Business Analyst – Agile, Data & Systems Integration

Discovery; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 780,000; Full time

Job summary

Discovery is seeking a Business Analyst in Sandton to translate complex requirements into clear functional specs and work closely with developers to deliver resilient solutions. You will bridge between systems, the client, and the team to ensure both business and technical needs are met.

You will contribute to Agile design, articulate business benefits, and help define testing, documentation, and release materials while building strong relationships with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Informatics or relevant degree required.
• 3–5 years Business Analyst experience.
• Agile Methodology Certification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Articulate benefits and contribute to Technical Design or Business Case.
• Design and validate functional solutions using Agile Epics/Stories.
• Plan sprints and user stories; map interfaces and dependencies.
• Create test cases/scripts and data sets for Agile Story Board.
• Validate Epics and Test Basket with stakeholders; obtain sign-off.
• Update release notes and training material for changes.

Skills

Time management

Creativity

Curiosity

Learning orientation

Negotiation skills

Innovation

Education

Informatics or relevant degree

Honours degree

Tools

Enterprise Architect

Visio

SoapUI

REST client

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Discovery is seeking a Business Analyst in Sandton to translate complex requirements into clear functional specs and work closely with developers to deliver resilient solutions. You will bridge between systems, the client, and the team to ensure both business and technical needs are met.

You will contribute to Agile design, articulate business benefits, and help define testing, documentation, and release materials while building strong relationships with stakeholders.