Systems Business Analyst

Introduction
Our client is a South African software development company that develops, supports and consults primarily using Java technologies and leveraging open source frameworks and tools. Their solutions and services span the full range of the software development life cycle.
Description
Role:
Our client is looking for a Systems Business Analyst (SBA) with team leading experience to focus on being a Product(s) owner to participate in enhancing, rolling out and potentially developing numerous software products in the post-school education sector.

Responsibilities:
Introducing new product offerings:
Working with management team to assess the value of the potential new product offering to the market. This can be done via:
Setting up an initial product prototype via a wireframe process or via setting up a demo instance of a product from a variety of sources (open source communities, partners, etc.).
Understand interoperability of the product with other products.
Regularly meeting with clients/potential clients to discuss the prototype or conducting demos or facilitating pilots with the client.
Assisting the MD, Business Development Manager and Product Lead with:
Developing standard documentation for the product.

Developing product brochures - provide context and insight.
Developing standard pricing templates for standard offerings.
Developing proposals to potential clients.
New product development or implementation of new offerings may require the following:
Analysis and design of business processes and functionality for the implementation of client systems. Duties will include attending critical design sessions as well as focus groups and business design meetings with end users and key stakeholders.
Requirements gathering and clarification with product experts internally or with clients or prospective clients.
Performing demonstrations and conduct pilots of said products to clients and potential clients;
Documenting how to apply defined project standards and best practices and communicate this to the project team(s) ensuring they follow such standards and practices.
Providing clear problem definition and liaise with the necessary technical experts to resolve issues related to specific systems.
Participating in relevant meetings with business representatives and clients to establish, understand and document detailed business requirements to be met by the project.
Compiling scope definition documentation as well as full impact and functional specification documentation.
UI development.
Using of the Jira tracking system for logging and tracking tasks on the project.
Defining test strategies and perform functional as well as regression testing on completed product features.
Ensuring issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner.
Coordinating client product rollout.
Coordinating ongoing service support, product enhancements and customer satisfaction.
Developing good knowledge of system functionality and understanding the business processes and objectives of the end user;
Ensuring that the business conditions for the product have been met and, where applicable, that it adheres to architecture standards and principles;
Developing end user business documentation for software enhancements, modifications and interfaces. where applicable;
Team Leading responsibilities may include the following:
Mentoring the team members to ensure they grow their design competency and domain knowledge.
Contributing to the knowledge repositories on each project in the areas of domain knowledge, design standards and process improvement.
Assisting developers with the understanding of the design and requirements.
Ensuring the project is delivered within the service delivery parameters, whilst monitoring the costs and hours as well as risks of the project.
Following agile project methodologies and work procedures.
Sprint planning and grooming.
Managing any scope creep occurring on the project with the client.
Managing the risks of the project.
Providing input into the resource planning and training requirements for the team.
Responsible for personal development reviews within the team.
Providing regular feedback to the Service Delivery Manager regarding project progress, risks, issues, scope creep, etc.
Ensuring the development team effectively delivers the most value to the business and the clients.
Profile
Requirements:
A Bachelor’s degree or similar qualification.
Formal training in requirements analysis, services design, object-oriented design.
Systems Business Analysis experience in the education (preferably secondary of post-secondary Education) arena will be advantageous.
A good understanding of software implementation life-cycle and knowledge of industry standard methodologies for managing complex implementation projects.
Business process design principles and concepts.
Developing application and or data integrations.
Ability to transform business requirements into workable designs at a functional level.
Contribute to implementing workable designs on a technical level.
Assist the technical team with advice on the product design.
Knowledge of service design concepts.
Knowledge of service-oriented architecture.

General:
Drive continuous product improvement initiatives.
Travelling to clients within South Africa as well as internationally.
May be required to attend and participate in product user group meetings, relevant sub-committees and other community functions, keeping in mind that international communities may be in different time zones than South Africa.
We offer
Competitive Salary

Job ID:
1002187P


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