Senior Business Analyst

IOCO; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting technology firm is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to analyze data and drive solutions in Sandton. The ideal candidate has over 7 years in Business Analysis and Agile projects. This position offers a 12-month contract and a chance to work with innovative solutions across multiple industries. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential.

Benefits

Continuous learning opportunities

Work with industry experts

Inspiring forums for knowledge sharing

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience in Business Analysis across a custom software development environment.
• At least 3 years experience in Agile Projects.
• Experienced in writing user stories, epics, features aligned with Agile principles.

Responsibilities

• Consult to various clients and understand their value chain and products.
• Elicit, gather, analyze, and communicate business requirements with minimal supervision.
• Collaborate with business to maintain a prioritized backlog.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Business Analysis

Scrum Principles

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

B. Com or BSc, diploma or certification (IIBA or similar)

Tools

OpenAPI specifications

JSON

XML

Job description

Overview

SUMMARY : We're seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join our team. If you're a mastermind at analysing data, identifying trends, and creating solutions, then we need you. Apply now and let's fight the forces of business chaos together!

What you’ll do

• Consult to various clients and their stakeholders to understand their value chain, structure, functions, and products and/or services.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and act as a consultant on projects or applications.
• Challenge the business in their thinking, especially to understand the intent of the business requirement.
• Elicit, gather, analyse, document, validate and communicate business requirements (User Stories and Acceptance Criteria) with little supervision.
• Write clear and concise user stories, epics, and features aligned with the INVEST principles to support effective agile development.
• Collaborate with the business to build and maintain a well-prioritized backlog, ensuring delivery teams have a continuous flow of valuable work.
• Conduct in-depth product analysis by developing strong knowledge of the existing product and identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation.

Your expertise

• Experienced with Scrum Principles in an Agile Environment.
• Proven project experience in writing user stories, epics, features, in line with the INVEST principles of agile.
• 7+ years experience in Business Analysis across a custom software development environment.
• At least 3 years experience in Agile Projects.
• Working knowledge of OpenAPI specification 2.0 and 3.0.
• Able to read and interpret JSON and XML files.
• Able to understand and work using Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD) approaches for new requirements that require development.

Qualifications

Formal qualification such as a B. Com or BSc, diploma or certification (IIBA or similar).

Personal attributes

• Proven ability to work across multiple project teams at a given time.
• Strong communication skills – both verbal and written.
• Strong problem solving, communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work under pressure towards predetermined business objectives.

Other information applicable to the opportunity

Contract Position: 12 Months

Location: Sandton - Onsite

Why work for us?

Want to work for an organization that solves complex real-world problems with innovative software solutions? At iOCO, we believe anything is possible with modern technology, software, and development expertise. We are continuously pushing the boundaries of innovative solutions across multiple industries using an array of technologies.

You will be part of a consultancy, working with some of the most knowledgeable minds in the industry on interesting solutions across different business domains.

Our culture of continuous learning will ensure that you will have all the opportunities, tools, and support to hone and grow your craft.

By joining iOCO you will have an open invitation to developer inspiring forums. A place where you will be able to connect and learn from and with your peers by sharing ideas, experiences, practices, and solutions.

iOCO is an equal opportunity employer with an obligation to achieve its own unique EE objectives in the context of Employment Equity targets. Therefore, our employment strategy gives primary preference to previously disadvantaged individuals or groups.