Job Details

A leading JHB company seeks a candidate to translate the business requirements for complex business solutions into the formal functional and technical specifications, and to oversee the quality of the implementation of these specifications

QUALIFICATIONS

BSc Computer Science & Information Systems (3 year degree)

Mathematics and Statistics - at least 1^st  year

EXPERIENCE

• Financial Services Industry experience.
• Previous Business Analysis and Process Analysis or Business Consulting experience, relating to multi project environments.
• Approximately 6 to 8 years job related work experience
• Large complex project exposure
• Exposure to working in large enterprise organizations

JOB PURPOSE

To translate the business requirements for complex business solutions into the formal functional and technical specifications, and to oversee the quality of the implementation of these specifications:

• To analyse the documented business and information requirements, processes and procedures; in order to compile detailed specifications.
• To ensure that the Clients\' required deliverables and processes are supported when such specifications is be translated into application systems. This implies meeting customers\' needs and having applications which are aligned to business processes and rules, and which perform at acceptable quality and performance levels in order to meet business requirements.
• To do so in a manner so that the Clients\' operations will run both effectively and efficiently.
• To properly represent the system\'s design as a complete set of specifications - supported by formal business system modeling methods and techniques.
• To engineer and/or re-engineer business areas through development projects in a practical manner.
• To assist with the development of Test Packs in order to facilitate quality assurance processes which go together with such analysis and design activity

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical:

• Analyse business system requirements
• Produce a fully documented systems design

Functional Specifications:

• Models
• Object
• Function
• Process
• Data
• Organisational
• Locality
• Time Models
• Logic and Pseudo-Code
• Assistance to Technical Architectural design.
• Knowledge of Transaction Processing Architectures
• Knowledge of Analytical Information Presentation Architectures
• Knowledge of Multi-Tier Client-Server applications.
• Knowledge in Web based Architectures and Technologies.
• Knowledge of Programming Constructs and Algorithms for data.
• Knowledge of various Business and Management Intelligence Architectures.
• Prototyping solutions with tools such as SQL, QlikView, Pro-Clarity, etc.
• Knowledge of various System Analysis Tools for modelling and specification version management.

Database:

• Ability to extract Information using SQL scripts

Ability to develop and prototype requirements with Cubing tools

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Leadership:

• Ability to facilitate specifications (rather than intermediate)
• Results Focused
• Information Handling
• Quality Orientated
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Sound Communication Skills
• Commercial Awareness
• Cross Functional Awareness
• Conceptual, Dynamic and Lateral Thinking
• Networking and Negotiation Skills

Methodologies:

• Mathematical capability.
• Understanding of the Business Architecture.
• Understanding of the Application Architecture.
• Understand at least Data, Process and Object Modelling Methods
• Ability to do specialist development with advanced language constructs.
• Ability to model data and understand and read existing data models.

Project Management Knowledge

• Thorough understanding of project team responsibilities.
• Ability to create work breakdown structures of tasks, plan, and manage tasks (for own task responsibilities).

Other:

• Practical understanding of the theory, practice and tools of System Analysis and Design.
• Advanced experience in analysis techniques and modeling skill.
• Function Modelling
• Data Modelling
• Process Modelling
• Object Modelling
• Able to think abstractly and work at high levels of abstraction
• Able to successfully manage the multiple concurrent issues, ambiguities and contradictions that typically occur during the analysis phase
• Able to collaborate well with client representatives, domain experts, managers and architects
• Proven skills in root cause analysis, and the ability to tailor make solutions to address identified issues
• Applied systems thinking in solving complex problems
• Strategic business acumen, insight and understanding
• Understanding of the inter-relativity of the larger System
• Proven ability to translate strategy into concrete actions and programs
• Excellent analytical (data/statistical/ information), process and documentation skills and judgement
• Understanding of process and project methodologies
• Ability to assess and understand client business and technology needs
• Ability to match client needs with Infomet capabilities
• Strong implementation capability
• Sound Business Management knowledge
• Good analytical and interpretation skills
• Project Management Framework
• Advance Data Analysis Experience is compulsory
• Sound understanding of System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Project Life Cycle (PLC).
• Logical negotiation and contextualisation capabilities
• Business Benefit Realisation

SKILLS (PERSONAL AND INTERPERSONAL)

• Good work ethic
• Accountability and Integrity
• Analytical
• Planning and Prioritization
• Team player

Good Communication and Interpersonal skills