RQ- Solutions Designer - Senior

About the job RQ09075 - Solutions Designer - Senior

Description

Note:
This contract will require the consultant to work from the office location 3 days per week with the remaining 2 days being worked remotely.

An advanced (Level
3) Programmer/Developer is required to develop BI solutions using both Cognos and Microsoft Power BI for varying business needs, following all applicable GO-ITS standards and industry best practices while adhering to the existing technological solution framework. The successful candidate will work with various technology teams to translate business needs and work through the analysis and lead the development phases.

Responsibilities:

• Works in partnership with clients, advising them on information technology in order to meet their business objectives or overcome problems, works to improve structure and efficiency of an organizations I&IT systems.
• Provides subject matter expertise in their field and highly expert technical assistance.
• Acts as the technical advisor/expert on all aspects of a specific deliverable
• Anticipates and resolves problems to ensure that the deliverables are completed within budget, to the highest quality, meeting or exceeding expectations
• Develops processes and procedures for implementing deliverables
• Prepares work plan, effort estimates, reports and presentations including options and recommendations, etc.
• Works with clients to determine the technical scope of the project and to determine requirements
• Defines software, hardware and network requirements
• Analyzes I&IT requirements giving independent and objective advice on the use of I&IT
• Designs, tests, installs and monitors new systems and develops solutions and implementation of new systems
• Familiar with change-management principles and methodology
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices

General

Skills:

• Ensure seamless integration of new and existing systems, applications, and platforms.
• Evaluate and recommend technology stacks, platforms, and tools to support business goals.
• Design systems with a focus on security, compliance, and data privacy standards.
• Work closely with stakeholders such as business units, development teams, IT infrastructure teams to ensure alignment with project goals.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, and can be optimized for future growth.
• Provide technical support and participate in the development, package creation, code merge, testing and release activities.
• Primary interface between technical teams (Dev, QA) and business stakeholders, focusing on requirements clarification and UAT.
• Develop and manage solutions using Power BI, Cognos, Oracle, MS-SQL, Visual Studio, SSIS, Attunity, ODAC, .NET framework, GIT and SQL-based reporting tools.

Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices

Ability to translate business and data requirements into specifications sufficient for designing appropriate technology solutions

Experience with a wide range of methods, tools and techniques for business analysis such as: business functional modelling, business event modelling, business process mapping

Experience in structured, object oriented and agile methodologies for user requirements

Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards

Provides a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs.

Experience in the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools to document conceptual requirements and scope

Awareness of emerging I&IT trends and technologies

Prepares and advises on business analysis policies, processes, best practices and standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent business analysis practice within the organization.

• Knowledge Transfer should be done to designated technical cluster FTE.
• Knowledge transfer must be completed two weeks prior to the consultant leaving the ministry.
• All deliverables, including design/supporting/release/training documents must be checked into designated version control repositories (for example, SharePoint, Dev Ops).
• All final documents and working drafts related to project requirements or business analysis or solution design or solution development or QA testing plans or Architectural artefacts and other working related documents are must be stored on designated project SharePoint folder and Azure Dev Ops.
• Project manager and designated FTE must be regularly informed in writing (by email) of where documentation has been stored and must be provided a minimum of one walk-through of all documentation as part of the final knowledge transfer activities.
• Knowledge will be transferred through 1 on 1 sessions, emails, document updates and document review with the team.

Experience:

The ideal candidate should possess 10+ years of experience as a Solution…