Senior Systems Analyst at Blue Pearl (Pty) Ltd

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to;
Analysis, Documentation & Design Skills

• Business and technical requirements gathering and analysis thereof, and ensuring requirements and expectations are met, and that all possible scenarios are covered.
• Formulation of analysis documentation, Functional Specifications, Interface Specifications, and prototypes in accordance with industry standards and team best practices.
• Perform analysis on system interfaces and create corresponding interface specifications.
• Introduction of Business Process improvements, and formulation of Process Diagrams.
• Provide support to business in implementing effective and efficient solutions.
• Define application problem by conferring with clients, evaluating procedures and processes.
• Implement, configure, and test feasible solutions, and evaluate alternative workflow solutions.
• Analyze, model, and interpret data using different tools and techniques.
• Pursue enquiries with clients to understand the ‘why’ rather than the ‘what’ of the business request.
• Challenge the business in their thinking, and develop alternative proposals, to ensure that the intent of the business requirement is met.
• Ensure the solution architecture is aligned with the business and functional requirements.

Facilitation Skills

• Conduct Functional Specification walkthroughs with developers.
• Facilitate client-walkthrough JAD sessions, and sign-off of Functional Specifications with business owners to ensure Business Requirements have been met.

Technical Skills

• Good understanding of UML, specifically:
• Use Case Diagrams & Narratives
• Sequence Diagrams
• Activity Diagrams
• Entity Relationship Diagrams

Project & Management Skills

• Plan delivery with the Development Manager and Scrum Master.
• Co-ordinate activities within the development team, and with other departments.
• Engage with external 3rd-parties (e.g. device manufacturers, product vendors) and internal teams for the delivery of projects, as well as for regular touch-bases.
• Formulate Work Breakdown Structures (including sizing) for projects and Change Requests.
• Drive projects from ideation to completion and ensure successful delivery of these projects.
• Provide regular feedback to Manager with regards to QC’s and Unit testing progress.
• Monitor roll-out and go-live and attend to any support issues and enhancements identified by business post go-live.

Testing Skills

• Creation, review, maintenance and execution of test cases, scenarios, and results.
• Functional Testing of delivered functionality against gathered business requirements and test cases and scenarios.
• Non-functional testing including security, usability, performance, and reliability testing as per team best practices and standards.
• Defect management and regression testing (where applicable), including providing input into the generation of automated test scenarios.

Support & Troubleshooting Skills

• Escalation and management of issues identified during a project / BAU.
• Production log analysis & management including root cause analysis.
• Problem resolution and troubleshooting.
• Identify options for potential solutions and assess them for both technical and business suitability.
• Work closely with developers, testers, and a variety of end-users to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction.

Progression Skills

• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

Behavioral Skills

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Stress Management
• Time management and prioritization
• Learning orientation
• Innovation
• Bias for action
• Teamwork and co-operation
• Critical thinking
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Navigate ambiguity and complexity

Technical Skills

• BPMN 2.0
• UML Modelling
• Data modelling (minimum being able to understand these. Intermediate and Senior Systems Analysts must be able to model data)
• Use Cases
• High standards for delivery
• Requirements definition
• User Story definition
• Web-services exposure
• Agile project delivery
• Structured and analytical problem solver
• Process Mapping
• Coaching and mentor to junior teammates
• Understanding of JIRA and Agile principles

Advantageous

• Experience with Sparx Enterprise Architect, Rational Rose, or similar.
• Experience in Software Development.
• Experience with API’s.

Other

• Overtime may be required from time to time

Requirements

Education and Experience

Required

• NQF Level 5: Certified in a 3-year National Diploma, BSc Computer Science, or BCom Information Systems (or similar).
• Advanced UML or BPMN course would be advantageous.
• Business Analyst Certification, Diploma, or Advanced BA Qualification is advantageous.

Experience

• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in Technical Systems Analysis and Integration.
• Experience in Data Analysis.
• Experience in Agile (breaking down Epics into smaller User Stories, estimating, and writing User Stories).