Technical
Business Analyst
Job Profile: Our client, a telecommunications solutions provider that creates efficient solutions for its clients’ needs make the right connection, has an opening for a Technical Business Analyst.
Job Profile: Our client, a telecommunications solutions provider that creates efficient solutions for its clients’ needs make the right connection, has an opening for a Technical Business Analyst.
This role focuses primarily on two areas: business analysis and system validation, but is involved in the entire product / service development life cycle.
A successful candidate for this position will have relevant
experience focused on Mobile financial services and telecommunications
financial projects or systems.
Responsibilities:
The responsibilities listed below represent some, but not necessarily all, of the responsibilities of the Technical Business Analyst:
Analysis Responsibilities
- Collaborates
with business and technical teams to gather functional, behavioral, and
interface requirements and build them into specifications that ultimately
translate into deliverable business services
- Gathers
and analyzes internal and external user feedback, to assist in the
continued improvement of products and services
- Contributes
strategically to discussions on potential features and product offerings
- Understands
the requirements of clients to lay out an end to end project analysis and
liaise with technical team for the development
System Validation Responsibilities
- Collaborates
with analysis, technical, and QA teams to develop test plans based on
documented requirements and understanding of the system
- Tracks
and analyzes defects
- Works
with development staff to resolve issues and verify fixes
- Participates
actively in the development, implementation, and continual improvement of
formal testing methodologies.
- Understand
the Mobile Financial Services with its regulations and work with the
technical teams to implement the process
Core Competencies
The competencies listed below represent some of the key behaviours that the client looks for in a Technical Business Analyst:
Innovation
- Independent
thinker who is willing to challenge existing ideas
- Willing
to learn and embrace new concepts
- Proactively
seeks opportunities to broaden and deepen knowledge base and
proficiencies, and shares acquired skills with team members
Execution
- Can
see the big picture, but can also effectively manage details
- Prioritizes
multiple tasks effectively
- Assists
in enforcement of project deadlines and schedules
Communication
- Listens
actively
- Contributes
as an equal in collaborative conversations
- Prepares
written business correspondence that is clear, concise, grammatically
correct, and professional
Problem Solving
- Approaches
problems with an open mind
- Learns
how to find the root cause of problems, instead of just looking for a
quick fix
- Seeks
opportunities to creatively transform current practices into fresh
alternative solutions
Job Requirements:
The
Technical Business Analyst must possess the following qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in a relevant major field is required – IT, Communications
Engineering, Electronics, Marketing and Operations
- Excellent
oral and written communication skills are required.
- 6+
years experience in an analysis role focusing on financial mobile and
telecommunications financial services/projects
- Proven
track record in Presales, Business Analyst and Account Support for high
revenue service and product implementations
- Experience
with data flow diagramming and tools such as Microsoft Visio
Location: The
role holder will be based in Nairobi
Compensation: A competitive compensation will be negotiated with the right candidate, commensurate with experience and skills. Please state current and salary expectations in your application.
Availability: State availability (notice period) in your application letter.
Deadline: Interested parties should send heir online applications on or before 6th April 2016
Correspondence: Applications and detailed CV to be submitted online at http://goo.gl/T8sryH
Applications not meeting minimum requirements will not be considered.
Compensation: A competitive compensation will be negotiated with the right candidate, commensurate with experience and skills. Please state current and salary expectations in your application.
Availability: State availability (notice period) in your application letter.
Deadline: Interested parties should send heir online applications on or before 6th April 2016
Correspondence: Applications and detailed CV to be submitted online at http://goo.gl/T8sryH
Applications not meeting minimum requirements will not be considered.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
