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Job Summary

Work as part of a DevOps team, leverage specialist analysis & testing tools, frameworks, techniques and practices to elicit, define and organize business requirements. Translate & document business requirements into user stories & specifications (Full Stack, Cross System) detailing integration points, business & associated risk / opportunities to be realised. And following this analysis, work collaboratively within squads during design & delivery activity including assuming responsibility for manual application testing processes, frameworks & outcomes

Job Description

The Investment Banking Technology team (IB Tech) is looking for a Specialist Solution Analyst to join the IBD Technology team in supporting vendor and in-house solutions. The Solution Analyst is responsible for supporting the area’s applications, vendor support engagement, managing BAU improvements and will be assigned on projects when required.

Required Education:

• Any relevant tertiary qualification (degree) in Finance/Actuarial Science/Information Systems/Computer Science/ Certificate in Business Analysis

Required Experience/Skills:

• 4+ years of related Analysis work experience
• A good grasp of fundamental business analysis techniques and project methodologies
• Microsoft Office
• Visio

Advantageous Experience/Skills:

• Experience in Corporate and Investment Banking
• Good understanding of financial products in the South African market
• Experience with data analytic tools such as Qlikview / Power BI
• Experience with ACBS
• Jira / Azure or related

Required Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical skills
• High quality and delivery focused
• Resilience and drive
• Customer focused
• Collaborative team player
• Strong organisational skills
• Strong communication skills including conflict resolution
• Meetings and presentation skills
• Avid learner
• Creative thinking and problem solving

Role Objectives:

Excel at being a valuable personal contributor as a Solution Analyst:

• Apply analytical techniques to elicit and validate business needs using frameworks and tools as required. Capture business requirements in required format (formal BRD / User Story etc.) gaining appropriate approvals from key stakeholders.
• Ensure cohesion across business requirements, business processes, system processes and integration tracing impact of changes.
• Participate in peer reviews and problem solving.
• Define, execute and track test cases validating that requirements have been met.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their needs and communicate regularly keeping them informed of work statuses.
• Collaborate with development team to ensure understanding of requirements.
• Documentation of processes / guides, providing training and handover to business / support teams.
• Proactively learn & leverage knowledge on business, technical landscape and industry trends.
• Adherence and compliance to the banks policies & standards regarding technology and info security measures.
• Provide functional support to IBD business areas for applications used.
• Participate in projects assigned as per role.
• Keep data systems up to date such as Jira, Confluence, Change process systems.

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised