Senior Business Analyst - Banking IT (Hybrid/Remote)

Placements24; Polokwane; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical aid

Retirement annuity fund

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join the IT division in Polokwane, Limpopo. The role focuses on analyzing, designing, and implementing enhancements to core banking systems, gathering requirements, and translating them into specifications for development and QA teams.

The ideal candidate has banking domain knowledge, strong analytical skills, and proven project leadership. This hybrid position offers a balance of in-office and remote collaboration in Polokwane.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst, preferably in banking/financial services.
• Strong understanding of core banking systems, processes, and terminology.
• Experience with requirements gathering, documentation, and modeling (UML, BPMN).
• Proficient in project management and BA tools (JIRA, Confluence, MS Visio).
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyze, and document business requirements for banking system functionalities and enhancements.
• Translate requirements into functional specs, user stories, and process flows.
• Facilitate workshops with stakeholders and technical teams.
• Act as liaison between business users and IT during the project lifecycle.
• Develop test cases and validate system functionality against requirements.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and system optimizations.

Skills

Business analysis

UML

BPMN

Agile & Waterfall

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or IT or Finance

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

MS Visio

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join the IT division in Polokwane, Limpopo. The role focuses on analyzing, designing, and implementing enhancements to core banking systems, gathering requirements, and translating them into specifications for development and QA teams.

The ideal candidate has banking domain knowledge, strong analytical skills, and proven project leadership. This hybrid position offers a balance of in-office and remote collaboration in Polokwane.