Business Analyst

Ready to own the bridge between business and technology on high-impact Microsoft & Oracle programmes?

We’re looking for a sharp, commercially minded Business Analyst who thrives under pressure, presents confidently at CXO level, and turns complex problems into clear, data-driven solutions. This is a hybrid contract role based in the Cape with strong potential for extension — perfect if you want meaningful delivery without the permanent lock-in.

What you’ll do

• Investigates and analyses business problems to understand their nature, cause, effects and drivers, using a variety of methods and techniques.
  
• Documenting business process requirements through interviews or facilitation sessions.
  
• Conducting engagements with key role-players within the various departments to further understand their business processes, needs and challenges.
  
• Analyze existing business processes & technology and propose new developments and changes based on business requirements.
  
• Develop functional and technical specifications to meet the business needs of clients.
  
• Conduct system analysis for new and existing systems.
  
• Construct programs including coding, testing, and debugging.
  
• Preparing business cases and conducting risk assessments.
  
• Conducting playback sessions (presentations) with the Business to ensure that the information extracted from the business documents and through the interview process is accurate and complete.
  
• Responsible for bridging the gap between IT and the business using data analytics to assess processes, outlining problems, determine requirements and deliver data-driven recommendations and documents.
  
• Helps in guiding businesses in improving processes, services and software.
  
• Ability to lead and oversee a team of professionals.
  
• Strong presentation skills at board level (CXO, CTO etc.)
  
• Large scale Microsoft and Oracle solutions delivery experience.
  
• Relative business development experience and skills.
  
• Experience and capability of leading IT technologies.
  
• The ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.
  

 

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications & Competencies

• A Bachelor’s Degree and/or B-Tech in Information Technology and/or Business Analysis Certification.
  
• Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Business Analyst.
  
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Experience in process mapping, business case development and IT operational and strategic planning.
  
• Experience as a product owner with agile methodology
  

Location: Hybrid – Cape Engagement: Contract with potential for extension

If you live for turning messy business problems into elegant, delivered solutions and want to do it in a hybrid setup in the Cape — this one’s for you.

Ready to step up? Apply now.