Remote IAM & Data Protection Business Analyst

Parvana; South Africa; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Parvana is seeking a seasoned Business Analyst for a hybrid/remote role based in Cape Town. You will lead end-to-end requirements, map processes, and validate designs across business and IT teams. The role requires strong stakeholder management, governance awareness, and hands-on data reconciliation across platforms.

You will translate needs into functional specs, support UAT, and drive changes with cross- jurisdiction teams while adhering to GDPR and security standards.

Qualifications

• A relevant tertiary qualification would be beneficial.
• 5+ years of Business Analysis experience in technology-led change initiatives within large, complex corporate environments.
• Experience managing complex business integrations and mergers across multiple jurisdictions and geographies.
• Experience in systems integrations and IAM governance, including Azure AD, SSO, and MFA.
• Understanding of governance, risk, and control frameworks, plus data protection standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end requirements definition, documentation, and validation across business and technical workstreams.
• Evaluate current and target processes to identify gaps and opportunities for optimisation.
• Translate needs into actionable functional and technical specifications.
• Facilitate workshops with stakeholders, SMEs, and delivery teams to validate designs and elicit requirements.
• Create user journeys, workflows, and data models while preparing user documentation and training materials.
• Support functional testing and UAT ensuring alignment with IT governance, information security, and GDPR standards.
• Perform data reconciliation across various systems to ensure accuracy and integrity.
• Provide impact analysis to support Change Manager and define exit criteria for transitions from pilot to broader rollouts.

Skills

IAM

Business Analysis

Process Mapping

Stakeholder Management

Agile

Requirements

System Integration

Data Reconciliation

Azure AD

GDPR

Governance, Risk, Compliance

Education

Information Systems / Business / Computer Science

Job description

Parvana is seeking a seasoned Business Analyst for a hybrid/remote role based in Cape Town. You will lead end-to-end requirements, map processes, and validate designs across business and IT teams. The role requires strong stakeholder management, governance awareness, and hands-on data reconciliation across platforms.

You will translate needs into functional specs, support UAT, and drive changes with cross- jurisdiction teams while adhering to GDPR and security standards.