Senior Business Analyst-12 Months Contract

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Senior Business Analyst-12 Months Contract

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Senior Business Analyst - 12 Months Contract Location Gauteng, Johannesburg Job Type Contract - Full-Time Job Description Scope: The Supplier is engaged for a service-based Analysis skill, to deliver core capabilities within our AMS and LMS Feature team initiatives. Responsible for translating business needs into clear, actionable requirements and supporting the delivery team throughout the project lifecycle. The AMS and LMS feature team have multiple initiatives, business planned requests and unplanned requests that are injected for which the service is required. Deliverables: To analyze, design, solution, document and support the demand requests provided in each iteration over the duration of the contract, this includes however is not exclusive to: - Understand overall target architecture for AMS and LMS Capture and document the business need, objectives, scope, assumptions, constraints, and expected outcomes Analysis and design of new services as part of account services processing in CIB Stakeholder Analysis, Identify impacted stakeholders, decision makers, contributors, and communication needs Define the intended target process, business rules, user journeys, and operating model changes Support QA and UAT teams by clarifying requirements, reviewing test coverage, and validating business outcomes Support readiness activities, training input, operational handover, implementation validation, and post-implementation checks Identify interface touch points, message emits\/ interaction touch points, and functional use cases for interaction with Core systems Analysis, design and testing including end to end connectivity of API deliverables Use case and Test case reviews including workshop facilitation Jira updates and management of reports Feasibility mapping and Analysis, including testing scenarios Workshop agendas, facilitation notes, and meeting minutes Decision logs, RAID inputs, assumptions, and dependency trackers Team code is aligned to architecture solutions. Traceability exists between business objectives, requirements, solution design, test coverage, and business sign-off Required User acceptance test procedures approved, and API Gateway approval standards met. Business stakeholders confirm that the delivered solution meets the agreed need and is ready for implementation Dependencies, risks, assumptions, and open decisions are tracked and actively managed Any standards deviated from, will need to be corrected before deployment is approved, without service delivery disruptions. All solutions must be documented on Jira and Confluence repositories during the Iteration and kept up to date. Required Experience Minimum 8 years' experience as a Business Analyst within Banking, Transaction Banking, Payments, Liquidity Management, Cash Management, or Financial Services environments. Proven experience in analysing, designing, and implementing business and technology solutions across complex enterprise systems. Demonstrated experience working within Agile delivery frameworks, including Programme Increment (PI) planning, sprint ceremonies, backlog management, and iterative delivery. Extensive experience in requirements elicitation, business process modelling, stakeholder management, workshop facilitation, and documentation of business and functional requirements. Experience defining user stories, use cases, business rules, acceptance criteria, process flows, and operational models. Strong experience working with APIs, system integrations, middleware, message-based architectures, and end-to-end connectivity solutions. Experience supporting solution design reviews, architecture governance processes, and ensuring alignment to enterprise standards and security requirements. Proven experience supporting Quality Assurance (QA), System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), implementation readiness, and post-implementation validation activities. Advanced working knowledge of Jira and Confluence for requirements management, agile delivery, reporting, and documentation. Experience managing RAID logs, dependency tracking, decision registers, traceability matrices, and governance artefacts. Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to interact effectively with Business, Architecture, Development, Testing, Operations, Product Owners, and Executive stakeholders. Experience within Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB), Account Management Services (AMS), Liquidity Management Services (LMS), and transaction processing environments will be advantageous. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in information systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Commerce, Finance, Mathematics, or related discipline. Relevant postgraduate qualification will be advantageous. Required Certifications Mandatory (at least one): Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP); or Certification of Capability in Business Analysis (CCBA); or Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA); or