About the position
My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Senior Systems Analyst to join their team on a contract basis.
IT / FINANCE
Qualifications & Experience
- Relevant IT Degree, Diploma, or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in systems analysis or related IT roles
- Senior-level experience as a Systems Analyst in digital environments
- Strong knowledge of systems analysis methodologies and SDLC frameworks (Agile and/or Waterfall)
- Proven experience with digital platforms, integrations, and customer-facing systems
- Exposure to large, complex organisations
- Familiarity with:
- Archimate and UML modelling
- UX design and prototyping
- Object-oriented design and relational databases
- Integration technologies (REST, SOAP, JSON, web services, messaging middleware)
- Application development lifecycle, release management, and system support
- Experience working in Agile delivery teams and digital transformation initiatives
- Experience in financial services or insurance environments is advantageous
Responsibilities
- Analyse business requirements and translate them into clear functional and technical specifications
- Define, document, and maintain system requirements and blueprints
- Assess impact of application changes and system releases
- Maintain traceability between business requirements and delivered solutions
- Serve as a liaison between business and technology teams across the SDLC
- Support solution design aligned with enterprise architecture
- Review solution designs for consistency and avoidance of duplication
- Collaborate with integration teams to define and implement interfaces and data exchanges
- Ensure systems are implemented according to requirements and architectural standards
- Participate in system and integration testing, providing feedback and recommendations
- Support implementation and post-implementation activities
- Manage creation and handover of system and administration documentation
- Contribute to post-implementation reviews and continuous improvement initiatives
- Identify risks, dependencies, and issues; contribute to mitigation plans
- Ensure compliance with IT governance, audit requirements, and development standards
- Provide input into cost estimates and delivery planning
- Recommend improvements to system quality, processes, and service delivery
- Support existing systems and resolve user queries where required
- Share knowledge and mentor team members
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify optimisation and innovation opportunities
Competency
- Strong communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences
- Analytical, detail-oriented, and solution-focused
- Collaborative team player with a proactive approach
- Resilient and adaptable in a fast-changing digital environment
- Ability to manage multiple initiatives concurrently under pressure
If you are ready for the next exciting step in your career, and would like to apply, please send us your updated CV to review.
Desired Skills:
- Business Process Analysis
- Data validation
- Business processes
- Testing
