Business Analyst
Role Overview
The Business Analyst reports to the Team Lead, Business Analysts and works with business and technology stakeholders.
The role supports requirements, solution delivery, and the design, configuration, and delivery of sustainable solutions across the organization.
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About AESO
AESO is responsible for the safe, reliable, and economic planning and operation of the Alberta Interconnected Electric System.
AESO provides open, non-discriminatory access to Alberta’s interconnected power grid and facilitates the competitive wholesale electricity market.
Role overview
The Business Analyst reports to the Team Lead, Business Analysts and works with business and technology stakeholders.
The role supports requirements, solution delivery, and the design, configuration, and delivery of sustainable solutions across the organization.
What you'll do
- Support business analysis across AESO initiatives and build knowledge of organizational processes and systems.
- Gather, document, validate, and maintain business, stakeholder, functional, and non-functional requirements.
- Analyze processes, systems, and data; document current-state and future-state workflows.
- Support stakeholder interviews, workshops, and working sessions.
- Collaborate with business, technology, vendor, and cross-functional teams to clarify needs and support solution decisions.
- Support solution design, testing, implementation, and adoption; prepare analysis deliverables and help resolve issues.
- Apply business analysis tools, templates, and techniques and contribute to consistent practices.
- Communicate requirements gaps, dependencies, assumptions, risks, and decisions.
- Participate in agile activities and continue learning about AESO operations, the electrical utility sector, and business analysis.
Qualifications
- Degree or diploma in Business Administration, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- At least three years of business analysis or related experience, including electrical utility industry experience.
- Practical experience with requirements, process mapping, analysis, and solution delivery.
- Working knowledge of stakeholder analysis, process modelling, use cases, user stories, acceptance criteria, and requirements traceability.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills; experience working with business and technology teams.
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools; experience with Excel and basic data analysis.
- Azure DevOps, Visio, or similar tools; SQL or data visualization; utility, electricity market, regulatory, or energy trading knowledge; and change management, agile, testing, or implementation awareness are assets.
Personal strengths
- Able to partner with stakeholders, ask questions to uncover needs, and solve complex problems.
- Able to balance priorities, maintain attention to detail, identify risks and process improvements, and build collaborative relationships.
- Adaptable, curious, and eager to learn.
Workplace
- This is a hybrid work environment. The team works in the office Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays; Mondays and Fridays are flexible.
Compensation and benefits
- The full-time opportunity offers a competitive salary, paid vacation and flex time, health and dental benefits, mental health support, a defined contribution pension plan, and learning and development opportunities.
Additional information
- Application deadline: October 12, 2026.
- A criminal background check may be required for the successful candidate.
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