Technical Systems Analyst

Purpose:

Partners across IT and with Property & Casualty business lines to assess, research, and analyze business, technical and system needs in order to resolve business systems issues by recommending technology solutions that meet sponsor/stakeholder needs.

Job Responsibilities:

Technical Analysis, Design & Specification

• Using different techniques and tools (top-down, OO, Agile), designs technical solutions that meet business requirements and PLC deliverables including component reusability, data sharing and security.

• Coordinates design phases for small to medium projects/programs, identifying, tracking and resolving technical issues.

• Prepares detailed technical specifications in accordance with all Project Office objectives for PLC and documentation.

• Organizes and participates in walkthrough reviews of all technical specifications, programs and unit test plans.

• Co-ordinates and provides input to DBA in modifying existing database structures for different types of databases (IMS, DB2, Oracle, SQL etc.) Coding, Testing & Documentation

• Develops, codes, documents programs of average to high complexity using different languages (primarily Lansa and RPGLE).

• Writes unit test plans and provides coordination and support of testing using different tools.

• Prepares distribution lists and OM documentation.

• Completes technical documentation and training material.

• Co-ordinates testing of joint project plans, evaluating vendors and 3rd party software based upon set criteria.

Job Requirements:

Process Knowledge

• Different testing tools (E.g. Expediter, Secure File Editior)

• Different design techniques (e.g. OO. Top-down, structured analysis, component-based design) and tools.

• Communication Skills

• Facilitation Skills

• Presentation Skills

• Risk Assessment & Quantification methodologies

• Conflicts and issues resolution and escalation Business Knowledge

• Property & Casualty business applications/ processes. Systems Knowledge

• Different programming languages;

• Primary Lansa: (RDML/X), RPGLE, CLP • Secondary: JCL, Java, C, HTML, VB, Visual C++.

• Multiple platforms (iSeries, Internet, Client/Server)

• IT Standards, Methodologies, CMM & audit requirements

• Middleware technologies (ex. MQSeries/Websphere, WXF, XML, .NET) Salary Negotiable

How to Apply: 

Please send resume to itjob@gc-employment.com with the subject “Technical Systems Analyst (Toronto)”