Senior Business / Systems Analyst

Blue Pearl PTY LTD

Johannesburg

On-site

ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

BluePearl Consulting seeks a Senior Business / Systems Analyst to drive analysis, design and implementation of complex business applications.

The role collaborates with stakeholders, Solution Architects, UX/UI and development teams to translate needs into detailed functional and technical requirements across the full SDLC, with emphasis on documentation and quality.

Qualifications

4–5+ years of Business Analysis and/or Systems Analysis experience in software implementations.
Proven ability to produce detailed functional and system analysis documentation.
Experience documenting data flows, integrations and field mappings.
Strong understanding of business processes, workflows and data structures.
Ability to translate complex requirements into build-ready specifications.

Responsibilities

Engage with stakeholders to gather and document business needs and requirements.
Produce functional specs, user stories, acceptance criteria and process flows.
Act as liaison between business and technical teams throughout the SDLC.
Supports testing, UAT and defect resolution with development teams.

Skills

Business Analysis

Systems Analysis

SDLC knowledge

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder engagement

Documentation

Power Platform

Power Apps

SQL

Education

IT Degree (BCom/BSc/BTech) or equivalent

BA/Systems Analysis certification

Tools

Power Apps

Power Automate

Dataverse

SharePoint

SQL

Job description

BluePearl Consulting is seeking an experienced Senior Business / Systems Analyst to join its team and support the analysis, design and implementation of complex business applications.

The successful candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, Solution Architects, UX/UI specialists and development teams to translate business needs into detailed functional and technical requirements.

This role requires someone with strong analytical capabilities, excellent documentation skills and the ability to bridge the gap between business requirements and technical delivery. The ideal candidate must be comfortable working across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), from requirements gathering and solution design through development support, testing and implementation.

Experience with Microsoft Power Platform and integrated business applications will be highly advantageous.

Key Responsibilities

1. Scoping & Systems Analysis

Engage with business stakeholders to understand business needs, challenges, processes and system requirements.
Facilitate requirements-gathering workshops, interviews and Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions.
Analyse and document business processes, workflows, functional requirements and user experience requirements.
Translate business requirements into detailed functional and system requirements that can be implemented by development teams.
Produce clear Analysis and Design documentation, including functional specifications, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows and solution requirements.
Analyse and document complex business rules, validations, workflows, system behaviours, exceptions and dependencies.
Define and document data requirements, including entities, field definitions, relationships and source-to-target data mappings.
Analyse and document integrations between applications, APIs, databases and third-party systems, including integration triggers, data flows, mappings, validation and error‑handling requirements.
Identify gaps, inconsistencies, edge cases and assumptions within requirements and drive these to resolution before development.
Maintain traceability between business requirements, functional design, development and testing.

2. Development Support

Act as the key link between client stakeholders, Solution Architects, UX/UI specialists and development teams.
Ensure developers have sufficient functional detail to build solutions with minimal ambiguity or undocumented assumptions.
Work with technical teams to ensure proposed designs are feasible and aligned with the agreed solution architecture.
Clarify requirements and functional behaviour throughout the development lifecycle.
Review developed functionality against agreed requirements and design documentation.
Identify, track and support the resolution of functional issues during development and testing.

3. Implementation & Quality Assurance

Develop test scenarios and test cases based on agreed requirements and solution design.
Perform functional testing and quality assurance to validate delivered solutions.
Support client User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and assist with the investigation and resolution of defects or requirement gaps.
Ensure delivered solutions meet agreed business and functional requirements.
Support the development of user documentation and training material where required.

4. Technical Understanding

Develop a strong working understanding of the Microsoft technology stack, with particular focus on Microsoft Power Platform.
Understand how business requirements translate into Power Apps, Power Automate workflows, Dataverse, SharePoint and SQL data structures, integrations, security roles and application behaviour.
Work effectively with Solution Architects and developers to analyse and design integrated business applications.
Analyse Power Platform solutions, integrations and data structures.

Experience analysing Power Platform solutions is strongly preferred. Hands‑on development experience will be advantageous but is not essential.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements & Qualifications

Essential Experience and Skills

4–5+ years of Business Analysis and/or Systems Analysis experience within software or application implementation projects.
Demonstrable experience producing detailed functional and system analysis/design documentation for complex business applications.
Experience documenting system integrations, data flows and detailed field/data mappings.
Strong understanding of business processes, system workflows, business rules, data structures and application behaviour.
Proven ability to translate complex business requirements into clear, build‑ready functional specifications.
Experience working directly with developers, Solution Architects and technical teams throughout the SDLC.
Ability to identify gaps, edge cases, dependencies and exceptions within business and system requirements.
Experience across requirements gathering, solution design, development support, testing and implementation.
Excellent analytical, problem‑solving and critical‑thinking skills.
Excellent written communication, documentation and presentation skills, with strong attention to detail and quality.
Ability to work independently with business and technical stakeholders at all levels of an organisation.
Strong organisational, prioritisation and time‑management skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.

Advantageous Skills & Qualifications

IT Degree (BCom, BSc, BTech) or a similar qualification.
Business Analysis or Systems Analysis certification.
Experience with Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps and Power Automate.
Experience with Dataverse, SharePoint, SQL, APIs or other integration technologies.
Experience with process and solution modelling tools such as Microsoft Visio.
Experience in low‑code/no‑code development and automation platforms such as Nintex, Power Apps or Automation Anywhere.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a structured, analytical and detail‑oriented professional who can independently engage with stakeholders, understand complex business requirements and translate them into practical solutions.

They should be confident communicating with both business and technical teams, take ownership of deliverables and be able to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high standards of documentation and quality.

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