Business Analyst (Contract)
Sabenza IT & Recruitment George, Western Cape, South Africa
IT Services and IT Consulting · 11-50 employees
About the role
The Business Analyst will lead analysis across multiple concurrent software projects, serving as a bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams. Responsibilities include eliciting requirements, documenting functional specifications, and facilitating process improvement initiatives.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must possess at least 10 years of relevant experience in software application development environments. A degree in IT or Business Analysis, or a matric with a recognized certification like CBAP, CCBA, or PMI-PBA is required.
Full description
Our client is looking for a highly experienced Business Analyst to join a dynamic technology environment and deliver high-quality business analysis services across multiple, concurrent software application development initiatives. The role has a strong focus on innovation, digital transformation and system modernisation, serving as a critical bridge between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead business analysis across
multiple concurrent projects.
- Elicit, analyse, and document
business and system requirements.
- Produce high-quality
documentation including Business Requirements Documents, Functional Specifications, User Stories and Process Maps.
- Facilitate stakeholder
workshops and engagement sessions.
- Translate business requirements
into functional specifications for development teams.
- Support SDLC phases including
design, development, testing and UAT.
- Support the UAT process by
providing guidance and clarifying requirement ambiguities.
- ·Maintain requirements
traceability.
- Conduct gap analysis and
process improvement activities.
- Analyse and map current and
future-state business processes to identify inefficiencies, risks, and improvement opportunities.
- Facilitate process redesign and
optimisation initiatives aligned with business objectives and technology solutions.
- Define process measures,
controls, and performance indicators to support continuous improvement.
Key Deliverables:
- Business and functional
requirements documentation.
- Process maps and workflow
diagrams.
- Stakeholder engagement outputs.
- Traceability matrices and UAT
support artefacts.
Governance, Risk & Compliance:
- Ensure all processes align with
organisational governance, compliance, and audit standards.
- Maintain audit-ready
documentation for process changes and digital initiatives.
- Support internal and external
audits by providing process evidence, metrics, and controls.
- Embed quality, risk management,
and controls into process design.
Requirements
- Relevant Degree / Diploma in
IT, Business Analysis, Information Systems; OR Matric with 10 years’ experience and a recognised Business Analysis certification (CBAP, CCBA, PMI-PBA).
- Minimum 10 years’ relevant
Business Analysis experience within Software Application Development environments.
- Process Engineering background
and experience would be beneficial and preferred.
- Proven experience working on
multiple projects simultaneously.
Required Skills and Competencies:
- Strong documentation and
requirements specification skills.
- Excellent stakeholder
engagement and communication.
- Strong analytical and
problem-solving ability.
- Innovation-driven, with a
demonstrated ability to develop practical, future-focused solutions.
- Experience with Agile, Scrum,
and Waterfall methodologies.
- Ability to manage multiple
priorities and deadlines.
- Proficiency in tools such as
JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Visio.
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