Senior Business Analyst - Dartmouth / Halifax, NS

Position Description CGI is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support complex business and technology transformation. The successful candidate will act as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technology delivery teams, translating business objectives and operational requirements into clearly defined solution requirements. Work Model: On-site, 5 days per week Security Requirements: Canadian Controlled Goods Program eligibility and Canadian Government Reliability and/or Secret Security Clearance eligibility Your future duties and responsibilities Lead requirements elicitation and analysis with business and technical stakeholders. Facilitate interviews, workshops, discovery sessions and requirements reviews. Analyze and document current-state and future-state processes, workflows, systems and information flows. Develop business, functional and non-functional requirements, use cases, user stories and acceptance criteria. Conduct gap analyses and identify opportunities for process and technology improvements. Translate complex business needs into clear requirements for technical teams. Establish and maintain requirements traceability throughout the project lifecycle. Work with solution, infrastructure, security, network and data architects to ensure proposed solutions meet business requirements. Perform impact assessments across processes, systems, data, infrastructure and stakeholder groups. Support business cases, options analyses and solution/vendor evaluations. Support testing, including requirements validation, UAT planning and execution and defect resolution. Support implementation, organizational change, training and transition-to-operations activities. Develop process models, workflow diagrams, presentations and decision-support materials. Identify risks, issues, dependencies and assumptions and work collaboratively to resolve them. Act as a trusted liaison between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams. Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role 8+ years of progressive Business Analysis experience in complex enterprise environments. Strong experience eliciting, analyzing, documenting and managing business and technical requirements. Demonstrated business-process analysis and process-modelling capabilities. Experience supporting large technology transformation, infrastructure, application or systems-integration initiatives. Strong workshop facilitation and stakeholder-management skills. Experience developing business requirements, functional specifications, process models, use cases and/or agile user stories. Knowledge of requirements traceability, change management and testing practices. Excellent analytical, problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent experience. CBAP, CCBA, PMI-PBA or similar certification is an asset. Experience in defence, shipbuilding, federal government or another regulated environment is an asset. Security and work requirements Full-time on-site presence in Dartmouth/ Halifax, 5 days per week is required. Candidates must have 5+ years of Canadian residency as required for the assignment and be eligible for Reliability and/or Secret security clearance and the Canadian Controlled Goods Program. CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $65,000.00–$125,000.00 This role is a future opportunity Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because… You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. At CGI, we value the strength that diversity brings and are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone belongs. We collaborate with our clients to build more inclusive communities and empower all CGI partners to thrive. As an equal-opportunity employer, being able to perform your best during the recruitment process is important to us. If you require an accommodation, please inform your recruiter. That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals. To learn more about accessibility at CGI, contact us via email. Please note that this email is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used for application status inquiries. Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

The Senior Business Analyst acts as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams to translate operational requirements into defined solutions. Responsibilities include leading requirements elicitation, documenting current and future state processes, and supporting UAT and implementation activities.

Requires 8+ years of progressive business analysis experience in complex enterprise environments and a bachelor's degree in a related field. Candidates must be eligible for Canadian Government Reliability/Secret security clearance and the Canadian Controlled Goods Program.

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• Requirements Elicitation
• Business Process Analysis
• Process Modelling
• Stakeholder Management
• Gap Analysis
• User Stories
• Acceptance Criteria
• UAT Planning
• Change Management
• Impact Assessment
• Workshop Facilitation
• Technical Writing

• Consulting
• Technology
• Data & Analytics
• Government & Public Sector
• Management & Leadership

Minimum education

Professional degree

Minimum experience

10+ years

Apply by

Sep 18, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week

Seniority

Entry level