Systems Analyst at Discovery Limited

Job Purpose

As a Systems Analyst you will have a strong understanding of Systems Analysis and how well software, hardware and the wider IT system fit the business needs of the Bank. Implement, maintain, and support IT and information’s systems to meet the business needs of organization. Analyze and create tests, and develop specifications and requirements for new systems and assist with implementation and monitoring effectiveness thereof.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Assume responsibility for the analysis and design of new IT solutions as well as the modification/ enhancement of existing systems to integrate new features or improvements to improve business efficiency and productivity.
• Interview business users to define business requirements.
• Thoroughly understand the software development lifecycle.
• Translating Client requirements into highly specified functional and technical specifications.
• Developing solutions and related products.
• Presenting proposals to clients.
• Drawing up, supervising, and documenting testing schedule for complete system.
• Facilitate UAT, Report on project Status.
• Overseeing implementation of a new system including data migration.
• Supporting users on change control and system updates.
• Provide training and user manuals to users of a new system.
• Keep up to date with technical and industry developments.
• Must be comfortable with multiple process modelling notations.
• Work closely with Colleagues, Developers, Testers, and a variety of End-users to ensure technical compatibility and User satisfaction.
• The incumbent will actively coach other analysts and use both their knowledge of Discovery Bank as well as their technical knowledge to make decisions.

Personal Attributes & Technical Skills

• Extensive Knowledge and understanding of Banking Products and Solutions associated with Payments, Card Processing, bank transfers and how they are implemented in conjunction with other banking products.
• Will assume technical leadership role for assigned Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Strong ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical people.
• Must be comfortable with multiple process modelling notations.
• Must have a solid understanding of UML, in particular Class Diagrams, Component diagrams and Activity Diagrams.
• Must have experience working with REST APIs, including the ability to read Swagger Documents, and test APIs with Postman.
• Experience with SOAP Web Services and SOAPUI will be valuable.
• Must be comfortable reading JSON and XML files.
• Commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and creating quality products is essential.
• Experience with SQL, CMIC (ERP System), HCSS construction software, Boomi integration platform.
• Scrum Master preferred.
• JIRA Configuration & setup skills preferred.

Education And Experience

• At least 7+ Years’ experience in systems analysis.
• Experience in Data Analytics.
• Banking or Financial services experience.
• Degree in computer science or a computer related field.
• Business and Product experience.