Information Systems Analyst (2-year term)

Date Posted: 04/30/2024

Req ID: 37173

Faculty/Division: Ofc of the Chief Information Officer

Department: Enterprise Apps & Solutions Integration

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number: 00056336

Description:

About us: The Enterprise Applications and Solutions Integration (EASI) department within the Chief Information Officer's (CIO) Division is a central department responsible for all matters pertaining to the development, maintenance and effectiveness of the core administrative management and student systems at the U of T. Included within these responsibilities are all central SAP systems, such as Financial Services, Human Resources, Research Administration and Procurement; the central U of T Student System (ROSI); approximately 40 related vendor and specialized web applications, as well as Document Management applications.

Your opportunity: Under the general direction of the Student Information Systems (SIS) Manager, Core System Products, you will be part of a dynamic, collaborative and innovative team focused on delivering transformational technology solutions to the University. Through your efforts in this position, you will directly help improve the University's administrative management and student systems. You will work in cross-functional teams with developers, analysts and stakeholders on existing and new products using established methodologies, including Agile development processes. Specifically, you will be the business analyst and project coordinator for an enterprise wide IT initiative where you will participate in all stages of the product life cycle including design, development, testing, implementation and support. You will assist in the overall coordination of the project as well as communicate and present updates to all levels of business stakeholders.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Analyzing and documenting business requirements from a range of stakeholders and assisting with prioritization of requirements
• Project coordination tasks including working on and identifying; project scope, timelines, and deliverables
• Assessing needs and contributing to the development of business and technical systems
• Developing task schedules in concert with project schedules
• Scheduling and assigning work to a small group in a limited area

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum five years working with enterprise level IT systems
• Minimum five years working as a business analyst on IT projects performing requirements gathering, analysis and testing
• Minimum five years coordinating project work in support of IT projects
• Experience with the use of business analysis practices and tools (e.g. MS excel pivot tables, MS Visio, LucidChart, PowerBI, etc.)
• Strong communication skills; able to present requirements, concepts and procedures to a diverse audience.
• Strong analytical skills; able to interpret business requirements and articulate them into models and concepts.
• Strong organization skills; able to handle competing priorities and deadlines.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Certification in Business Analysis
• Certification in Project Management
• Experience in higher education
• Experience working with, and reporting from, a data mart or data lake

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Articulate
• Communicator
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Team player

NOTE: This is a 2-year term position

Closing Date: 05/21/2024, 11:59PM ET

Employee Group: USW

Appointment Type: Budget - Term

Schedule: Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: USW Pay Band 14 -- $88,290 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $112,911. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.

Job Category: Information Technology (IT)

Recruiter: Khristen Sivaramalingam

Lived Experience Statement Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission. As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

Accessibility Statement The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact [email protected].

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