Business Analyst

Discovery Limited; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Discovery Limited is seeking a Business Analyst to independently elicit, analyse, and translate business requirements into functional and product specifications, validating delivered solutions, and acting as a trusted consultant to stakeholders across integrated systems.

You will develop business cases, document requirements, design practical solutions, and define testing approaches while supporting UAT, sign-off, and ongoing live environment support.

Qualifications

• 5 years of Business Analysis experience.
• Ability to elicit and translate business needs.
• Experience with UML/BPMN and testing approaches.
• Stakeholder engagement and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as a consultant to stakeholders, challenging assumptions and clarifying intent.
• Develop business cases aligned to strategic and operational objectives.
• Produce and validate Customer and Product Requirements Specifications.
• Design functional solutions considering system interfaces and dependencies.
• Define and execute testing approaches, supporting UAT and sign-off.
• Manage project documentation, risks, scope, and delivery tracking.
• Review junior analyst artefacts and provide validation feedback.
• Support live environments through incident analysis and stakeholder communication.

Skills

Elicitation

BR Definition

Process Modelling

Solution Design

Testing

Stakeholder Engagement

Problem Solving

Education

Matric

Informatics or Relevant Degree

Job description

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Business Analyst

Business Unit: Discovery Central Services

Function: Information Technology

Date: 2 Oct 2026

Job Summary

The Business Analyst role is responsible for independently eliciting, analysing, and translating business requirements into functional and product specifications, validating delivered solutions, and acting as a trusted consultant to business stakeholders across integrated systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a consultant to business stakeholders, challenging assumptions and clarifying intent.
• Develop business cases aligned to strategic and operational objectives.
• Produce and validate Customer and Product Requirements Specifications.
• Design functional solutions considering system interfaces and dependencies.
• Define and execute testing approaches, supporting UAT and sign-off.
• Manage project documentation, risks, scope, and delivery tracking.
• Review junior analyst artefacts and provide validation feedback.
• Support live environments through incident analysis and stakeholder communication.

Skills

• Requirements Elicitation
• Business Requirements Definition
• Business Process Modelling
• Solution Design, Implementation and Support
• Testing and Test Preparation
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Problem solving

Qualifications

• Matric.
• Informatics or Other Relevant Degree.

Certifications

• Advanced UML course
• BPMN Course
• PM training or qualification

Work Experience

• 5 years Business Analysis experience.
• Business experience & product knowledge (Advantageous)
• Integration experience with 3rd party vendors or multiple inter-dependencies (Advantageous)