Senior Data Business Analyst
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Area | Johannesburg, South AfricaGauteng, South Africa |
| Sector | IT - Data |
| Salary | R850 000 – R1 000 000 Per Annum |
| Start Date | Approximately 1 month |
| Job Ref | VR/26488 |
- Description
Swan iT is searching for a Senior Data Business Analyst to join them in Johannesburg. As the Senior Data Business Analyst, you will be required to own the data analysis, improving and redesigning processes from current state assessments to post-implementation support to deliver an improvement in efficiency, high levels of standardization and straight-through processing with defined exception management.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for detailed business analysis - Stakeholder engagement via workshop facilitation, meetings, research and interviews to elicit and understand business requirements for all projects and change requests.
- Gain and apply understanding of the business in which we operate and the future domains in which we have the ambition to operate.
- Conduct thorough analysis of proposed technology solutions using investigative and information-gathering skills to highlight the impact of solutions on business processes and systems.
- Collaborating with cross functional teams, including IT professionals and other business analysts to deliver effective solutions.
- Ability to write and interpret data queries.
- Analyse large data sets and understand the granular detail as part of the analysis phase and subsequent solution invention process.
- Ability to use tools like QlikView / PowerBI / Excel, SQL, Databases etc. to analyze data and develop solutions.
- Create visual representations of current and future processes, helping to identify areas for improvement and optimization.
- Conducting professional process workshops with business and technology stakeholders to gather information and identify risks.
- Identifying, developing, and implementing necessary process improvements for key initiatives.
- Creating and implementing process metrics, reports, and control points (track, monitor and measure projects implemented)
- Proactively identifying and carrying out root cause analysis of the problem.
- Identify and address business problems and challenges by proposing effective solutions
- Participate in the design of systems and applications, ensuring they align with business goals and technical requirements.
- Testing and validation
- Quality assurance of data and analytics solution delivery.
- Monitor and evaluate the performance of implemented solutions, recommending adjustments and improvements where needed.
- Diagnosing issues and identifying opportunities for creating added value within current processes.
- Improve efficiencies by reviewing assigned business processes to identify and address operational, financial and technology risk.
Requirements:
- Relevant degree (IT, Informatics, Data Science or equivalent).
- Minimum 8 years’ (Business Analysis and data modelling and/or data analysis) experience.
- Experience working in an Agile software development environment.