Business Analyst
reversidesoftwaresolutionspt · City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
IT Services and IT Consulting · 201-500 employees
About the role
Lead business analysis activities from discovery through to delivery and value realization while identifying process improvement opportunities. Facilitate stakeholder workshops and collaborate with technical teams to define requirements, epics, and user stories.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires at least 5 years of business analysis experience and a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Proficiency in requirements management, process mapping, and various project management tools like Jira and Confluence is essential.
Full description
Reverside is an established IT services provider delivering high-quality Software Development, IT Resourcing, Digital Transformation, and Systems Support solutions. We are always looking for skilled professionals to join our growing team and contribute to innovative technology projects across various industries.
We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support the end-to-end delivery of business and technology solutions. The successful candidate will translate complex business requirements into clear, actionable requirements and solution designs while working closely with product owners, engineers, architects, UX designers, testers, and business stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead business analysis activities from discovery
through to delivery and value realisation.
- Analyse current and future-state processes and
identify improvement opportunities.
- Facilitate workshops and stakeholder sessions.
- Define and document epics, user stories, and
acceptance criteria.
- Develop process maps, customer journeys, use
cases, and data definitions.
- Support SIT/UAT, testing, defect management, and
change requests.
- Maintain requirements traceability, decision
logs, and RAID logs.
- Collaborate with technical teams on APIs, data
flows, and integration requirements.
- Support delivery governance, risk, controls, and
operational readiness.
Mandatory Skills:
- 5+ years' Business Analysis experience
- Requirements Gathering & Management
- User Stories & Acceptance Criteria
- Business & Process Analysis
- BPMN / Process Mapping
- Workshop Facilitation
- Jira / Azure DevOps
- Confluence / SharePoint
- SIT / UAT & Defect Management
- Excel & SQL
- Stakeholder Management
- Risk, Controls & Governance
Advantageous Skills
- Financial Services / Banking experience
- Lending or Investment experience
- BABOK / CBAP / CCBA
- Regulatory, Risk & Compliance
- Product Management / Roadmaps / OKRs
- API & Integration Knowledge
- Data & Reporting Projects
Change & Operational Readiness Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Information
Systems, Finance, or related field.
- CBAP / CCBA or BABOK-aligned certification
advantageous.
Core Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and facilitation
- Strong stakeholder engagement
- Comfortable working with ambiguity
- Structured and detail-oriented
- Ability to challenge the status quo
- Strong collaboration and relationship-building
skills
- Delivery and results focused