Business Analyst - Contractor

Arcurve is one of North America’s leading full-service technology, advisory and software development companies. In 2006, we began with a belief that there was a better way to deliver professional services in the technology industry. Since then, we have completed more than 1000 projects for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. From our office in Calgary and hubs in Halifax, Houston, and Vancouver we deliver exceptional results for our clients in a diverse range of industries including telecommunications, oil and gas, transportation, private equity, gaming, infrastructure, software, finance, and hospitality.

At Arcurve, we believe that work should be an enjoyable experience and that the best “aha” moments come through team learning and continuous motivation. We know the key to success is collaboration, and that you can’t put a value on accountable, transparent, and authentic interactions. We strive to deliver exceptional service while creating lasting relationships with our employees, our students, our clients, and our community.

Business Analyst Contractor

We’re looking for an authentic, collaborative, and accountable Business Analyst - Contractor to join the Arcurve team.

YOU ARE

• Passionate about technology

• An authentic and creative human

• Driven to succeed

• A believer in the importance of teamwork

• Community-minded

• An expert problem solver

• Someone who thrives on challenge

• Motivated by exceptional results

• Someone who cares about your clients

THE GOAL

In this hybrid role, our Business Analysts are the key catalyst between our clients and our technical team. They know how to assess business problems, ask the right questions and translate those requirements to make a software project succeed.

THE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Evaluate business processes, anticipate and uncover requirements, determine areas of improvement for existing systems and processes, develop superior solutions

• Work with a wide variety of technologies, and an even wider variety of clients in a number of different domains

• Detailed project planning, documentation and reporting

• Prioritize initiatives based on business needs and requirements

• Contribute to the allocation of resources, identifying cost efficiencies and supporting the management of competing priorities

• Gather critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and produce useful reports

• Monitor deliverables and ensure timely completion of project objectives

• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and within budget

• Perform risk analysis, communicate and work to minimize risks associated with project delivery

• Stay up to date on current best practices in the areas of business process and documentation and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems

THE REQUIREMENTS

• Solid understanding of software development life cycle models, as well as expert knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment

• Ability to influence stakeholders and work collaboratively to determine acceptable solutions

• Experience working in a large enterprise environment, building consensus and connecting business objectives from various units into a cohesive strategy

• Proven experience working with a multi-disciplinary team bringing your unique skill set to the table

• Bring a client service mind set to all you do and help guide others to do the same

• In-office presence required in hybrid role.

THE PERKS

• A fun work atmosphere that values equity, diversity and inclusion

• Opportunity to work on complex and interesting problems with a highly skilled team of technology professionals

• Hybrid work environment and flexible scheduling