Business Analyst: IT

OUTsurance; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 550 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in South Africa is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join their vibrant enterprise development team. The successful candidate will utilize their business analysis skills to elicit requirements for exciting new products and features, facilitating meetings, documenting requirements, and creating user stories in an Agile environment. This position offers excellent growth opportunities along with a supportive company culture emphasizing diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Great Rewards and Recognition programs

Employee wellness programs

Opportunity for personal development

Fun and inclusive culture

Qualifications

• Must have 3 years Agile Business Analysis experience in an IT department.
• Knowledge and understanding of project scoping, planning and prioritization.
• Knowledge of UX/UI methodology is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate requirements gathering meetings with stakeholders.
• Analyse and document requirements using suitable BA techniques.
• Create low fidelity wireframes.
• Translate the requirements into clear, concise user stories.
• Communicate agreed requirements to stakeholders and the delivery team.
• Maintain a steady backlog of requirements.
• Validate that requirements have been met.
• Assist the product owner with backlog refinement.
• Assist in drafting user and training documentation.
• Be available to the team and participate in all Agile meetings.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships.
• Manage own self-development.

Skills

Agile Business Analysis experience

Requirements gathering

UX/UI methodology

Education

Matric

Business Analysis Certifications

Job description

OUTsurance has been propelling the South African insurance industry forward for the last 28 years. As leaders in the field, we’re always looking for innovative ways to create digitally-advanced solutions, without losing sight of our human values. Our continued success can be attributed to outstanding employees who set the bar high with their energy and expertise. If you’re keen to grow your career in a vibrant environment with lots of ‘fun’, this could be the career opportunity you’ve been looking for.

Be a part of our vibrant enterprise development team in South Africa, where you use your business analysis skills to elicit requirements for exciting new products and features. Join us at OUTsurance, in a fast-paced environment, to help us build awesome software, using awesome technology with amazing people.

What do you get OUT?

• OUTsurance has been voted Top Employer South Africa since 2022. Our people vision is to be a great company to work for where you always get something OUT.

We offer our employees

• A winning, fun and inclusive company culture that embraces diversity.
• Great Rewards and Recognition programs.
• Benefits (Medical Aid, Pension fund, Group life and Disability benefits)
• Growth opportunities (we hire talent, train skill and promote values driven leaders from within)
• Wi-Fi on campus and Emergency Panic-Assist through the OUTsurance app
• Employee wellness programs: Free Counselling, Legal Advice and Financial Coaching for you and your members of household.
• A chance to give back (Staff Helping SA OUT-volunteer program) and much more.

Job Description

Responsibilities

As part of the delivery team, the business analyst:

• Facilitate requirements gathering meetings with stakeholders, across all levels
• Analyse and document requirements using suitable BA techniques.
• Create low fidelity wireframes
• Translate the requirements into clear, concise user stories with acceptance criteria
• Communicate agreed requirements stakeholders and to the delivery team
• Maintain a steady backlog of requirements that are ready to be pulled by the delivery team
• Validate that requirements have been met
• Maintain changes to requirements
• Assist the product owner with backlog refinement and prioritization
• Assist in drafting user and training documentation
• Be available to the team and participate in all Agile meetings such as sprint planning, standups, reviews and retrospectives
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all involved parties
• Manage own self-development

Qualifications

• Matric
• Business Analysis Certifications

Experience

• Must have 3 years Agile Business Analysis experience in an IT department
• Knowledge and understanding of project scoping, planning and prioritization
• Knowledge of UX/UI methodology is beneficial

Additional Information

An ideal candidate will be able to align their personal work values to the OUTsurance values of Awesome Service, Dynamic, Honest, Human, Passionate and Recognition.

In accordance with OUTsurance Insurance Company Ltd Employment Equity goals, preference will be given to individuals who meet the job requirements and are from the various designated groups.