Business Analyst

If you are a business analyst looking for an opportunity to make a real impact on the lives ofstudents from disadvantaged backgrounds, and be part of a collaborative and dynamic team,then this is the perfect role for you.

Our Values

Commitment: Dedicated to the betterment of our end users with a long-term commitment to our mission

Customer Centric: Committed to creating a truly engaging and valued experience for our clients and students to help them succeed

Empathetic: Empathetic to the struggles and challenges that our end-user students face

Honesty: Honest in the way we express feedback to our stakeholders and in the way we conduct ourselves

Unity: Always there for each other in the good and the bad, recognising the importance and difficulty of the mission at hand

If you enjoy working in an environment where all team member's opinions matter, and all voices are heard, then you will fit perfectly into our company culture.

Requirements:

The following qualifications are acceptable: Agile and/ or BA Relevant Tertiary

Qualification in IT; or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science; Engineering; any proven experience-based equivalent

Exposure and proficiency with the following tools: MS Office, Gmail, the Google

ecosystem of services, Jira (essential), Lucidchart (advantageous)

Remain curious and eager to improve professional skills

The successful candidate will be working remotely most of the time. However, ca ndidates must be able to get to the Cape Town/JHB office, client offices or workshop venues as and when required

Must have stable Wi-Fi or fibre connection at home, however every new team member at Ex is provided with a state of the art laptop and mobile device

Completion of an on-site culture test. To be communicated to shortlisted candidates. It will be a lot of fun

Completion of a basic technical assessment

By applying, you consent for us to contact your previous employer to discuss their experience working with you.

Experience/Skills:

3+ years hands-on experience related to Business Analysis, System Analysis, Agile environment experience and Project Management experience highly recommended

SQL or development knowledge advantageous

Candidate Attributes:

Must be technically strong with a passion for technology as a whole

Demonstrate a willingness to learn and impart knowledge onto others

Works well under pressure and meets deadlines

Adjust quickly to changing priorities and conditions

Copes effectively with complexity and change

Innovative problem solver (there will be no shortage of opportunities to learn and try new things)

Disciplined self-starter who can work unsupervised/autonomously in a flexible work

environment (this is very important if you want to succeed)

Able to act without being told

Analytical thinker with attention to detail

Able to structure and process complex business requirements and translate these to feasible development ideas

Understands and can speak to all aspects of the software development life cycle (e.g., requirements, analysis, design, implementation, testing, and documentation) and associated execution models (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, Iterative Development, etc.)

Strategic mindset

Business insight

Someone that can act ethically and truthfully

Can communicate effectively with all stakeholders

Duties and Responsibilities:

Takes the lead on projects to understand business requirements

Map/document 'AS-IS" processes and then define "To-Be" processes

Leads business engagements and works closely with all stakeholders across IT and

business to ensure that the business needs are defined and that the most appropriate solution is selected and implemented

Work in an agile environment to determine and deliver epics, features and user stories

Maintain the agile backlogs accordingly

Defines business cases as required, effectively documenting business processes and business requirements

Effectively document functional requirements specifications

Analyses systems and business processes to determine problems, risks, and opportunities for improvement

Defines and executes test cases and facilitates business acceptance testing

Facilitate workshop sessions to extract requirements with multiple stakeholders by setting up and facilitating workshops via Google Meets or in person to extract information

Facilitates the implementation of new or enhanced processes

Application design, development inputs, testing and system pilots where necessary

Maintains a deep understanding of the companys systems and processes, and

comfortable to decline requests that do not comply with the product vision