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Dawn InfoTek

Senior Business Analyst

Hybrid

Toronto, Canada

Senior

Freelance

29-10-2025

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Skills

Communication Jira Problem-solving Decision-making Attention to detail Architecture Confluence Agile SDLC

Job Specifications

Dawn InfoTek Inc. is a professional IT consulting team that partners with major financial institutions, investment firms and government sectors. We have been dedicated to delivering cutting-edge consulting services and recruiting all levels of IT positions for our clients.

We are currently seeking competent individuals to fulfill the role of Senior Business Analyst to join our dynamic team for our client, one of the major banks.

Location Address: Hybrid - 3 days onsite (Tuesdays for team meetings, other days flexible)

Contract Duration: 2 months – ASAP to Jan 31, 2025

Good possibility of extension to Oct 31, 2026 if they do well in initial months

Typical Day in Role:

• Collaborate with product owners, stakeholders, and development teams to understand business needs and goals.

• Facilitate requirements-gathering sessions, workshops, and meetings to elicit, analyze, and prioritize requirements.

• Provide high-level and detailed estimates for small to medium-sized projects.

• Create and maintain product backlogs, user stories, and acceptance criteria using Agile techniques.

• Refine and prioritize backlog items based on feedback, business value, and technical feasibility.

• Support development teams during sprint planning, grooming, and review sessions.

• Analyze and document complex business processes and system flows to identify gaps and optimization opportunities.

• Collaborate with UX designers, architects, and developers to design solutions aligned with technical standards.

• Conduct testing and validation of software features to ensure they meet requirements and are defect-free.

• Facilitate problem-solving discussions and ensure clear communication between business and IT teams.

• Maintain consistent and accurate translation of requirements throughout all SDLC phases.

• Share insights to improve engineering practices and drive continuous improvement.

• Communicate project progress, risks, and issues to stakeholders for timely decision-making.

Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:

1) 10+ years relevant working experience in technology space

2) 4+ years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst in IT solution development

3) 3+ years’ Experience with Agile and Lean methodologies and frameworks

4) 3+ years’ Experience with tools like JIRA, Confluence

5) 1+ years’ experience with UX principles and system architecture

Nice-To-Have Skills:

1) Experience in digital banking or financial services.

2) Exposure to mobile and web application development.

Soft Skills Required:

• Clear, confident communication and collaboration across teams

• Exceptional analytical, logical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

• High attention to detail and ability to maintain consistency across documentation.

• Ability to simplify complex situations and navigate ambiguity.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Comfortable managing multiple initiatives simultaneously.

• Continuous learner who stays current with tools and approaches.

• Ability to influence and drive process improvements.

Education:

Degree in Engineering or Computer Science preferred

Agile certifications an asset

About the Company

Dawn InfoTek Inc. is an international consulting firm that provides Information Technology solutions and expertise to domestic and international clients. Our solutions are focused on several mission critical business areas: Application Performance Management (APM): Our Application Quality Assurance (AQA) suite of solutions covers the entire APM solution set. Our Synthetic Transaction Monitor is unique in the market, as it tests past the load balancer, right to the JVM, cloud instance or .Net instance. This key application is... Know more