(1763) Applications Functional Specialist - BSTD
South African Reserve Bank · Gauteng
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Start free — we apply for you →The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Providing functional support to SARB Application users on assigned modules with the focus on testing, business analysis, system setup and configuration.
- Responsibility for driving analysis initiatives from initiation to implementation on projects of low/medium risk with a cycle of up to 18 months.
- Facilitating workshops independently and consult with business owners and stakeholders in respect of problem definition and the identification of business requirements/needs.
- Reviewing business processes and procedures, analyse business needs and associated data, identify and assess possible solutions, and define the associated requirements.
- Elaborating the scope and feasibility of solutions and develop the supporting business case.
- Managing change requirements and supporting specifications and provide functional specification and manage acceptance testing.
- Investigating problem and propose solutions by interacting with users, developers and other stakeholders.
- Configuring complex business processes and tasks where appropriate within a system for improvement.
- Identify and register risks within their application functional streams.
- Providing input into the development of system training manuals, training plans and present training courses in support of new implementation.
- Configuring functional the application as per approved business requirements and align with best practice.
Job requirements
To be considered for this position, candidates must have
- a Bachelor's degree NQF 7 in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Management/Technology or an equivalent qualification; and
- five to eight years' experience within a business analysis environment/application support or project environment.
Technical requirements
- Solid knowledge of workflow management environments;
- Application configuration and functional support;
- Business analysis;
- SDLC;
- UAT and defect management;
- Incident, problem and change management;
- Process mapping;
- Functional specification development;
- Application integration;
- Data analysis; and
- System documentation.