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Role: Sr BA Capital MarketsLocation: Halifax Canada (Hybrid)ContractCandidate Rate: $55 to $60hr on INC+ HSTJDRequirement Analysis and DocumentationEngage and partner with QTS application teams moving onto the Aperture platform to understand their analytical usecases business goals and confirm product fitFacilitate information gathering sessions including leading discussions managing group dynamics and maintaining group focus to work towards accomplishing the stated goals of the session within the context of the project objectives From these information sessions gathers the requirements and documents them along with business use cases feasibility analysis and cross functional diagrams as neededPartner with the platform engineering teams to ensure technical capabilities and data requirements are well understood identify dependencies and integration pointsWork with senior stakeholders to validate their requirements and analysis via techniques such as reviews and walkthroughsEnsures system specifications meet the business stakeholders expectationsrequirements and negotiate solutions when appropriateData AnalysisAnalyze incoming data sets and develop detailed requirements around sourcing solutions identify provisioning requirements data transformations etcAble to decipher compliance information security guidelines and apply them in the context of the datasets business requirementsIdentify data accuracy requirements solution options and remediation plans in case of a breachCommunication and PlanningParticipate in reviews or inspections in collaboration with the project team to ensure the quality of the deliverablesParticipate in the user acceptance testing implementation planning post implementation validations and L2 production incident analysis as neededManage risks assumptions and constraints for requirements and communicate to appropriate partiesMinimum RequirementsStrong business domain understanding of Financial Services Capital Markets excellent data analysis and solid background dealing with complex software products preferably cloud data analytics focusedAbility to work independently apply critical and strategic thinking to issues and manage deadlines while multitasking amongst different priorities10 years of experience working as a Business Analyst with progressively increasing responsibilities in the areas of requirements management on large and complex projectsProven experience with various project delivery methodologies such as Waterfall Iterative andor AgileExperience in requirements planning and prioritization including stakeholder analysis and effort estimationData analysis expertise eg using SQL Tableau PythonNice to HaveMasters Certificate in Business AnalysisCertified Business Analysis Professional CBAP Certification of Competency in Business Analysis CCBA or Project Management Institute Professional in Business Analysis PMI PBA Certification PreferredAgile Certification CSM CPOExperience of working with Capital Markets division of a multinational bank or a Consulting firm focusing on similar clientsSkillsMandatory Skills : Capital Markets (incl. Derivatives)