senior business analyst.

We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior Business Analyst to drive the technical system analysis, detailed workflow decomposition, and requirements engineering for a large-scale identity, authentication, and access (IAA) ecosystem modernization initiative. In this role, you will take hands-on technical ownership of transforming highly complex functional specifications into an unambiguous, testable, and outcome-based requirements baseline. Operating at the core intersection of identity engineering and enterprise system integration, you will collaborate with cross-functional technical teams to map intricate security workflows, manage data specifications, and ensure absolute alignment across platform architectures.

Location: Toronto, ON (Up to 5 days onsite, subject to hiring manager's discretion)

Duration: 11-month contract.

Advantages
High-Demand Specialization: Deepen your technical market value by steering complex, modern Identity and Access Management (IAM) and digital identity infrastructure designs.

End-to-End Logic Ownership: Command full analytical control over enterprise system blueprints—translating abstract workflows into precise, production-ready specifications.

Elite Agile Maturity: Drive highly mature Agile practices, crafting advanced user stories and behavior-driven criteria inside an integrated DevOps framework.

Collaborative Technical Exposure: Act as the central technical advisor aligning global solution integrators, security architects, and delivery squads.

Responsibilities
Requirements & User Story Analysis: Independently analyze, clarify, and decompose high-complexity functional workflows, data definitions, system triggers, decision matrices, and edge-case exceptions.

Acceptance Criteria Engineering: Formulate precise, testable, and actionable outcome-based acceptance criteria utilizing BDD/Gherkin, scenario-based, or rule-based formats to establish a reliable baseline for architects, testers, and vendor teams.

Identity & Access Mapping: Perform deep research and analysis to resolve requirements gaps pertaining to Identity and Access Management (IAM), digital identity frameworks, user onboarding pipelines, and system authentication/authorization mechanics.

Data Requirements Management: Develop and manage detailed backend data requirements, attribute definitions, and validation schemas mapped directly to a unified enterprise data dictionary.

Cross-Functional Alignment: Coordinate directly with architects, product owners, QA test engineers, and system integrators to resolve ambiguities, map project dependencies, and drive structural alignment.

Agile Backlog Governance: Conduct continuous backlog refinement, write high-quality user stories, and manage workflow artifacts within engineering platforms to ensure all deliverables meet strict Definitions of Ready (DoR) and Done (DoD).

Traceability & Compliance Tracking: Build and maintain comprehensive end-to-end traceability matrices linking acceptance criteria, core business logic, regulatory standards, and finalized system designs.

Stakeholder Facilitation: Plan and lead collaborative requirement clarification workshops, design walkthroughs, and material reviews with diverse multi-disciplinary stakeholder groups.

Qualifications
Core Business Analysis Seniority: Minimum of 7+ years of progressive professional experience as a Business Analyst, with at least 3 years explicitly serving in a Senior BA capacity supporting large-scale digital software, data integration, or identity-focused enterprise programs.

IAM & Identity Domain Expertise: Proven technical experience working with digital identity, access management, authentication, authorization models, or complex ecosystem interoperability domains.

Advanced Agile Requirements Engineering: Demonstrated mastery in writing detailed, testable user stories and robust acceptance criteria for complex system integrations, multi-system workflows, and IAM solutions.

Data Analysis & Modeling Skills: Strong practical experience developing, managing, and documenting granular data requirements, logical schema dependencies, and business rules.

Agile Toolchain Proficiency: Direct, hands-on professional experience utilizing Azure DevOps (ADO) or matching enterprise utilities for system item logging, backlog refinement, and configuration documentation.

Requirements Deconstruction Acumen: Proven ability to independently dissect high-complexity functional criteria, identify systemic gaps through structured analysis, and create clean traceability maps.

Communication & Synthesis Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication capabilities, with a verified history of translating dense technical security parameters into unambiguous documentation suitable for technical integrators and business leads.

Nice to Have:
Prior professional business analysis experience operating within multi-stakeholder public sector frameworks or highly regulated digital healthcare ecosystems.

Foundational familiarity with core digital identity security standards, protocols, and frameworks (such as OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SAML, or NIST standards).

Summary
If you're interested in the "Senior Business Analyst" role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!

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