Business Analyst
Johannesburg, South Africa
Duration
6
MONTHS
Negotiable
Ref
KUTLWANO - NAZEERA AMBARAM
Starts
ASAP
Opened On
06/05/2025
Required Skills
business analyst
business requirements
process modelling
requirement analysis
uat
user stories
project lifecycle
waterfall
documentation
test cases
Job Description

Job Description / Responsibilities:

• Understanding the project scope, objectives, and deliverables.

• Serve as a “translator” between business, IT and the Vendor.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their needs and document requirements for the project.

• Create clear and detailed documentation of business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to guide development/implementation efforts.

• Identify potential risks and uncertainties that may impact project success and support the Project manager to develop mitigation strategies to resolve them.

• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure the solution meets business requirements, considering factors such as scalability, security, and usability.

• Document functional requirements and non-functional requirements to ensure that the solution meets stakeholder needs (FRS)

• Ensure that proposed solutions align with the organizations strategic goal and technological capabilities and meets the business benefits.

• Facilitate and manage UAT testing activities.

• Create a test strategy, detailed test planning activities, test cases, and defect log.

• Manage the defect lifecycle by logging defects, prioritising them based on severity and impact, and tracking their resolution status through to closure.

• Maintain a Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)

• Effectively communicate with stakeholders, project team members, and other relevant parties to ensure alignment and understanding throughout the project lifecycle

Detailed Competencies required for this role:

• Cross functional Collaboration – between Business, Tech teams Vendor and project teams

• Analytical thinking and problem solving

• Adaptability

• Communication and interpersonal skills

• Leadership and influence

Detailed Deliverables / Outputs expected of the successful candidate:

• Front End Solution

• Document Business Requirements

• Functional and Non-Functional Requirements

• Test Strategy

• Test cases and evidence

• Process Models/Flows

• UAT Closure Report (sign off and evidence)

Background and experience required:

• Years of Experience

Industry Experience

• Financial Services Banking Industry

• Security/Access Control System would be advantageous

• Level of skill 3-5 years project experience – Intermediate Business Analyst

• Agile/Waterfall experience

Must-have Skills (Mandatory Skills):

• Include minimum years of experience required per skill • Requirement Analysis

• Documenting Requirements

• Process Modelling – Create Process Models/Maps

• Data Analysis

• Solution Assessment

• Facilitation of workshops or discussions, Testing

• Creating Test Cases and Strategies

• Driving sign off with Stakeholders