Technical Business Analyst

PST.AG; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 100 000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company in Pretoria is seeking a skilled Technical Business Analyst with over 5 years of experience in regulated industries such as trade, logistics, or finance. The role involves close collaboration with stakeholders to gather requirements, create business process documentation, and design APIs for data integration. Ideal candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in relevant fields and strong analytical and communication skills. Experience with Java, Python, and AI concepts is a plus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Technical Business Analyst in regulated industries.
• Experience with structured and unstructured data including XML and CSV.
• Strong documentation skills in BRD/FRS.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with various business stakeholders to gather and define requirements.
• Create and maintain Business Requirements Documents and Functional Specifications.
• Design JSON/XML schemas for data unification.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Business analysis

Documentation

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Analytics or related discipline

Tools

Java

Python

SQL

JSON/XML

Job description

Requirements Gathering, Analysis And Documentation

• Work closely with business stakeholders, global trade compliance specialists, developers, legal researchers and data teams to elicit and define clear, complete, and testable requirements.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops, and research to understand business objectives and pain points.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation including Business Requirements Documents (BRD), Functional Specifications (FRS), and Use Cases.
• Translate complex business needs into technical requirements, wireframes, workflows, and acceptance criteria.
• Design JSON/XML schemas to unify multi-country customs data (e.g., EU Zolltarife) into a single API structure.
• Define use cases for AI/LLM integration in document automation (e.g., extracting nested tables from PDFs). Collaborate with developers on data pipelines and API specifications.
• Document compliance and regulatory requirements in a format suitable for system configuration and automation.
• Translate complex regulatory concepts into clear requirements for technical teams.
• Create and maintain detailed business process documentation (text + diagrams).
• Identify and define required input/output documents within workflows.

Mandatory Qualification

• Bachelors degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Analytics' or any related discipline.
• 5+ years as a Technical BA in regulated industries (trade, logistics, finance).
• Experience working with structured and unstructured data, including XML, CSV, and government publications.
• Experience creating detailed business process documentation (text & diagrams).
• Strong BRD/FRS documentation skills.
• Excellent analytical, documentation and communication skills.
• Must me amenable to work CET.

Nice-to-haves

• Basic Java/Python for technical collaboration.
• Familiarity with AI/LLM use cases (e.g., automations, strength and limitations). is a Huge plus.
• Experience with AI/ML concepts or integrating with LLM-based system is a Huge plus.
• Experience with SQL, JSON, or data transformation tools.