Xpert: Business Analyst (with strong testing exposure)

Inspired Testing; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Part time

Job summary

A leading IT Talent Solutions company is seeking a Business Analyst with strong testing exposure for a remote role based in South Africa. The successful candidate will have 5-6+ years in BA/software testing, focusing on digital banking. Responsibilities include leading requirements documentation and collaborating with testers and engineers to enhance overall test readiness while freeing up resources for execution and automation.

Qualifications

• 5-6+ years in BA and/or software testing within fintech/digital banking.
• Proven hybrid BA testing capability.
• Solid grasp of test design and automation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements elicitation and documentation for acceptance criteria.
• Produce and maintain test artefacts: test cases, scenarios, feature files.
• Collaborate with TAs and automation engineers.

Skills

Requirements elicitation

Testing documentation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Experience in fintech

Tools

Gherkin

Git

Job description

Role: Business Analyst (with strong testing exposure)

Type: Independent Contract

Start: November 2025 (6 months, with potential to extend)

Location: Remote, anywhere in South Africa, delivering to a European client

Summary

We're adding two BAs to support a busy test organisation delivering digital banking capabilities. The BA(s) will free up senior test analysts and automation engineers by owning requirements, documentation, and test readiness across several workstreams. Ideal for a BA with hands‑on testing experience or a senior test analyst with a BA background, specifically with a digital banking industry exposure. You'll work across testing function, embedded with within various squads, collaboration with both BAU and a parallel project stream. You will have close interaction with automation/manual testers daily.

What you'll do

• Lead requirements elicitation, clarification and documentation for testable acceptance criteria.
• Produce and maintain clear, structured test artefacts: test cases, scenarios, feature files, traceability.
• Make recommendations, unblock decisions, ensure the team is ready for execution.
• Partner with TAs and automation engineers to align manual and automated coverage.
• Participate in reviews where requirements/test impacts are relevant.
• Manage stakeholders, keeping scope, risk and dependencies visible.
• Drive continuous improvement of BA/test processes in a multi-team setup.

What you’ll bring

• At least 5-6+ years in BA and/or software testing roles within fintech/digital banking.
• Proven hybrid BA testing capability (either BA with strong testing, or tester with strong BA fundamentals).
• Solid grasp of test design, Gherkin/feature files, and how automation frameworks consume requirements.
• Comfort working around pull requests and collaborating with engineers (Git literacy a plus).
• Experience across payments, accounts, or access control is highly advantageous.
• Self‑starter who brings structure when others are execution‑focused; able to own outcomes.
• Communication and documentation excellence: concise, unambiguous, and client‑ready.

Soft skills

• Confidence and ownership, with the gravitas to hold the line on test readiness.
• Pragmatic, delivery‑centred, and comfortable in a hybrid BA/test remit.
• Collaborative, clear communicator across technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Why this role exists

Current testers are being pulled into documentation and readiness tasks that should sit with a BA. You'll take back that space, enabling the test team to focus on execution and automation while you ensure clarity, traceability and readiness.

InspiredXpert is a specialist IT Talent Solutions company providing high‑quality contract or perm talent across software development, cloud, AI, cybersecurity, and data‑driven roles. We connect skilled professionals with innovative companies, offering exciting opportunities to work on impactful projects across the globe.