Business Analyst at Alchimea Technologies

Job description

Minimum Requirements / Competencies:

• Relevant Tertiary IT Qualification or Certificate/Diploma in Business Process Analysis from industry recognized training institution
• 3 - 5 years’ experience as Business Analyst
• Experience in Technical Writing
• Experience in communicating with clients and facilitating workshops
• Logical and Critical Thinking
• Mathematical thinking
• Great communication skills
• Structured thinker with the ability to formulate the business domain requirements into a logical framework.
• Tertiary education in areas of mathematics, science or physics is recommended for this reason.
• Ability to document logical structure into a precise and clear documentation using standards such as UML etc.
• Ability to research new areas and systems.
• Ability to investigate problems to find the cause from a functionality perspective.
• Problem solver – Think out the box!
• Understanding of software requirement and development processes, including agile methodologies
• Willingness to work within a structured and professional environment
• Able to manage the delivery of projects and handle multiple projects/tasks simultaneously.

Details of Job Requirements:

• A position is available for business analysis to work with our clients and developers.
• The company emphasizes production of quality software, making use of software engineering principles, UML and related tools and methodologies to achieve such results. Candidate needs to share such enthusiasm for creating quality software and working in a highly structured and logical manner.
• The position is suitable for those looking for varied and challenging experience coupled with an opportunity for growth.

Required Qualities:

• Team player who is motivated and committed to making a project successful, and can fit into a structured professional environment.
• Ability to work within the boundaries of the architecture and methodologies and guidelines.
• Ability to work with agreed deadlines, working at a consistent pace to deliver quality results on time.
• Work carefully, paying attention to detail and cognisant of the effect changes can have on existing systems.
• Ability and willingness to explain and communicate within a team environment, both verbally and as part of the documentation process.

Duties and responsibilities

• Client Liaison & research
• Working with clients on a day to day business
• Determines operational objectives by studying business functions; gathering information; evaluating output requirements and formats.
• Designs new computer programs by analyzing requirements; constructing workflow charts and diagrams; studying system capabilities; writing specifications.
• Improves systems by studying current practices; designing modifications.
• Recommends controls by identifying problems; writing improved procedures.
• Defines project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases, and elements; forming project team; establishing the project budget.
• Monitors project progress by tracking activity; resolving problems; publishing progress reports; recommending actions.
• Maintains system protocols by writing and updating procedures.
• Provides references for users by writing and maintaining user documentation; providing help desk support; training users.
• Maintains user confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Prepares technical reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Researching industry regulations and standards
• Problem-solving complex scenarios to create efficiencies for clients
• Project manage all developments together with the Developers and the client. This covers the development process from resource allocation/prioritisation, analysis, design, piloting and implementation
• Manage all functional and user documentation
• Support relating to the developed systems (2nd level)
• Adhere to Alchimea development methodologies and standards
• Analyse, identify and correct software defects arising from production issues
• Manage new client implementations and training