Strategic Functional Analyst: From Requirements to Delivery

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabenza IT & Recruitment in Johannesburg seeks a Functional Analyst to bridge business and delivery teams. You will capture requirements, write functional and technical specs, and ensure alignment through delivery and testing.

Key duties include workshops, process analysis, data mappings, API considerations, and stakeholder sign-off. Strong documentation and communication are essential for successful delivery in an agile or structured environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, Functional Analyst or similar role.
• Diploma in Information Technology (IT), Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field.
• Strong requirements gathering and analysis skills.
• Experience translating business requirements into functional and technical specifications.
• Experience working with software development and delivery teams.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.
• Experience with testing, UAT and defect management.
• Ability to work with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Engage with business stakeholders to understand and document requirements.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews and process walkthroughs.
• Analyse business needs and identify gaps, risks, dependencies and assumptions.
• Document current and future-state business processes.
• Ensure requirements are clear, complete and achievable.
• Develop functional specifications, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Document business rules, process flows, validations, calculations, roles and permissions.
• Obtain business approval and sign-off on requirements before development.
• Translate functional requirements into clear technical specifications.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Business analysis

Documentation

Stakeholder communication

UAT & testing

Data mapping

Process modelling

Education

Diploma in IT

Information Systems

Job description

Sabenza IT & Recruitment in Johannesburg seeks a Functional Analyst to bridge business and delivery teams. You will capture requirements, write functional and technical specs, and ensure alignment through delivery and testing.

Key duties include workshops, process analysis, data mappings, API considerations, and stakeholder sign-off. Strong documentation and communication are essential for successful delivery in an agile or structured environment.