Business Analyst - Integrations

Vista Group; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 450,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the film industry is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join their team. The role involves collecting requirements, designing software solutions, and collaborating with development teams. Applicants should have a solid background in Agile methodologies and software design, with an emphasis on effective stakeholder communication. This hybrid position requires regular office attendance in Cape Town, making it essential to have the right to work without employer sponsorship.

Benefits

Rest & Relax Fridays

Annual volunteer day

Employee Rewards and Benefits

Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Paid Sick leave

5 days bereavement leave

On-Site Breakfast Bar

Qualifications

• Strong experience in a Business Analyst role within the software industry.
• Ability to develop and maintain professional working relationships.
• Understanding of Business Analysis tools and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements from stakeholders and translate them into software design.
• Schedule and chair meetings to present solution requirements.
• Develop knowledge of Vista applications and ensure specification approval.

Skills

Agile methodology

Stakeholder communication

Requirements analysis

Problem-solving

Education

Undergraduate degree in IT

Professional Business Analyst qualifications

Job description

As an experienced Business Analyst, you'll have proven success within an agile software development environment. Within integrations, our core areas of responsibility are Compliance & Fiscalisation, Payments, Data Import/Export & Reports, ERP, and APIs. Any prior exposure to these areas is a highly beneficial.

Integrations development covers the full range of core business in the Cinema industry, and you will become adept at understanding the domain to both a wide and deep level. Uncovering intersections between Cinema, 3rd party, Moviegoer, and Vista requirements you'll be involved in scoping, gap analysis, and functional design, closely collaborating with the development team to shepherd each project through to deployment in a live cinema near you.

Key Responsibilities

Software Design and Analysis

• Gather requirements from project stakeholders including internal Vista staff and external customers
• Analyse customer and business requirements and translate those into a software design that fits within the existing Vista framework

Proposal and Specification writing

• Understand user interface design principles and design intuitive and easy to use interfaces using provided mock-up tools

Communication

• Schedule and chair meetings to discuss and present the requirements of the solution
• Deliver informative, well-organized presentations, and clearly articulating ideas and thoughts
• Ensure that stakeholders across the business are on board with the proposed design
• Initiate and monitor the Specification Approval Process, collaborating with the Product Design Manager to ensure timely completion
• Collaborate across different areas of the business, liaising with international offices as regarding their requirements
• Provide guidance to the Engineering Tribes while specifications are being coded and tested

Vista Application Knowledge

• Develop familiarity with and build knowledge of the full range of Vista applications
• Develop a high level of expertise in selected Vista applications as directed by the Product Director/Delivery Manager, including expertise in functional features of the product, customer use of product, and product installation

• Strong, proven experience in a Business Analyst role within the software industry
• Fundamental understanding of concepts around Agile SDLC, technical systems and specification writing
• Good understanding of Business Analysis tools and techniques, with the ability to generate effective requirements, and own feature development to delivery
• Experience working within Integrations a plus
• Ability to develop and maintain good professional working relationships with people at all levels across the company
• Professional Business Analyst qualifications (preferred)
• Undergraduate degree in IT (preferred)

This is a hybrid role with a home and office-based split, requiring regular weekly (2 days per week) attendance in the Cape Town office.

We are only considering applicants with an existing right to work in South Africa, without the need for employer sponsorship.

About Vista

Vista Group is the global leader in providing technology solutions to the international film industry. With brands including Vista, Veezi, Movio, Numero, Maccs, Flicks and Powster, our expertise covers cinema management software; loyalty, moviegoer engagement and marketing; film distribution software; box office reporting; creative studio solutions; and movie, cinema and streaming content discovery.

With more than 700 crew based across six main offices, in New Zealand (Auckland headquarters), the USA, the UK, South Africa, the Netherlands, and Mexico, our people are our most important asset. Across the group brands our teams provide market-leading services to clients in more than 100 countries.

We are proud of our diversity and have placed a high priority on being an inclusive workplace that is reflective of our clients and communities. It is important to us to foster an environment that empowers people to realise their full potential. We aim to do ‘good things with good people’ and we’re proud to say that more than two decades on that’s exactly what we do every single day.

Shared Standards

Our Shared Standards act as a compass for how we work together and reflect the behaviours we value at Vista Group. The way in which each member of our crew embodies these Shared Standards is an indicator for performance and success, as it aligns with our vision and strategy.

One Crew

• We're a diverse team, in different places and functions, and we're at our best when we connect, help and collaborate

Shine a Light

• We communicate openly, we explain the why, and we ask when we don't understand. We don't leave people in the dark

Make it Happen

• We make good things happen as people and as teams through our focus on delivery

Chase Great

• We challenge ourselves and each other to keep improving

You will be supported to continually learn and improve your skills, share knowledge and ideas in the team, and be part of a dynamic and open culture.

We have a range of benefits that include:

• Rest & Relax Fridays - Finish at lunch time on Friday but get paid for the full day
• Annual volunteer day
• Employee Rewards and Benefits with Perkbox
• Medical Insurance / Medical Aid
• Employee Assistance Programme Service
• Paid Sick leave
• 5 days bereavement leave per year
• On-Site Breakfast Bar

If this sounds like you, get in touch to find out more

We value inclusivity celebrate diversity and are committed to offering equal opportunity to our staff and candidates — regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity, marital status, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religious, ethical beliefs or political opinion. This commitment is reflected in all our employment policies and procedures.