Business Analyst

HENSOLDT; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in South Africa is seeking a skilled Business Analyst to bridge business needs and technical solutions. You will capture business requirements, ensuring traceability throughout the project lifecycle and collaborating with developers and stakeholders. The ideal candidate must have a minimum of a BSc in Computer Science, 3+ years of relevant experience, and proficiency in tools like Sparx Enterprise Architect and Jira. This role emphasizes process improvements and stakeholder engagement.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion focus

Equal employment opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of relevant Business Analyst experience; 5+ years preferred.
• Experience in engineering or software environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Engage stakeholders to gather and clarify business needs.
• Capture and maintain requirements in the management tool.
• Ensure traceability from business needs to test cases.
• Facilitate review and feedback sessions.
• Validate acceptance criteria and ensure test coverage.

Skills

Requirements capture and management

Business process modeling

Analytical skills (SQL, Excel, BI tools)

Documentation writing (BRDs, Functional Specs)

System architectures understanding

Acceptance criteria definition

Agile/Scrum methodologies

Visualisations and reporting

Education

BSc in Computer Science

B Eng degree (Industrial, Electronic, or Computer Engineering)

Tools

Sparx Enterprise Architect

Jira

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for a skilled Business Analyst to join our team and play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between business needs and technical solutions. You will be responsible for capturing, analysing, and translating business requirements into clear technical requirements using a requirements management tool, while maintaining traceability throughout the project lifecycle.

You will collaborate closely with stakeholders, developers, testers, and project teams to ensure effective and efficient delivery of software and hardware‑integrated solutions.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum BSc in Computer Science; Preferably: B Eng degree (Industrial, Electronic, or Computer Engineering) or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant Business Analyst experience; 5+ years preferred in a similar role within an engineering or software environment.

Key Technical Skills

• Proficiency in tools for requirements capture and management (Sparx Enterprise Architect preferred).
• Skilled in modelling business processes.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using SQL, Excel, or BI tools.
• Proven ability to write clear documentation: BRDs, Functional Specs, User Stories with acceptance criteria.
• Understanding of system architectures, APIs, and data flows.
• Ability to define acceptance criteria and test cases aligned to requirements.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira).
• Familiarity with version control, traceability, and requirement change management.
• Proficiency in creating visualisations and reports to present requirements and solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage stakeholders to gather and clarify business needs.
• Capture requirements in the requirements management tool.
• Ensure traceability of all requirements from business through to test cases.
• Facilitate review and feedback sessions with stakeholders.
• Refine and validate requirements to enable efficient solution implementation.
• Ensure readiness of requirements for development start.
• Validate acceptance criteria and ensure test coverage for all requirement types.
• Participate in team meetings to provide clarity during development.
• Act as main interface between business and development teams.
• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure the right customer problem is solved.
• Align business requirements with software, hardware, and portfolio roadmaps.
• Track and record decisions and action items during meetings.
• Review and support software development project plans.
• Promote UX standardisation across product solutions.
• Review and update User Requirement Specifications (URS).
• Assist with creation and linkage of SRS (Software Requirements Specs), SDD (Software Design Docs).
• Track work packages and progress in Jira.
• Define functional test procedures in collaboration with testing teams.
• Support proposal reviews with the Programmes and Bids teams.
• Contribute to the technical knowledge base.
• Detail functional options and requirements for bids and customer solutions.
• Promote adoption and consistent use of the requirements management tool.
• Apply templates and workflows to ensure quality and efficiency.
• Contribute to meta‑model improvements and tool optimisation.

Process Improvements

Drive process and functional improvements based on feedback across:

• Stakeholder engagement
• Testing and development cycles
• Tool usage
• Roadmap planning

What We Offer

HENSOLDT South Africa focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion in our organizational strategy. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive corporate culture that benefits our employees and delivers better outcomes for our clients. In line with our commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, we welcome applications from all ethnic groups. In line with HENSOLDT's commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups.

Application Deadline

05 January 2026

How to Apply

Please submit your CV by applying directly on the HENSOLDT Careers Page. If you have not been contacted within 14 days of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.