Senior Business Analyst - Cape Town Verfied

R 45000 per month Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 13-08-2014 6:14:56 AM
10-09-2014 6:14:56 AM
A Senior Business Analyst equipped with project management experience is required at a dynamic software solutions company.

Qualification:

Relevant Tertiary qualification or equivalent industry experience (BSc Comp Sci, BCom, IS, IS Diploma)

Skills & Experience:

Ably represents, interface with and engage the customers

Makes business decisions and clearly communicates requirements

Project Management of certain projects

Work with Global Account Manager to build and maintain good customer relationships

Communicates status outside the team

Overseas travel to customers 2 to 3 times a year

Creates, maintains, prioritizes, and sequences the Product Backlog based on business value or ROI.

Prepares functional requirements specifications when required

Participates in project planning, daily stand-up meetings (scrums), reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other project related meetings

Ensure issues are escalated timeously and appropriately

Reviews deliverable and demonstrable code and has the authority to accept or reject

Assists with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information

Is always accessible and participates proactively and constantly in the team activities

Steers the project to ensure delivery of business value

Is visible, vocal, and objective

Job Description:

The SBA will need to work with the company’s architects to determine and deliver top advice for solutions within the company’s product space. Precise communication skills are prerequisite in this role, allowing for effective interaction within the development team as a whole. The SBA will also be required to fulfil a project management role, overseeing a project from beginning to end, ensuring smooth and thorough executions.