Systems Analyst (Senior)

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a Business Analyst in Johannesburg to lead requirements gathering, document BRDs, use cases and user stories, and collaborate with architects, developers, and stakeholders. You will mentor peers, facilitate agile ceremonies, and ensure clear specifications for data integration and system functionality.

The role requires strong communication with business stakeholders at all levels and the ability to interface with offshore teams to drive successful outcomes.

Qualifications

• Lead requirements gathering with business stakeholders and workshops.
• Document business requirements as BRDs, use cases and user stories.
• Collaborate with architects, developers and analysts to deliver solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead agile ceremonies as part of the SDLC.
• Produce estimates for proposed work to inform costs.
• Perform risk analysis on proposed development initiatives.
• Identify and drive process improvements for business results.
• Mentor teammates on documentation and analysis processes.
• Interface with offshore development teams across time zones.
• Communicate project impacts to business stakeholders.
• Facilitate client walkthroughs and sign-offs of specifications.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder communication

Mentorship

Facilitation

Agile ceremonies

Education

NQF5 Diploma

BSc Computer Science

BCom

Information Systems

UML/BPMN

BA Certification

Tools

BRDs

Use cases

User stories

Business rules

Job description

• NQF Level 5: Certified in a 3-year National Diploma, BSc Computer Science, or BCom
• Information Systems (or similar).
• Advanced UML or BPMN course would be advantageous.
• Business Analyst Certification, Diploma, or Advanced BA Qualification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Interaction with People:
• Lead requirements-gathering sessions and workshops, brainstorming sessions and statusmeetings with business stakeholders
• Interact with technical team members such as solution architects, developers and systemanalysts
• Work with the Experience Design and design team on requirements for new customerjourneys, giving input on business requirements.
• Interface with offshore development teams in different time zones
• Work with external partners regarding data integration efforts
• Communicate relevant information regarding project impacts to business stakeholders
• Provide mentorship regarding best practices for documentation, story structure, and analysisprocesses for other Analysts
• Interact with business stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Documentation:
• Document business requirements in the form of BRDs, use cases, user stories and businessrules
• Create as-built specifications for consumption by business and operations stakeholders
• Create educational and reference content for internal departments and functions
• Create specifications for technical system functionality
• Document business requirements for data integration purposes
• Complete documentation for Definition of Done under the business analyst tasks
• Process:
• Lead agile ceremonies as part of the SDLC
• Produce estimates for proposed work to inform enhancement costs
• Perform risk analysis on proposed development initiatives
• Identify and drive process or other solutions to improve business results, productperformance and client satisfaction
• Employ critical thinking and problem-solving skills during analysis to inform creative solutions
• Facilitation Skills
• Conduct Functional Specification walkthroughs with developers.
• Facilitate client-walkthrough JAD sessions, and sign-off of Functional
• Specifications with
• business owners to ensure Business Requirements have been met.
• Technical SkillsTechnology:
• Understand mobile interface and application technologies for iOS and Android
• Understand data exchange formats (XML, CSV) and protocols (FTP, HTTP)