Job Type: Full Time, Hybrid working conditions
Work Location: Sandton
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
An innovative FinTech SME Lender on a growth trajectory, powering up the local economy one ambitious business owner at a time are looking for a very smart System Analyst.
The successful candidate will use creative and structured thinking to design, document and test solutions that meet the business requirements.
This individual will interact and work with other team members to manage expectations, schedules, technical direction, and quality assurance
Key Responsibilities (Not Limited To)
- Facilitating and defining system requirements based on business and UX requirements, functional design workshops and in alignment with architectural guidelines
- Making use of technical problem-solving and communication skills as a central contribution to the continued successful delivery of your team
- Analysing system integrations and non-functional requirements, design and document interfaces and web services
- Applying your comprehensive knowledge of existing systems, security measures and data structures to perform impact analysis and determine the feasibility of the proposed solutions
- Performing logical system designs and defining logical data models
- Collaborating and liaising with cross-functional teams to implement changes
- Providing input into quality management plan
- Validating solutions by testing software changes and reviewing test packs
- Performing root cause analysis of system issues by referencing system logs, audit trails, data records and system code and logic
- Identifying and defining reporting methods, procedures and controls to improve monitoring and early detection of issues
Qualifications and Experience
- 4 year technology degree with distinction
- Technical software design and analysis
- SQL skills to design complex entity relationship diagrams and interrogate data
- Diagramming, modelling and data analysis tools
- Integration testing tools
- Knowledge and familiarity with common programming languages such as Python would be an advantage
Soft Skills
- Strong structured thinking and problem-solving ability.
- Organises activities to ensure proper completion in a timely manner.
- Effectively schedules time by assigning priorities to daily/weekly/monthly work activities.
- Avoids crises through systematic planning and follow through.
- Strong interpersonal skills with individuals and groups.
- Presents ideas in a clear and concise manner to individuals or groups.
- Maintains discretion and confidentiality in communications with others.
- Actively listens to others, gives appropriate feedback, and makes them feel comfortable.
- Completes work appropriately to meet the needs of internal colleagues and external clients
- Demonstrates a commitment to consistent excellence.
- Ensures that service meets quality expectations of the company and clients.
- Keeps up to date with field of expertise and uses such knowledge effectively.
- Serves as a “resources person” on whom others rely on for advice.
- Use all the resources at your disposal to be able to answer questions and deliver on promises
Desired Skills:
- SQL Skills
- Modeling and Data Analysis
- Technical software design
- Integration Testing tools
- Python