DVT is a software development, technology consulting and related services company, with offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg and over 400 staff nationally. We employ highly - skilled individuals (both permanently and on long term contract) in the fields of Business Analysis, Systems Analysis, Process Consulting, Business Architecture, Project Management, Development (Java 7 and .Net) and Software

The successful individual, comfortable in engaging with stakeholders at all levels of the organization recognizes the art of facilitation as one of the key skills of a business analyst and passionately lives the belief that technology not just enables business, but will increasingly become one of the key drivers of successful 21st century businesses .

Responsibilities include but are not limited:

Stakeholder Management

• Facilitate discussions with business stakeholders to identify business needs / opportunities
• Compile business cases and where needed trace the benefit realization
• Stakeholder management across all levels of the customer organization
• Workshop facilitation: Conduct JAD Sessions, group workshops or one- on- one interviews
• Elicit analyse, communicate and validate requirements
• Conduct systems, processes, risk and root cause analysis
• Formulate specification artefacts (URS, BRS, Functional, Non Functional Specifications) that are in alignment with business strategy and that are comprehensive enough for user signoff, yet concise enough for input into the solution architecture and design disciplines.

Requirements Gathering

• Workshop facilitation: Conduct JAD Sessions, group workshops or one- on- one interviews
• Elicit analyse, communicate and validate requirements
• Conduct systems, processes, risk and root cause analysis
• Formulate specification artefacts (URS, BRS, Functional, Non Functional Specifications) that are in alignment with business strategy and that are comprehensive enough for user signoff, yet concise enough for input into the solution architecture and design disciplines.

Quality assurance

• Provide input in test  case strategy, 
• Assist in the formulation of test cases and
• Participate user acceptance testing where required

Minimum Experience:

• 4 years+ as a Business Analyst with extensive experience on multiple software development projects.
• Preferably in a banking, insurance & retail industry with a working knowledge of collections activities, processes and strategies.
  3 years+ experience in the formulation of use case narratives and user stories
• 3 years+ working experience with modelling languages such as UML, BPMN and IDEF0.
• Experience in SDLC methodologies such  AGILE (SCRUM), Scaled AGILE, DAD, RUP , Waterfall

Fundamental Competencies:

• Communication Skills (written & verbal)
• Listening Skills
• Planning, organising and execution skills
• Work under pressure

Core Competencies (technical):

• Presentation and Facilitation Skills
• Business Acumen
• Attention to detail
• Analytical Skills
• Technical Writing Skills
• Basic Project Management Skills
• MS Office

Minimum Education:

• BSc, BCom or BTech in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or related technology discipline.
• BA – FTI Diploma or BA Certified (IndigoCube) qualification - preferential

Ref: WP000240/Megan