Bilingual AS400 Business Systems Analyst $115K

NOTE: HYBRID work model office is located in Montreal, Quebec. 1 day/week in office in Montreal.

Work Experience: 5+ years Business Systems Analyst, AS/400, RPG development, Bilingual French English, CBAP, Agile

Industry: Health Domain

DESCRIPTION:

Seeking a Bilingual AS/400 BSA to be a core member of the Supply Chain Business Solutions team perform strategic business research and analysis. Review, analyze and evaluate business processes, business systems and users’ needs in relation to business requirements. Participate in the planning and coordination/management of projects. Lead the design and development of systems, new application versions, enhancements, and support existing applications. Participate in the implementation and maintenance of systems.

Ensure business alignment of IT development initiatives
Identify process improvements and mitigate risks
Write detailed descriptions of and analyze users’ needs and system functionality and steps required to develop enhancements or fixes, taking into account best-practice methods and the company’s methodology.
Interact with customers, suppliers, users and third parties as appropriate; propose creative solutions to user problems identified through enhancements, projects or incidents.
Evaluate the entire scope (budget, time, effort), system impacts, constraints, risks and alternatives of proposed solutions.
Document business processes and system features to be proposed to users; validate and signoff with users.
Create functional specifications, business rules and other necessary documents and information in order to communicate the requirements to the programming team.
Create and document the test strategy and plan for all parts of the system
Create test cases, participate in the actual testing, and document the test results
Review and validate design and methodology deliverables and effort of team members
Provide status of development effort accomplished, estimates of remaining effort, and issues impacting progress
Coordinate with the Change Adoption team the preparation and execution of communication and training for users
Assists in the execution of the transition, including the implementation plan
Supervise resources for project activities and follow up on efforts (complex to very complex project)
Be involved in off-hours production support activities
May be asked to execute activities associated with the next level of job qualifications
Share his/her business, technical and application knowledge with other members of the team
May lead a project or project team with a significant impact on company results or maybe an expert in his field, providing ideas, opinions and advice to others
Establish and communicate common goals and direction for the project; coordinate cross-functional communication, problem-solving and team initiatives; champion ideas and innovations
Play a role in resolving issues that require a cross-functional solution; facilitate sharing of best practices on customer service
Has decision-making authority and autonomy to deliver the goals of the project as applicable and resolve conflicts in an effective manner
Build relationships to gain support; maintain positive relationships with key customers, suppliers, etc., who have a significant impact on the success of the organization
Accountable for the quality of work delivered by external suppliers, as applicable; identify resource-related issues within the scope of work; coach others in area of specialization

REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or equivalent experience
5+ years in Information technology or involvement in technology initiatives
5+ years as a business systems analyst, specifically in the Supply Chain area
Experience in IBM iSeries, AS/400 architecture, application development (RPG)
Thorough understanding of IT and software concepts, software design development and modelling
Excellent knowledge of development methodologies (RUP, UML, Agile)
Strong Knowledge and experience of business concepts and requirements
Good analytical capacity
Ability to work in a team and autonomously
Above average communication skills with good written and oral skills in both French and English
Organized, methodical with a rigorous work approach
Responsible, logical and detail-oriented
Ability to work efficiently under pressure
Ability to work in crisis situations and multi-task mode.

NOTE: We openly welcome and invite applications from persons with disabilities or those protected by the human rights code and provide accommodation during all stages of the recruitment and hiring process, upon request.

TO APPLY: https://directitrecruiting.com/job/french-bsa-as400/ 

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