Junior Business Analyst

PwC Careers Africa; City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Johannesburg is seeking a Guidewire Business Analyst to bridge the gap between technical and business teams. The role requires 2-3 years of experience in business analysis, prioritizing requirements, and collaborating with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will develop user stories and assist in quality assurance. Skills in Agile methodologies and tools like Jira are preferred. Join us to make a real difference while developing your professional skills.

Benefits

Operate training framework

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 2-3 years experience within the Business Analysis space.
• Engage with stakeholders to identify and prioritize business needs.
• Translate business requirements into detailed user stories.

Responsibilities

• Bridge the gap between business and technical teams.
• Work with the Product Owner to manage the project backlog.
• Assist in quality assurance activities and user acceptance testing.

Skills

Business Analysis

Stakeholder Communication

Requirements Gathering

Agile Methodology

Education

Guidewire Business Analysis Certification

Business Analysis Certification (IIBA)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

South African Technology & Innovation Centre (SATIC) is the latest part of PwC, a global brand delivering services for the biggest clients in the world. PwC leads the way in human led, technology enabled professional services, working with clients to transform their business and make it fit for the future.

We are looking for candidates who bring in-depth market experience, who see technology as a way to enable and drive human innovation and who want to be a part of a community of solvers, to tackle the biggest challenges in society.

If you are looking for a career where every day is different, where challenges are complex and where you can make a real difference, then we want to hear from you! By choosing to join SATIC, you are choosing to work with teams all over the world, harnessing the power of world leading tech and making a difference to real people’s lives.

About the Role

We have a number of exciting opportunities across a range of roles and disciplines to join our expanding Guidewire/Insurance team. As a Guidewire Business Analyst, you will be responsible for participating in business requirements review meetings and working with the Product Owner to ensure that requirements for Guidewire projects are captured as user stories that are prioritised and in a ready state. Ready means that stories must be immediately actionable. The development team must be able to determine what needs to be done and the amount of work required to complete the story.

What will you do?

• Bridge the gap between the business and technical teams, by working closely with the Product Owner to define and communicate the vision and scope for the product or project.
• Work with the Product Owner to stock the product or project backlog to ensure that it represents the overall scope of the project.
• Work with the Product Owner on a continuous basis to refine the backlog, by organising/ prioritising stories, splitting epics into stories that can be delivered within a sprint, and by getting selected stories into a ready state by capturing detailed user requirements before sprint planning.
• Participate in quality assurance activities, including working with the Test Analyst to establish proper test coverage and traceability to requirements, and with the Product Owner to demonstrate developed functionality, and assist with user acceptance testing.
• Work with Test Analyst to assist and monitor User Acceptance Testing
• Participate in daily standup meetings, sprint planning and retrospective

What are we looking for?

• 2-3 years experience within the Business Analysis space
• Requirements Gathering: Engage with stakeholders to identify, document, and prioritize business needs through interviews, workshops, and surveys.
• User Story Development: Translate business requirements into detailed user stories and acceptance criteria for the development team.
• Process Mapping: Create visual representations of business processes to identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement.
• Stakeholder Communication: Function as a liaison between business stakeholders and the development team, ensuring clear and consistent communication.
• Sprint Planning and Review: Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Testing and Validation: Collaborate with QA teams to ensure that delivered solutions meet business requirements and function as intended.
• Training will be provided.

What is nice to have?

• Guidewire Business Analysis Certification on current solutions
• Working experience in at least one of the Guidewire InsuranceSuite products (PolicyCenter, ClaimCenter, BillingCenter or Digital Portal) from a functional perspective.
• Business Analysis Certification (IIBA Certified Business Analyst)
• Experience in Requirement and Ticket Management tools like Jira and Confluence.
• Knowledge of the AGILE methodology/Scaled Agile Framework, SDLC processes is essential.
• Prior client facing experience
• Azure/AWS Cloud experience

What’s in it for you?

We\'re exceptionally passionate about providing you with the necessary skills, experience, and training to help you develop both personally and professionally. As a PwC employee you will be included on our specific Operate training framework, tailored to match your skills, needs, and career aspirations.