Lead Business Analyst

IT Ridge Technologies; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

IT Ridge Technologies seeks a skilled Business Analyst to drive system analysis and design efforts. You will collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements, enhance business processes, and manage a team. This role demands significant experience in ICT systems, strong analytical skills, and proven leadership in project delivery.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of relevant experience in systems analysis and design.
• Certified Business Analyst (CBAP) by IIBA.
• Good understanding of IT architecture and project requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead design sessions and conduct risk assessments.
• Review and analyse existing systems for improvements.
• Provide orientation and training to project users.

Skills

Process modeling

Data analysis

Systems analysis

Risk assessment

Team leadership

Education

Degree in Information Technology / Systems

CBAP certification

Job description

• Meet with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define business, financial,

and operations requirements and systems goals, and identify and resolve systems issues.

• Lead design sessions in prototyping new systems for the purpose of enhancing business

processes, operations, and information process flows.

• Conduct risk assessments, create business models and forecasts on the value expected

for the business, and identify solutions against potential or existing issues.

• Review and analyse the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop

strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems. Report these findings to ICT

Management.

• Identify and establish scope and parameters of systems analysis in order to define

outcome criteria and measure-taking actions.

• Utilises data and analytical skills to plan, develop, and contribute to implementation

business systems and operations to help the company attain its short and long-term goals.

Acquisition & Deployment

• Collaborate in the planning, design, development, and deployment of new applications, and

enhancements to existing applications.

• Conduct research on software and hardware products to justify such recommendations to

the business and to support purchasing efforts.

Operational Management

• Prepare and deliver reports, recommendations, or alternatives that address existing and

potential trouble areas in solutions across the Business.

Create functional design proposals to the project working team.

Perform cost-benefit and return on investment analyses for proposed systems to aid

• Use industry established techniques and design methods for preparing and presenting

business cases in collaboration with business.

• Ensure compatibility and interoperability of in-house computing systems.
• Create systems models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to

system programmers.

• Coordinate and perform in-depth functional and analytical tests, including end-user

reviews, for modified and new systems, and other post-implementation support and

provide feedback to propose corrective action or improvements.

• Provide orientation and training to project users

People Management

• Lead the Business Analysis Team in performing their functions and duties
• Oversee the management of the team in accordance with agreed policies and procedures,

standards and legal requirements.

• Monitor and measure the team’s performance in accordance with the metrics agreed

upon.

• Developing employee skills and performance through training and coaching
• Assist in hiring, training, and developing new employees to meet organisational needs
• Providing feedback on an employee’s performance, helping to develop an employee’s

skills where needed, and addressing performance problems

• Assigning tasks and projects to employees according to their strengths and weaknesses
• Coordinating employee meetings such as staff meetings or team meetings
• Reviewing employee performance evaluations and providing feedback on areas for

improvement.

Requirements :

• Degree in Information Technology / Systems, B. Com Informatics / Business Related degree / BSc

Computer science.

• Certified Business Analyst (CBAP) certified by IIBA (International Institute of Business

Analysis).

• 8-10 years of relevant experience in systems analysis and design.
• Experience with modelling – process; data and workflow
• Good understanding of IT architecture : IT systems; programming and development
• Eliciting, Analysing, and documenting of requirements for medium to large mission-critical

projects.