System Analyst (Senior) - Invest Systems at Discovery Limited

Key Purpose

This role also requires the incumbent to play a strong supporting function to other teams within the BI environment and understand the entire BI landscape in order to ensure that solutions are implemented in the best possible manner. The incumbent will be responsible for creating specifications to meet/improve operation requirements/processes. Functions as the senior technical person who can conceptualise solutions and see them through to implementation.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• To co-ordinate activities with the development team and other departments with regards to interfaces.
• Business (and where applicable, technical) requirements gathering and analysis, ensuring business requirements and expectations are met, and that all possible scenarios are covered.
• Generate analysis documentation (including the creation of functional specifications and prototypes) according to team best practices and standards.
• Conduct functional specification walkthroughs with developers and to monitor the development process in order to meet deadlines. Facilitate Client-walkthroughs JAD sessions and sign-off of Functional Specification with business owners to ensure business requirements have been met.
• Creation, review, maintenance and execution of test cases, scenarios, and results.
• Business Process improvement and Process diagrams
• Functional testing (QA & UAT) of delivered functionality against gathered business requirements and test cases and scenarios.
• Non-functional testing including security, usability, performance, and reliability testing (QA & UAT) as per team best practices and standards.
• Defect management (QA & UAT). Regression testing, where applicable, including generation of automated test scenarios.
• To provide regular feedback to Manager with regards to QC’s and Unit testing progress.
• To monitor roll-out and go-live and to attend to any support issues and enhancements identified by business post go-live.
• Production log analysis & management including root cause analysis
• Problem resolution and troubleshooting
• Provide support to business in implementing effective and efficient solutions
• To monitor roll-out and go-live and to attend to any support issues and enhancements identified by business post go-live.
• Provide support to business in implementing effective and efficient solutions
• Defines application problem by conferring with clients; evaluating procedures and processes.
• Develops solution by preparing and evaluating alternative workflow solutions.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Accomplishes information systems and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Personal Attributes And Skills

• Drives Results
• Values Driven
• Optimistic
• Learns on the Fly
• Resilient
• Instils Trust
• People Savvy
• Problem Solver
• Manages Complexity
• Balances Stakeholders
• Optimizes work processes
• Resourcefulness
• Communicates effectively
• Tech Savvy
• Situational Adaptability

Education And Experience
Education

• Matric
• A Bachelor of Science Degree or Diploma in Computer Sciences/ Information Systems or equivalent IT tertiary qualification

Experience

• A minimum of 5 - 6 years’ Technical Systems Analysis and Integration experience
• Development background advantageous
• Basic data analysis experience
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Knowledge of data modelling and design of database structures advantageous
• Software Development experience advantageous
• API experience advantageous

Technical Skills And Knowledge

• Development Methodologies
• SQL
• Soap and Rest Services
• Software Design and Development Process
• Software Documentation
• Software Testing (Cycles)
• Software Maintenance
• Software Requirements
• SoftFinancial Services / Business Knowledge (in terms of Products)
• Tableau or other BI tool– advantageous
• Python skills advantageous
• Mongo DB advantageous