Senior Business Analyst

Dimension Data; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the technology sector is seeking a Senior Business Analyst based in Cape Town. You will analyze and test software applications, ensuring alignment with business needs while managing teams and fostering cooperation across departments. A bachelor's degree in Information Technology and extensive experience leading projects is essential for this role. You will play a core role in developing functional specifications while preparing risk assessments to evaluate project impacts and deliverables.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of experience as a Business Analyst.
• Experience managing and leading a team for at least 3 years.
• Familiarity with agile methodology and product ownership.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and test new software applications for business needs.
• Document business process requirements and engage with key role-players.
• Conduct system analysis and prepare business cases.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Documentation

Communication

Process Mapping

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology

Business Analysis Certificate

Job description

As a Senior Business Analyst, you'll be responsible for analyzing and testing new software applications. You'll be tasked with ensuring that the application is working as intended before it goes live to customers. You will work closely with other development teams and the business analysts in order to ensure that all aspects of our product are functioning properly.

Requirements

• Investigates and analyses business problems to understand their nature, cause, effects and drivers, using a variety of methods and techniques
• Documenting business process requirements through interview or facilitation sessions
• Conducting engagements with key role-players within the various departments to further understand their business processes, needs and challenges
• Analyse existing business processes & technology and propose new developments and change bases on business requirements
• Develop functional and technical specifications to meet the business needs of clients.
• Conduct system analysis for new and existing systems
• Construct programs including coding, testing, and debugging
• Preparing business cases and conducting risk assessments
• Conducting playback session(presentation) with the business to ensure that the information extracted from the business documents and through the interview process in accurate and complete

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree and / or B-Tech in Information Technology and / or Business Analysis Certificate
• Minimum of 7 years of experience as a Business Analyst
• Minimum of 3 years of experience managing and leading a team
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in process mapping, business case development and IT operational and strategic planning
• Experience as a product owner with agile methodology
• Lead or participate in multiple projects by completing and updating project documentation; managing project scope; adjusting schedules when necessary; determining daily priorities; ensure efficient and on time delivery of project tasks and milestones; following proper escalation paths; and managing customer and supplier relationships

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