supportive team player in fast-paced environments.
Summary
If you're interested in the "Business Analyst III" role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
show more
