Lead Solution Analyst

at  Absa Bank Limited

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.
With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
Job Summary
The RSA Domestic Low Value team in CIB Payments Technology is looking for a Lead Solution Analyst to work in high complexity environments, fully embedded in a DevOps team, leveraging specialist analysis tools, frameworks, techniques and practices to elicit, define and organize business requirements, across multiple stakeholder groups. Translate & document these business requirements into user stories & specifications (Full Stack, Cross System) detailing integration points, business & associated risk / opportunities to be realised. And following this analysis, work collaboratively within squads to ensure the business requirements are met through DevOps design & delivery activity & lead the application of testing processes & frameworks ensuring all products & services are effectively tested. Business complexity is determined by: 1. Customer Impact 2. Number of integration points: • Data • Teams to talk to • Systems • Enabling function • 3rd party vs. internal 3. Complexity of business rules & Processes 4. Level of operational readiness 5. Introduction of new or changing old Tech (e.g. redo platforms)
Job Description
You will play a crucial role in bridging the gap between Technology and Business needs, with a responsibility for analyzing, designing, configuring, developing, validating, documenting, and supporting solutions—ensuring they align with organizational goals. Your expertise will drive successful Business and Technology projects.
Key Responsibilities:

Business Analysis and Requirements Gathering:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs, issues, and priorities.
• Maintain a list of tasks and issues raised by Global Compliance, Technology, and Operations.
• Gather and document functional requirements specification.

Subject Matter Expertise:

• Develop a solid understanding of functional capabilities within relevant areas and products.
• Act as a go-to resource for product-related queries.

Project Leadership:

• Assist the Product Owner and Application Manager in leading, directing, and reviewing all technology product activities.
• Ensure appropriate business processes and workflows are followed.
• Assist in driving the payments execution team to meet delivery dates.

Quality Assurance:

• Lead and oversee all Testing and QA activities within the project lifecycle.
• Provide feedback to QA resources.

Technical Skills and Experience:

• Proficiency in DB2, IMS, SQL for data querying and manipulation.
• Knowledge of the Mainframe Application.
• Knowledge of data modeling and database schemas.
• 8 - 10+ years business & systems analysis experience
• Experience in working with multidisciplinary teams
• Experience in Waterfall, Agile Methodology & working embedded within an Agile team / teams
• Knowledge of the SLDC.
• Banking domain experience, preferred.
• Expertise in Systems Design & Integration, Business Continuity Management & Disaster Recovery

Payment Systems Knowledge:

• Understand ISO standards related to financial transactions.
• Familiarity with RSA Domestic Low Value payments and messaging protocols.

Education
Bachelor’s Degree: Information Technology
Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertise

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