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Associate Business Analyst-9

JohannesburgOn-siteFull-time

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An entry-level business analyst who works under supervision to gather requirements, document business processes, and bridge communication between business stakeholders and technology teams to support service improvements and project delivery.

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The Associate Business Analyst role is an entry level subject matter expert, responsible for learning the skills to work with internal and external clients to determine requirements and to define solutions to address business, process and systems problems, and improvements in the organization.

Working under general supervision, this role acts as a liaison among stakeholders in order to understand the structure, policies, and operations of an organisation, and to recommend solutions that enable the organisation to achieve its goals.

Key responsibilities:

Acts as a bridge between the business problems and the technology solutions.
Supports the analysis, transformation and ultimately works towards resolving business problems with the help of technology.
Works with internal clients and applies best practice methodologies to determine business requirements and to define solutions to address business, process, information and system problems, improvements or change.
Delivers business projects in line with sponsor requirements and enterprise architecture.
Proactive development and deployment of enhanced services and platforms, covering all the functional aspects from service/product definition through to build and deployment.
Ensures the identification and documentation of operational gaps including user guides, templates, test cases and related user training.
Assists with the resolution of issues pertaining to the service.
Adheres to and follow the relevant development and support processes.
Communicates and escalates if any issues arise or deliverables cannot be met and request assistance to ensure closure of issues.
Takes responsibility for delivery of project elements under relevant guidance and supervision.
Performs any other related task as required.

To thrive in this role, you need to have:

Some understanding of business practices and processes.
Team player who displays good client service orientation with well-developed administrative and organization skills.
Some expertise in specific systems, processes and technologies that they will be required to analyze.
Meticulous attention to detail whilst working under pressure.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to listen empathetically.
Ability to build rapport and engage effectively with a variety of stakeholders.
Some knowledge of project management methodology.
Developing analytical skills with the ability to convert business requirements into operational deliverables (functional requirements) to meet business objectives.
Good documentation skills, in particular, functional requirements, test cases, system user documentation, processes and procedures and presentations.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Exchange, Word, Excel Project, PowerPoint and Visio.
Some understanding of systems generally used in a services organization, for example, ServiceNow, Siebel, Remedy, SAP, EMS would be advantageous.

Academic qualifications and certifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business or Information Technology or a related field.
Project management certification would be advantageous.
Professional in Business Analysis certification is preferred.
IIBA Membership required.
Relevant technology certification(s) required, such as ITIL.

Required experience:

Basic experience as a Business Analyst gained within a technology services environment.
Basic experience as a system administrator or developer would be advantageous.
Basic experience in and with all operational aspects of a Services business, preferably with a Systems Integrator.
Basic experience in the business requirement gathering, use case definition, process mapping and implementing new services and systems

Workplace type:

Hybrid Working

About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune

Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through

responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with

unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and

application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move

confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more

than 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as

established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each

year in R&D.

Equal Opportunity Employer
NTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us. Apply today.

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Skills

Business AnalysisEnterprise ArchitectureExcelFunctional Requirements DocumentationITILMicrosoft ExchangeMicrosoft ProjectMicrosoft VisioMicrosoft WordOperational Gap AnalysisPowerPointProcess MappingProject Management MethodologyRequirements GatheringSAPServiceNowTest Case DevelopmentUse Case Definition

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