Business Process and Test Analyst

SUMMARY:
 
Responsibilities:
Business Analysis (45%)

• Evaluate and analyse information.
• Evaluate, analyse and document current and future business processes to determine their viability, identify strengths and weaknesses in operations and explore ways IT can improve, enhance, and reduce costs and optimize benefits.
• Ascertain and negotiate needs and expectations of multiple stakeholders.
• Manage and facilitate workshops and requirements gathering sessions.
• Elicit, understand, and clearly document business/user problems and requirements, and translate into viable IT solutions.
• Produce functional specification documentation with sufficient information, including flowcharts, cases, wireframes, and any other diagrams to clarify and confirm business understanding.
• Develop and maintain an in-depth knowledge of the various systems supported by the team.
• Consult with business units, team members, and project teams, to attain optimal solutions and benefits that comply with principles and standards.
• Contribute to the formulation of short to medium term plans to facilitate continuous business improvement.
• Provide guidance and support to business units with the development of Business Cases
• Compile, maintain and update system manuals, user guides, and FAQs.
• Provide system usage and functionality hand-over to the relevant system / process owners.

• Participate in sprint planning and backlog refinement.
• Review and understand solution requirements, specifications, and project/change success criteria.
• Collaborate with team members to define testing strategy, scope, and approach.
• Create test strategies for development projects and individual changes.
• Develop and document effective test plans, scripts, and test cases.
• Execute all aspects of testing of software products for Unit, Integration, Regression, Negative, Functional and load/performance testing.
• Identify and document defects and deficiencies and communicate findings to relevant stakeholders
• Re-test and verify resolution of identified defects after remediation.
• Manage and facilitate User Acceptance Testing sessions.

• Deliver a service that meets the needs of the business within the defined Service Level and Service Availability Agreements
• Maintain a high level of customer service by analysing customer feedback and proactively adapting the ICT service to meet customer needs.

• Matric and a National Diploma or Degree, majoring in Information Systems, Diploma in Business Analysis
• ISTQB Certification (Tester Foundation Level)
• 5 years proven Business Analysis and testing experience,
• Knowledge of Agile development methodology
• Code B Drivers License

POSITION INFO:

Responsibilities:
Business Analysis (45%)

• Evaluate and analyse information.
• Evaluate, analyse and document current and future business processes to determine their viability, identify strengths and weaknesses in operations and explore ways IT can improve, enhance, and reduce costs and optimize benefits.
• Ascertain and negotiate needs and expectations of multiple stakeholders.
• Manage and facilitate workshops and requirements gathering sessions.
• Elicit, understand, and clearly document business/user problems and requirements, and translate into viable IT solutions.
• Produce functional specification documentation with sufficient information, including flowcharts, cases, wireframes, and any other diagrams to clarify and confirm business understanding.
• Develop and maintain an in-depth knowledge of the various systems supported by the team.
• Consult with business units, team members, and project teams, to attain optimal solutions and benefits that comply with principles and standards.
• Contribute to the formulation of short to medium term plans to facilitate continuous business improvement.
• Provide guidance and support to business units with the development of Business Cases
• Compile, maintain and update system manuals, user guides, and FAQs.
• Provide system usage and functionality hand-over to the relevant system / process owners.

• Participate in sprint planning and backlog refinement.
• Review and understand solution requirements, specifications, and project/change success criteria.
• Collaborate with team members to define testing strategy, scope, and approach.
• Create test strategies for development projects and individual changes.
• Develop and document effective test plans, scripts, and test cases.
• Execute all aspects of testing of software products for Unit, Integration, Regression, Negative, Functional and load/performance testing.
• Identify and document defects and deficiencies and communicate findings to relevant stakeholders
• Re-test and verify resolution of identified defects after remediation.
• Manage and facilitate User Acceptance Testing sessions.

• Deliver a service that meets the needs of the business within the defined Service Level and Service Availability Agreements
• Maintain a high level of customer service by analysing customer feedback and proactively adapting the ICT service to meet customer needs.

• Matric and a National Diploma or Degree, majoring in Information Systems, Diploma in Business Analysis
• ISTQB Certification (Tester Foundation Level)
• 5 years proven Business Analysis and testing experience,
• Knowledge of Agile development methodology
• Code B Drivers License