Business Analyst, Data Analytics

Discover the possible

Anything is possible at the NRC, named in 2025 one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People, Top Employer in the National Capital Region and Forbes Canada’s Best Employers!

As Canada’s largest research and innovation organization, our world-renowned research pushes the boundaries of science and engineering to make the impossible, possible. Every day we explore new ideas through innovative research and help companies discover possibilities that impact Canada’s future and the world.

At the NRC, you’ll also discover new possibilities. Our supportive workplace fosters a culture of creativity, welcoming fresh perspectives and innovation at all levels. We value teamwork. You’ll collaborate across multiple fields and with the brightest minds to find creative solutions. Most importantly, you’ll discover what’s possible within you as you grow, make valuable contributions and progress in your professional journey. From ground-breaking discoveries to a life-changing career, discover your possible at the NRC.

The role

We are looking for a collaborative, analytical, and proactive Business Analyst to join our Reporting & Analytics team. In this role, you will work closely with Product Owners, business stakeholders, data developers, architects, and other technical specialists to understand business needs and translate them into data-driven solutions.

You will lead business analysis activities for reporting and analytics initiatives. This includes identifying business problems, evaluating solution options, and providing evidence-based recommendations that deliver measurable business value. Success in this role requires strong analytical thinking, sound judgement, effective communication, and the ability to build trusted relationships across business and technical teams.

Key Activities:

• Develop and maintain business analysis deliverables, including business requirements, user stories, process models, functional specifications, acceptance criteria, and requirements traceability documentation. 
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business objectives and identify underlying business problems. Elicit, analyze, prioritize, validate, and document the resulting business and data requirements. 
• Analyze business processes and data to identify opportunities for improvement. Assess impacts and feasibility, evaluate solution options, and recommend practical, evidence-based business and technology solutions. 
• Partner with Product Owners and multidisciplinary teams to refine priorities and support Agile delivery. Facilitate stakeholder workshops and discovery sessions, and ensure business requirements are accurately translated into solution designs. 
• Support solution delivery through data validation and testing activities. Coordinate user acceptance testing and confirm that delivered solutions meet business objectives and quality expectations. 
• Provide business analysis expertise and contribute to the continuous improvement of business analysis practices, business processes, reporting capabilities, and the Reporting & Analytics environment through innovation, research, and knowledge sharing.

Screening criteria

Applicants must demonstrate within the content of their application that they meet the following screening criteria in order to be given further consideration as candidates:

Education

Bachelor degree in Computer Science from a recognized University or a Technical College diploma in Computer Science or related field. An equivalent combination of education and direct experience may be considered.

For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

Experience

• Experience eliciting, analyzing, documenting, validating, and managing business and data requirements in collaboration with business stakeholders. 
• Experience conducting business process analysis, data analysis, impact analysis, feasibility assessments, and options analysis to identify business needs and recommend solutions. 
• Experience developing business analysis deliverables, such as business requirements, user stories, process models, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria, and supporting solution delivery. 
• Experience working collaboratively with Product Owners, business stakeholders, and multidisciplinary technical teams in an Agile delivery environment, using tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar platforms. 
• Experience using SQL and business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI) to query, validate, analyze, visualize, and interpret data. 
• Experience facilitating stakeholder interviews, requirements gathering sessions, workshops, or discovery sessions. 
• Experience supporting user acceptance testing and validating that delivered solutions meet business requirements. 
• Experience working with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Services, Azure Data Factory, Dataverse, or similar enterprise data platforms would be considered an asset. 
• Experience working in enterprise reporting, analytics, or data warehousing environments would be considered an asset

Condition of employment

Reliability Status

For a Reliability Status, verification of background information over a period of 5 years is required.

Language requirements

English   

Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

Assessment criteria

Candidates will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:

Technical competencies

• Advanced ability to understand business objectives, identify root causes of business problems, evaluate alternatives, and recommend practical, value-added solutions. 
• Advanced ability to think critically, challenge assumptions constructively, and synthesize information from multiple sources to communicate evidence-based recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences. 
• Advanced ability to build consensus, influence decision-making, and manage competing priorities while facilitating stakeholder discussions in a dynamic Agile environment. 
• Solid knowledge of business analysis principles, methodologies, techniques, and best practices. 
• Solid ability to elicit, analyze, prioritize, validate, and document business and data requirements. 
• Solid ability to conduct business process analysis, impact analysis, feasibility assessments, and options analysis to support evidence-based decision-making. 
• Solid knowledge of data analysis concepts, including data modelling, data governance, data quality, reporting principles, and data validation techniques. 
• Working knowledge of Agile methodologies and the software development lifecycle. 
• Working knowledge of relational databases, SQL, and business intelligence and data visualization tools such as Power BI.
  
  

Behavioural competencies

Competency Profile(s)

For this position, the NRC will evaluate candidates using the following competency profile: Technology Support

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Compensation

From $86,503 to $108,068 per annum. 

NRC employees enjoy a wide-range of competitive benefits including a robust pension plan, comprehensive health and dental coverage, disability and life insurance, office closure at the end of December, and additional supports to enhance your well-being throughout your career and beyond.

Notes

• In 2025, the NRC was chosen as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People, a National Capital Region Top Employer and Forbes Canada’s Best Employer.
• Relocation assistance will be determined in accordance with the NRC's directives.
• A pre-qualified list may be established for similar positions for a one year period.
• Preference will be given to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada. Please include citizenship information in your application.
• The incumbent must adhere to safe workplace practices at all times.
• We thank all those who apply, however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.