Specialist Solution Analyst

Absa Group; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in Africa is seeking a DevOps team member. The role involves analyzing business requirements, designing solutions, and executing testing strategies. Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor's degree in IT, experience in COBOL programming, and strong analytical skills. Join Absa to contribute to innovative banking solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in COBOL programming is mandatory.
• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field required.
• Expertise in business processes and requirement analysis needed.

Responsibilities

• Elicit and validate business needs by building relationships.
• Translate needs into user stories suitable for DevOps teams.
• Define manual testing strategies and lead testing activities.

Skills

Analysis

Collaboration

Testing

COBOL programming

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology

Tools

UML

BPMN

Job description

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of an exciting growth journey, shaping our future as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

Work as part of a DevOps team, leveraging specialist analysis & testing tools, frameworks, techniques, and practices to elicit, define, and organize business requirements. Translate & document these requirements into user stories & specifications (Full Stack, Cross System), detailing integration points, risks, and opportunities. Collaborate within squads during design & delivery, including manual application testing processes and frameworks.

Job Description

Analysis (including Business Case)

• Build relationships and apply analytical techniques to elicit and validate business needs.
• Become an expert in various business processes through engagement with users.
• Translate needs into user story format suitable for DevOps teams.
• Prioritize requirements linked to proposed solutions.
• Collaborate with Tribe Leads to build product roadmaps and visions.
• Define success measures and acceptance criteria.
• Specify testing requirements and support detailed business case development.

Solution Design (within DevOps Context)

• Translate business needs into detailed system requirements, including capabilities, interfaces, and functionalities.
• Create detailed, modular user stories for system design.
• Use modeling tools and standards like UML/BPMN for documentation.
• Facilitate stakeholder understanding and approval of requirements.
• Leverage organizational knowledge to define integration points.
• Work with project teams to align backlog and release planning.
• Continuously improve requirements mapping for better development interpretation.
• Review solution design throughout the development process.

Solution Delivery & Testing (manual)

• Define manual testing strategies and test cases.
• Establish quality parameters and testing plans.
• Develop manual testing frameworks.
• Lead testing activities, execute test cases, and analyze results.
• Provide real-time feedback to development teams.
• Monitor system stability during testing and in production.
• Support user acceptance testing and monitor backlog for delivery.

People

• Coach and mentor team members and analysts.
• Conduct peer reviews and collaborative problem solving.

Additional Requirements

• Must have COBOL programming experience.
• Knowledge of the Home Loans industry.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field.

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Preference will be given to candidates from designated groups to promote workforce diversity. The bank reserves the right not to make an appointment.