Senior Business Analyst at Datacentrix

• Our client in the Mining Industry is looking for a dedicated and self driven Senior Business Analyst on contract. The successful candidate should have at least 5-7 years experience in analysing, designing, and implementing business solutions across multiple business units and specifically HR & Enterprise Asset Management. Mining industry experience would be highly advantageous especially the understanding of mining value chains, operational systems, and safety-critical applications.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Analysis, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5–7 years’ experience as a Business Analyst, with at least 2 years in a senior role.
• Proven experience in end-to-end business analysis in complex environments.
• Strong experience in stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong experience in both Agile and Waterfall environments
• Proficient in process mapping using BPMN 2.0 methodology
• Experience in the mining industry. Understanding of mining value chains, operational systems, and safety-critical applications.
• Enterprise Asset Management (EAM): Demonstrated knowledge of the full asset lifecycle — including acquisition, commissioning, maintenance, optimisation, and disposal — with familiarity in supporting or implementing EAM systems to enhance reliability, compliance, and performance.
• Financial and Procurement Awareness: Working knowledge of the financial and commercial dimensions of asset management, including Capex and Opex considerations, as well as integration of procurement and supply chain processes into asset lifecycles

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and drive the business analysis process for strategic and operational initiatives.
• Elicit, document, and manage business, functional, and non-functional requirements.
• Translate business requirements into clear, detailed specifications for technical teams.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder interviews to define and prioritise business needs.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, project managers, solution architects and QA teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support user acceptance testing and change management processes.
• Analyse existing business processes and identify opportunities for improvement and automation.