Systems Analyst - Johannesburg at FirstRand Group

Job Description

To interpret the business requirement specification and translate into a detailed system design specification to enable the development of innovative, flexible and efficient solution of a business problem

Are you someone who can:

• Make meaningful contribution during Impact Assessments.
• Contribution during BRS walkthrough sessions to ensure full understanding of Business requirements, and thereby enabling Functional and Systems analysis to kick off.
• Analyse and document the As-Is of a system on a Functional and System level.
• Design and document new systems on a functional & technical level, in a manner which is understood by all stakeholders. This includes lowest level detail and readiness for Development to be executed.
• Design and document changes to existing system on a functional & technical level, in a manner which is understood by all stakeholders. This includes lowest level detail and readiness for Development to be executed.
• Ensure Use Cases are correctly identified and documented, Services are tested and correctly mapped.
• Produce all design documentation required to present to Architects, Developers, Testing Teams and Users.
• Rapidly develop an insight into the platform and to communicate effectively with people who can provide that insight. Demonstrate good understanding of all elements that make up Business and IT system domain.
• Conduct and/or participate in, and propose solutions during JADs, project meetings, SA reviews. Able to ask the right questions.
• Must be able to independently approach stakeholders for seeking information.
• Ensure that models and standards are done according to accepted UML best practices, apply writing guidelines and templates (SRS, TWR and impact assessment.). Make sure documentation is up to date and is aligned to the ongoing changes to the requirements.

You will have access to:

• Opportunities to network and collaborate.
• Work that is challenging.
• Opportunities to be innovative.
• Resources to help you with your professional development.

We can be a match if you are:

• Can work well under pressure.
• Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to.
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it.
• A team player - you believe in the power of teams so you're always part of one, building and leveraging your networks.

You’ll be an ideal candidate if you meet the following requirements:

• BSc Computer Science and Information Technology
• Strong analytical skills.
• Technical experience in Java.
• UML (Sequence Diagrams, Context Diagrams and Low-level Design Documents) and Object-Oriented Design Foundations
• Integration Patterns - APIs (SOAP and REST) using Json and XML, Queues, Batch
• Databases - Ability to read and write SQL
• Ability to produce System Requirements Specification (SRS), which contains a functional view.