Senior Business Analyst

Leaka Recruitment and HR Services; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in Gauteng, Pretoria, seeks an experienced Business Analyst. The role involves gathering and analyzing system requirements, collaborating with stakeholders, and testing solutions. Ideal candidates will have 5-8 years of experience in a business analyst environment and proficiency in Agile methodologies and tools such as Jira and Confluence. Strong analytical and interpersonal skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 5 to 8 years of experience in a business analyst role.
• Excellent proficiency in using the Agile Tool Chain.
• Working knowledge of APIs and strategic thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and implement new system requirements.
• Participate in stand-ups and gather user requirements.
• Assist QA in testing systems and solutions.

Skills

Solution design involving stakeholders

Data collection and analysis skills

Agile development methodologies

Confluence

Jira

Education

Diploma or degree in business/IT environment

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Postman

Job description

ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

• Solution design involving all stakeholders (Business/Developers/UI/QA).

• Participate in stand-up’s and meet with end users and other stakeholders and gather requirements.

• Gather, Analyse and Implement new system requirements specifications.

• System testing /parallel runs assist QA in testing systems/solutions.

• Excellent data collection and analysis skills

• Working knowledge using Agile development methodologies

• Working knowledge of Confluence / Jira

• Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter

ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

• Excellent proficiency in the Agile Tool Chain (JIRA, Confluence, X-ray)

• Postman, Insomnia, or similar API platform to test APIs (REST APIs & Graphql APIs)

• Development background might be helpful (at least basic understanding of json and html code)

• Strategic and analytical thinking skills

• Ability to quickly identify and solve problems

• Ability to analyze and interpret data

• Ability to prepare and present reports

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

WHICH QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE DO WE NEED FOR THE ROLE?

• Work experience, diploma / degree in business / IT environment.

• 5 to 8 years BA experience