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Boardroom Appointments

Senior Systems Analyst

Boardroom Appointments

  • R Undisclosed
  • Contract Intermediate position
  • Houghton Estate
  • Posted 17 Apr 2025 by Boardroom Appointments
  • Expires in 12 days
  • Job 2605794 - Ref JHB005056

About the position

Senior Systems Analyst - 12 Month Contract 
Senior Systems Analyst - 12 Month Contract 

Qualifications

  • Degree or Diploma and/or CBAP Certification

Experience
  • 10+ years of relevant systems analysis experience
  • 45 years of Payments and Forex industry domain experience
  • Strong working knowledge of Use Cases and UML
  • Exposure to the system or applications being developed (advantageous)
  • Understanding of all elements that make up the Forex IT infrastructure
  • Development and Production Incident Management experience

Responsibilities
  • Analyze and design complex functionalities or upgrades (e.g., cross-team projects, major enhancements, general maintenance)
  • Lead and facilitate functional and system design sessions to produce specifications
  • Ensure alignment of requirements among end-users
  • Identify project risks/issues and define mitigation strategies
  • In collaboration with Systems Architect or Developer:
    • Analyze and design integration files/messages (e.g., web services, XML schemas, APIs, flat/delimited files)
    • Help design/update system configurations (non-production)
    • Write SQL queries and interrogate database tables for analysis
    • Assist in designing database structures


  • Participate in functional design sessions for:

    • "Run the bank" enhancements/migrations
    • "Change/Grow/Secure the bank" initiatives and new products


  • Analyze current system process flows and document required changes

  • Recommend appropriate solutions considering cost, risk, feasibility, and delivery

  • Model system designs to meet business objectives, including:

    • Use case diagrams
    • Activity diagrams
    • Sequence diagrams
    • Timing/state machine diagrams
    • Component diagrams
    • ERD and interface diagrams


  • Ensure modeling aligns with international best practices (UML 2.5, Use Case modeling)

  • Design usability-optimized screens and screen flows, or work with UX specialists

  • Interpret business requirements/user stories and produce corresponding system solutions

  • Where requirements are absent, co-create solutions with stakeholders and lead end-to-end analysis

  • Support problem analysis and resolution

  • Interface with all relevant stakeholders (internal/external, SMEs, QA, Architecture, etc.)

  • Assist QA team with test case reviews and final system validation

  • Perform sanity/acceptance testing where needed

  • Contribute to SA Forum / Analysis Community of Practice

  • Work in agile or disciplined agile environments with frequent releases

  • Lead project-level analysis (not people leadership)

  • Mentor, guide, and support other analysts on the team


 

Desired Skills:

  • Senior
  • Systems
  • Analyst

Boardroom Appointments

About the agency

A brief history & description of services: •Boardroom Appointments was founded by our current CEO, Ms. Maria Ferreira in 1989 •Boardroom Appointments is a Level 1 category B-BBEE 135% contributor •Growing team of Specialist Consultants and Contract Managers have placed professionals throughout all levels and industries •We have a clear understanding of Permanent Recruitment & Temporary Employment Services •Dedicated Site Management take care of and ensure legal compliance regarding Labour / Business process Outsourcing (BPO), Human Resources, Labour Relations, Industrial Relations, Skills & Training, Payroll & Admin, Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and Bargaining Councils rulings •Our 26 years of experience, bulging databases, address books and incredible national networks enable us to recruit, place and manage all levels of staff including: CEO’s, Managing Directors, CFO’s, COO’s HR Directors, Production Directors, Call Centre Management, Call Centre Agents (Inbound / Outbound), Supervisors, Information Technology specialists, SAP Consultants, Engineers, Project Engineers, Project Managers, Automotive Specialists, Telecommunication Specialists, Locums, Pharmacists, Pharmacist Assistants, Marketing & Sales, Logistics & Distribution and Production Staff including Artisans, Semi-skilled and General Workers. •Our Specialist Consultants cater for each individual clients need; Boardroom Appointments is a strong, well-recognised brand and has formed strategic business partnerships with a multitude of leading blue chip JSE listed companies. We focus on QUALITY and not quantity and strive to find only the best candidates for our clients and save our clients time, effort and energy through a personalised customised service level. Boardroom Appointments provides clients with a range of service offerings. We provide clients with a variety of additional benefits that make our services unlike any other. We have staff transportation facilities, a cross-country network of experience, Contract Managers and a service centre that gives us the ability to handle high volumes of client requests.

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