Teacher Registry Business Analyst

Role Overview

• Reporting to the Registry Manager within the Governance and Registry Branch, Teaching and Leadership Excellence Sector, System Excellence Division.
• Lead initiatives to improve operational efficiency and statistical reporting through scheduled releases and projects.
• Support a wide range of activities across TLE, including teacher certification, practice assurance, teaching excellence, and leadership excellence.
• Contribute to long-term planning by identifying enhancements to business and system processes.
• Collaborate closely with sector staff to document current programs and practices.
• Identify opportunities for process and technical improvements, gather and validate requirements, explore solution options, and confirm effectiveness of implemented solutions.
• Ensure system changes are thoroughly tested by developing, coordinating, and executing test plans, and by supporting User Acceptance Testing throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

• University graduation in Business Administration, Computer Science or in a related field plus 2 years progressively responsible related experience; or equivalent as described below.
• Knowledge of various phases of software development life cycle (SDLC) process, business analysis, requirement gathering, gap analysis, and functional specification preparation.
• Good understanding of ministry and sector business structures, processes, and information flow.
• Experience in system development/maintenance/testing, change management, project management and business processes.
• Knowledge and experience preparing and using test strategies, plans, scenarios/cases, and test data for a variety of testing including functional testing, system integration, regression, system and user acceptance testing.
• Knowledge of agile development approach to system change.
• An understanding of the education system in Alberta and nationally.
• Knowledge of business issues and processes as well as IT resources and enabling technologies in a business analysis role or related experience, preferably in a large organization.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on customer service.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, including strong training and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical ability, data interpretation, deductive, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational, time management, and multitasking skills.
• Planning and coordination skills.
• Strong MS office software skills including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, and Outlook including Visual Basic macro development.
• File management experience.
• Experience in requirement analysis, business re-engineering, and software development processes.
• Experience in planning, coordination, and execution of acceptance test plans, preferably in a web-based environment.
• Ability to research issues accurately to identify and solve problems.

Tech Stack

• SDLC

Benefits

• Working for the Alberta Public Service
• https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)
• https://www.pspp.ca
• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP)
• https://www.mepp.ca
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information
• https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits
• Professional learning and development
• https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.