Systems Analyst (Junior)

Discovery Limited; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 30 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to enhancing lives through innovative insurance solutions. As a Business Analyst, you'll play a crucial role in understanding and translating business requirements into functional documentation. Your analytical skills will drive the development of effective solutions while collaborating with diverse teams. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a dynamic environment focused on making a positive impact on society. If you're passionate about problem-solving and thrive in a fast-paced setting, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems required.
• Business Analyst Certification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze business and technical requirements.
• Create user stories and conduct functional specification walkthroughs.
• Support business in implementing effective solutions.

Skills

Requirements definition

User Story definition

Agile project delivery

Facilitation

Structured and analytical problem solver

Process Mapping

Support and troubleshooting

Experience in Software Development

Experience with APIs

Knowledge of UML and BPMN

Education

NQF Level 7: BSc Computer Science

Business Analyst Certification

Job description

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About Vitality

Vitality is a global life and health insurer – transforming global insurance through shared value, powered by Vitality AI. More than 42 million lives have access to Vitality in 41 markets, across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and Oceania. Our core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We pioneered the ‘shared value’ insurance model, a unique approach based on behavioural science. By changing behaviour, we make people healthier and help them live longer. This generates value for our members, for businesses, and for wider society. We’re successful because we attract, develop, and retain the best people – and because we care. In the UK, Vitality offers private health insurance and life insurance to over 1.9 million lives.

Key Purpose

To understand the business requirements, and through a structured process, design, document, validate and translate it into models or functional documentation/report that are used stakeholders to build a technical solution and or track progress. Test and validate the functionality of the technical solution against the business requirements. Ensure that the business requirements are delivered in the implemented solution. Interface between the business customer and the development team with regards to the business, non-functional and functional requirements and assist in driving innovative technical solutions.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Business and technical requirements gathering and analysis
• Analyze, model, and interpret data using different tools and techniques
• Provide support to business in implementing effective and efficient solutions.
• Formulation of analysis documentation including modelling of solution
• User stories creation including acceptance criteria
• Conduct Functional Specification walkthroughs/user stories with the team
• Sign-off of Functional Specifications with business owners

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Values Driven
• Optimistic
• Learns on the Fly
• Resilient
• Instils Trust
• People Savvy
• Drives Results
• Problem Solver
• Action oriented
• Collaborates
• Manages complexity

Education and Experience

Education

• NQF Level 7: Certified in a 3-year degree, BSc Computer Science, or BCom Information Systems (or similar). Honours preferred.
• Business Analyst Certification, Diploma, or Advanced BA Qualification (advantageous)

Experience

• 0 – 3 years Application Support Analysist or Business/Systems Analysis experience
• Consideration will be given to graduates without experience who show potential and can demonstrate understanding of required technical skills

Technical Skills

• Requirements definition
• User Story definition
• Agile project delivery
• Facilitation
• Structured and analytical problem solver
• Process Mapping
• Support and troubleshooting
• Experience in Software Development (advantageous)
• Experience with API’s (advantageous)
• Knowledge of UML and BPMN preferred, knowledge of how to read and interpret the below is needed
  • • Ability to read and interpret class diagrams / data models
    • Use Case modelling (ability to take requirements and create model preferred)
    • Activity / Process diagram (ability to convert description into a model preferred)
    • Data flow models (ability to interpret preferred)
    • Sequence Diagrams (ability to interpret preferred)

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.