Business Analyst

Exaze

Sandton

On-site

ZAR 350,000 - 650,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Exaze is seeking a skilled Business Analyst to translate business requirements into detailed functional specifications. You will elicit needs from stakeholders, facilitate workshops, and ensure alignment with project scope and architecture.

The role requires strong experience in SDLC, user stories, process mapping, and data/architecture considerations. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and a proactive, detail-oriented mindset are essential.

Qualifications

Experience in business analysis and gathering requirements to define functional specs.
Strong SDLC understanding with ability to validate requirements against business needs.
Ability to write user stories and Acceptance Criteria with clear testability.
Excellent process mapping and analytical skills; attention to detail required.

Responsibilities

Understand business requirements and translate into clear functional specs.
Elicit requirements from stakeholders and document them precisely.
Lead workshops and JAD sessions to align stakeholders on scope.
Identify dependencies and coordinate with delivery teams for solution delivery.
Define test cases and acceptance criteria for functional requirements.
Ensure architecture aligns with business and functional needs.
Support localisation, configuration, and reference data rule definitions.

Skills

Business analysis

Requirements gathering

SDLC knowledge

User stories

Process mapping

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Independent work

Prioritisation

Education

Engineering degree

Postgraduate degree

Honours degree

Tools

Sparx Enterprise Architect

BPMN 2.0

UML Modelling

Data Modelling

Use Cases

Web Services

Agile / SAFe

Job description

Job Brief

At Exaze, we constantly seek exciting talent to join an organization that believes in nurturing dreamers, innovators, and doers willing to expand their horizons in the software industry. To be successful in this role, the candidate should have excellent communication skills and be able to understand requirements and ask questions to clarify them. The candidate should be able to work independently and as part of a team and be committed to delivering high-quality results.

Candidature Requirements

The candidate should be able to work independently and as part of a team and be committed to delivering high-quality results.
An Engineering graduate or Postgraduate from a recognized College / University.
Good aptitude, logical reasoning, and analytical thinking skills.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Inclination to learn and grow.
Attention to detail.
Ability to work in cross-functional teams using agile methodologies.
Problem-solving skills.
A values-driven individual who can think abstractly and can take ownership.

Areas of Responsibility

Understand business requirements and translate them into clear functional requirements and specifications.
Elicit business requirements directly from stakeholders or from documented business requirements.
Facilitate workshops and JAD sessions to clarify requirements and ensure stakeholder alignment.
Understand the business need behind requests and challenge requirements where appropriate to identify better solutions.
Identify and document functional and non-functional requirements, including user stories, UI requirements, system interfaces, processing requirements, and configuration requirements.
Perform formal modelling to support solution definition and detailed requirements gathering.
Document functional requirements using approved standards and tools.
Identify dependencies and involve relevant teams and domains required for successful solution delivery.
Define key test cases and acceptance criteria for functional requirements.
Validate requirements with business and development teams to ensure alignment.
Ensure solution architecture is aligned with business and functional requirements.
Support and defend business requirements throughout technical design and implementation.
Develop templates for localisation, configuration, reference data, and rule definitions.
Support project planning by providing estimates for business analysis activities.
Coordinate activities between clients, business stakeholders, and development teams.
Facilitate requirement sessions and support effective project communication.
Identify and manage scope changes to help prevent scope creep.
Follow the defined SDLC, business analysis processes, tools, and workflows.
Understand the distinction between business, functional, and non-functional requirements and ensure effective implementation.

Must-Have Requirements

Experience in business analysis, requirements gathering, and functional requirements development.
Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Ability to elicit, analyse, validate, document, and manage business requirements.
Experience in developing user stories and acceptance criteria.
Strong process mapping and analytical skills.
Exposure to BPMN 2.0 and UML modelling.
Understanding of data modelling and use-case modelling.
Exposure to Web Services and system interfaces.
Experience with Sparx Enterprise Architect or similar requirements/modelling tools.
Understanding of Agile project delivery and SAFe principles.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Ability to work effectively with business stakeholders, clients, and technical teams.
High standards for delivery with strong attention to detail.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
Strong ownership, accountability, and bias for action.
Ability to manage priorities and deliver within agreed timelines.