IT Business Analyst II | Retail IT | Digiata

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**Overview** This role is for an IT Business Analyst II to join the Digiata Core IT team at Allan Gray. The Digiata Core team is responsible for business automation and systems integration, managing core operational functions such as banking, bulk trade orders, reconciliations, bank account verification, deposit matching, and custom business solutions. The team supports applications developed by Digiata, a third-party vendor. The position involves working in a technological environment with multiple integrated systems and requires a collaborative, enthusiastic, and technically capable individual. **What you will do** * Analyse and solve business problems using technology. * Gain a deep understanding of key business processes, people, and IT systems. * Gather, analyse, validate, and document requirements for business problems in collaboration with business stakeholders, IT stakeholders, and the Product Owner. * Communicate with stakeholders and provide sufficient information for informed business decisions. * Identify business problems and propose appropriate solutions, identify project and solution risks, document benefits of existing and proposed solutions, and conduct impact analysis. * Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple stakeholders and reconcile conflicts. * Assess project scope and assist with planning and prioritisation in collaboration with the Product Owner. * Analyse integration and system requirements. * Assist in guidance of project deadlines, schedules, and methodologies. * Develop contingency plans where appropriate. * Support and drive implementation of projects in collaboration with the Product Owner. * Develop acceptance criteria, test scenarios, and testing activities to assess system implementation quality and completion. * Collaborate with developers to establish technical vision and analyse trade-offs between business and system requirements. * Support business transition and assist with change management. * Assist with the analysis of production defects, including cause analysis and corrective/preventative actions. * Assist in production support query resolution on a rotational basis with team members. * Work closely with business stakeholders to define and analyse business requirements and problems across departments. * Collaborate with business to design and document processes and system solutions. * Collaborate with business to define success metrics for measuring requirement delivery. * Collaborate with the Product Owner, developers, testers, and business to ensure understanding of requirements. * Work with testers and business to ensure complete and accurate test cases. * Work with training to ensure clear communication of delivered functionality to business. * Communicate any changes to systems and/or processes to all affected parties with sufficient detail and explanation. * Effectively communicate with other teams regarding integration with Digiata systems. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Ability to engage confidently with stakeholders at any level. * Keen interest in technology, data, databases, and integration. * Basic SQL knowledge. * Strong logical reasoning and attention to detail. * Methodical approach to work. * Ability to deal with complexity. * Good verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. * Excellent Planning, organizational and time management skills. * Fundamental analytical and conceptual thinking skills. * Good record of problem solving. * Strong interest in technology generally and financial services specifically (required for successful candidates). * Technology or Business Analyst qualification preferred. * Experience with any of the systems Digiata support would be advantageous. **Who should apply** The ideal candidate is a collaborative, enthusiastic, and technically capable business analyst who is detail-oriented, analytical, and dependable. They should be accustomed to working in a technological environment with multiple integrated systems and passionate about tackling meaningful challenges and delivering real business value. Candidates should possess strong logical reasoning, attention to detail, and a methodical approach to work, coupled with the ability to deal with complexity. Essential competencies include strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills, fundamental analytical and conceptual thinking skills, and a good record of problem-solving. A keen interest in technology, data, databases, and integration is required, along with a strong interest in financial services. **Deadline** 22nd October, 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/it-business-analyst-ii-retail-it-digiata-allan-gray-proprietary-limited Source: myjobmag

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