Altech Trainee Business Analyst

Advertiser: Altech ISIS
Location: Cape Town

Number of positions: 6 (Six)

Creating and facilitating new features required by our client and providing support to other role players in the system development lifecycle.

Responsibilities
- Business and Systems analysis
- Problem solving and Diagnostic work
- Forming an integral part of the systems development life cycle
- Understanding the business issues and data challenges of client's organisation and industry
- Creating functional specifications and user requirements specifications for smaller User Requirement Specifications for new features required by clients
- Involvement in functional design sessions with the development teams
- Taking responsibility during the development life cycle to resolve any business related issues on smaller requirements
- Performing integration testing to ensure that solution for new feature is functioning in integrated system environment and supporting testing efforts
- Providing production support (3rd line) for Helpdesk calls on business related issues
- Taking ownership to ensure new product features are delivered successfully
- Providing progress reports
- Ensuring issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner
- Applying project standards and project methodologies of Altech Isis
- Consistently delivering high quality service to our clients

Job Requirements

Education Required
- Three year tertiary Degree - B. degree Computer Science or Information Systems major or
BEng degree.
- Business Analysis courses (beneficial)

Experience Required
- 0-1 years
- Graduates will be considered

Essential Competencies
- Business and Systems analysis
- Problem solving and Diagnostic work
- Creating specifications for smaller User Requirement for new features required by clients
- Involvement in functional design sessions with the development teams
- Taking responsibility during the development life cycle to resolve any business related issues
- Providing production support (3rd line) for Helpdesk calls on business related issues
- Ensuring issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner
- Applying project standards and project methodologies of the organisation
- Consistently delivering high quality service to clients
- Being able to work in a project team environment
- Must have an understanding in the areas of systems design

Advantageous Competencies
- Previous programming experience
- Experience in telecommunications industry
- Initiative and creative problem solving skills
- Willingness and ability to work under pressure
- Team Player
- Solution orientated
- Being able to identify critical issues with ease
- Confidence
- Ability to communicate difficult / sensitive information successfully
- Ability to develop relationships within client
- Excellent communication skills

Closing date: 31 December 2013

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