
Intermediate Business Analyst
- Centurion, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
- BCom Informatics or BSc Degree (essential).
- Diploma in Business Analysis (preferred).
- 6+ years as a Business Analyst.
- Minimum 3 years in the investment industry.
- At least 4 years’ IT experience with integrated solutions.
- Strong understanding of APIs.
- Agile methodology experience (preferred).
- Proficient in SQL (essential).
- Familiarity with IT workflow tools like JIRA, Lucidchart, etc.
- Analyze & Innovate: Investigate business needs, define system requirements, and propose creative solutions.
- Facilitate Collaboration: Lead workshops to elicit and document business and system requirements.
- Design Solutions: Create user journeys, user stories, process diagrams, data models, business rules, and mockups to translate requirements into implementable designs.
- Align & Support: Ensure solutions align with business and system architecture while assisting technical designers to understand requirements.
- Test & Validate: Support testing technical solutions, processes, and calculations, signing off on test cases for functional, non-functional, and integration testing.
- Optimize Systems: Identify and resolve system constraints, propose sustainable solutions, and reduce errors.
- Enable Training: Collaborate with trainers to develop clear process and training documentation.
- Deliver Excellence: Provide consistent, high-quality service to internal and external clients, embodying The Client’s values.
- Clear and concise written and verbal communication.
- Skilled in leading elicitation sessions for business and technical requirements.
- Proficient in documenting processes using tools like JIRA or Lucidchart.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with keen attention to detail.
- Independent, proactive, and accountable with the ability to manage pressure.
- Relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
- Expertise in applying business analysis tools and techniques, aligned with IIBA standards.
- Proficient in defining Open APIs using OpenAPI editor.
- Capable of creating low-fidelity UX mockups.
- Basic knowledge of UML modeling.
- Working experience with tools like Postman, SoapUI, MongoDB, and Swagger.