A Business Analyst has the primary responsibility of gathering the requirements of the client and translating them into system design for the purpose of developing the system. The job involves elicitation by engaging the client directly and other stakeholders so as to ensure that all the information required is captured properly.
Duties and Responsibilities
Engage clients in meetings with an aim of understanding the clients’ needs that need to be addressed by the system to be delivered
Carry out research on information related to the project so as to gain clear understanding of business needs related to the project, thus facilitating requirement gathering.
Evaluate the needs of the different stakeholders based on their objectives and concerns to understand how stakeholders expect the system to work and formulate requirements based on those expectations.
Articulate the requirements gathered and also balance them against what’s technologically feasible and financially and functionally reasonable
Act as a bridge between stakeholders and developers, so as to bring about the understanding of not only “how” the work needs to be done, but also “why” it needs to be done in a particular way.
Define and prioritize the requirements thus providing a scope for the project and guiding the Project Team with planning
Translate the requirements gathered into a written specifications to be shared with the stakeholders
Review the specifications with the stakeholders and ensure that they are agreed upon and signed off upon acceptance
Translate the requirements into a technical design which guides the development team in building the software
Review the Technical Specification Documents with the development team and make clarification where needed ensuring that the development team clearly understands how the system is meant to work
Assist QA team with reviewing the test scripts to ensure all function requirements are tested when performing acceptance testing
Involved in the implementation stage of the project to ensure that the deployed system meets the client’s specification as initially agreed on
Qualifications
Bsc Computer Science, Information Technology or related field
At least 3 years demonstrated work experience
Hands-on experience in software development will be an added advantage
Updated knowledge and proficiency in using common design tools and techniques
Experience in Fintech industry will be an added advantage
Proven problem solving skills
Excellent communication skills
