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Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Senior Business Analyst – IT / Digital Transformation

Sabenza IT & Recruitment City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

IT Services and IT Consulting · 11-50 employees

13 h ago
business-analyst Senior (5-10 yrs) Full-time South Africa
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About the role

Lead stakeholder engagement and requirements elicitation to translate complex business needs into actionable technical solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, design, and engineering to support Agile delivery and continuous improvement.

What they look for

Business Analysis IT Transformation Stakeholder Engagement Requirements Elicitation Agile Lean Principles Process Analysis Backlog Refinement Data Analysis AI Product Strategy Risk Management Change Readiness User Enablement Communication Skills

Requirements

Requires 5–8 years of business analysis experience within complex IT or transformation environments. Candidates must hold a professional qualification or honours degree, with preference for IT, IIBA, or SAFe certifications.

Full description

Are you a strong Business Analyst who can turn complex business needs into clear, actionable requirements and help drive large-scale technology change? We’re looking for an experienced BA who can work across business, product, technology and delivery teams to shape and deliver impactful solutions.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Lead stakeholder engagement and requirements elicitation across complex initiatives.
  • Analyse current vs. future states, identify gaps and define solution scope.
  • Translate business needs into epics, features, stories, requirements and acceptance criteria.
  • Align requirements to product strategy, roadmaps, metrics and programme backlogs.
  • Work closely with Product Owners, Product Designers, Architects, Developers, Testers and Process Engineers.
  • Support Agile ceremonies, backlog refinement, prioritisation, planning and delivery.
  • Identify risks, constraints, dependencies and opportunities to reduce waste and rework.
  • Use data, AI and analytical techniques to uncover patterns, improve processes and support decision-making.
  • Support testing, demos, change readiness, user enablement and continuous improvement.

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

  • 5–8 years’ Business Analysis experience, ideally within complex IT / transformation environments.
  • Proven experience working on multiple IT projects and large/complex initiatives.
  • Strong knowledge of Business Analysis methodologies, requirements engineering and process analysis.
  • Solid understanding of Agile delivery and Lean principles.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently, solve complex problems and guide other BAs/team members.
  • Strong analytical, structured and commercially aware mindset.

Qualifications & Advantageous Certifications

  • Professional Qualification / Honours Degree – essential.
  • IT qualification – preferred.
  • IIBA / BA certification – advantageous.
  • SAFe and Agile certifications – advantageous.

If you're a BA who enjoys solving complex problems, influencing stakeholders and turning business needs into successful technology solutions — we want to hear from you!

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