Junior Business Analyst (P) - (CONTRACT)

Job Purpose:

The role of the of the Junior Business analysts is to work closely with the Lead Business Analyst &

Product Owner to bridge the gap between the Technical developers and the business to assist

with the delivery of Technical and Business requirements.

Output/Core Tasks:

Guided by a Lead Analyst this roll will entail to:

• Liaise with business/data warehouse team to formulate technical and business specifications and functional descriptions to meet business requirements to enable a developer team build the solution
• Liaise with development team to communicate requirements for development
• Create test cases and plans and ensure delivery is according to business requirements
• Execute and build test cases using various tools, including Robot Framework, investigate & troubleshoot data issues whilst working closely with the Development Team
• Manage test cases on XRay

Role Requirements:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science in the field of Actuarial Science (preferred) or Degree/ National Diploma in an Information Technology related discipline (i.e. Computer Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems or any other quantitative field)

Knowledge and Experience:

• Strongly Desired: Actuarial background or experience
• SQL knowledge
• Robot Framework knowledge
• A technical (systems) mindset
• Conceptual and analytical thinking abilities
• Quality and accuracy orientation
• Structured, organised and good planning
• Able to work with data complexity
• Adaptable and flexible to change
• High energy levels and action orientation
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Deadline-driven, even in pressurised and fast-paced environments
• Have a willingness to learn, embrace and question new or existing technologies

Competencies:

• Agile environment experience (Jira)
• Excel experience, pivot tables, vlookup, index-match etc.
• SQL / Cloudera experience (or other BI tools) would be advantageous
• Understanding of data warehousing principles (e.g. Data Vault) would be advantageous

Kindly regard your application as unsuccessful if you have not heard from the agency within 2 weeks.