Friday 3 February 2012

Data Modeler/Systems Analyst

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Job Description:
Our client has a requirement for Systems Analyst for a 16 months Contract opportunity.  The positions are located in Toronto, Ontario 


What makes this Special: 
Our client has a prestigious reputation and excellent work environment. This position offers an opportunity for personal learning and to contribute to important initiatives that make a difference. Our client is actively screening resumes and scheduling interviews to fill this position, so let one our professional resource managers represent you to the client, promote your skills, and help you prepare. 


Job Description:

  • Perform business analysis/modeling, prepare business requirement and technical documentation, i.e. Business Requirement Document, Functional Specification, Test plan/test cases etc., based on UML/RUP methodologies
  • Participate in various stages of projects, including project planning, resource estimation, project execution and control, and reporting progress to project managers and stakeholders
  • Prepare formal project documents such as Project Charters, Statements of Work and Service Level Agreements and be able to identify and prepare business cases and recommend changes to current business practices to improve information delivery of legacy data
  • Provide historical data conversion and retrieval, data modeling and database design
  • Work with technical teams, such as the Application Development Platform, System Products, Desktop and the Help Desk support groups
  • Communicate effectively and prepare and deliver presentations to multidisciplinary clients
  • Identify and prepare business cases and recommend changes to current business practices to improve information delivery of legacy data
  • Prepare data models, entity relationship diagrams and data dictionaries 


Qualified Candidates will have:
  •  University degree in computer science or related discipline, and considerable experience
  • working on large scale information technology projects or the approved equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
  • Extensive experience in organizing, facilitating and coordinating requirements gathering sessions and / or JAD sessions with stakeholder client groups.
  • Extensive experience in documenting, verifying and translating requirements into detailed design specifications to produce software components and interfaces to meet end-user requirements.   
  • Collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs.
  • Project management experience in all stages of complex information management projects with emphasis on financial management, estimating resources and critical path identification in a large, diverse computing environment.
  • Experience in current and emerging information management concepts/technologies including information management, component based design, object oriented techniques, business/data modeling methodologies, meta data repository management, relational database management technology, business intelligence and decision support for a multi-tiered, multi-platform, network centric computing environment.
  • Experience using some of the following or equivalent tools and methodologies is required. Examples include The Project Management Institute’s (PMI’s) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Rational Rose, MS Visio, MS Project,  UML, Erwin, HP Quality Centre, HP Performance Centre, Oracle Warehouse Builder, IBM WebSphere, Java, J2EE, EJB, HTML, XML, PowerBuilder, Crystal Reports, Visual Basic
  • Considerable experience in historical data conversion and retrieval, data modeling and database design.
  • Knowledge of emerging architectures, technologies or products such as mobile (smart phone) app development, data warehousing, e-service, quality assurance tools, data retention and document management


Technical Skills: 
  • Experience in creating and maintaining a project-business glossary.
  • Experience in creating and maintaining Requirements Traceability Matrix.
  • Experience in documenting and defining Actor Summary 
  • 5+ years experience in documenting and modeling with Unified Modeling Language (UML) including but not limited to 1) Use Case Models, 2) Activity / Flow Charts, 3) Sequence Diagrams, 4) Class and Collaboration Diagrams.
  • 5+ years experience in documenting Use Case Specifications System
  • 5 + years experience in documenting (Screen) Mock-Ups and Storyboards used to to present / confirm key concepts to business areas.
  • 5+ years experience designing system screens and specifications defining specific field attributes, constraints and system events.
  • 5+ years experience designing Report specifications
  • Experience in conducting Candidate Noun/Entity Challenge Analysis
  • 5+ years experience in developing data models of various levels including (Conceptual, Logical, and Physical)
  • 5+ years experience using various CASE and Data Modeling tools (eg, Erwin, Microsoft Visio Professional or other)
  • Work with business area and QA to develop load test scenarios/scripts. (Defining both expected concurrent users, and potential data volume – eg. expected number of records in database and fetched in result).
  • Experience in defining and documenting a User Acceptance checklist, and working with end users to sign-off on project deliverables. 
  • 5+ years experience in conducting system demonstrations of storyboards, screen mock ups, prototypes, iterative system releases and/or proof of concepts.
  • Previous experience as a software developer on large and complex projects is an asset.


Keywords:   Systems Analyst, Data Modeling, QA, Use Cases, Erwin, Java, WebSphere  


How to Apply:  
 Online:  
 To apply for this and other suitable exciting opportunities with Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd., you can register and apply online at www.ZylogCanada.com 

Email:
 If you would like to email a copy of your resume for review, please reference this posted Job Number or Job Description in the subject line of your email for prompt identification and send your email with attached resume to resumes@zylog.ca 


Company Overview: 
Zylog is internationally ranked within the top 100 Global Recruitment Industry and one of the top three IT Professional Staffing Firms in Canada.   Zylog provides consulting services, software development, application migration, and recruiting services for permanent and contract positions. Zylog is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, HP Alliance One Partner, Telus Business Solutions Partner, Oracle Partner, and proudly represents Fortune 500, Government, Banking, Healthcare and IT organizations globally. Zylog leverages ISO 9001:2000 certified processes, industry best practices, and ownership of one of the largest professional talent databases in Canada. We are dedicated to the progress of our clients, consultants, and our community. Apply now or contact one of our experienced professional resource managers to help you find the perfect career to make the most of your unique skills and experience.


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1 comment:

  1. I was looking for the technical skills requirements details for data analyst post. Thanks for this.

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