Lead, Business Analyst Job at SW Global Limited

SW Global Limited - We are one of the largest Information Technology Company to emerge from West Africa with focus on solution delivery for Public and Private Sector Clients. Our market reach for our products have also powered enterprises in the USA, Ghana, Sierra Leon, Liberia, South Africa, Uganda and Sri Lanka.

Our Model provides Institutions with quick and easy access to mission- critical applications that removes the need for the direct total cost of ownership for business applications or expensive ICT infrastructure acquisitions. The turnkey solutions developed ensure cost effectiveness, enhanced operational efficiency and increased transparency. 

Join our profound expert and dynamic team in Nigeria for the position below:

Job Position: Lead, Business Analyst 
Code: LBA 0030
Job Location: Abuja/Lagos

Job Summary

• Effectively and efficiently diagnose the current state of clients’ business processes; identify their needs; draw insights and propose improvement recommendations on systems requirements and their functional specification to satisfy or surpass clients’ expectations.
• This role is primarily responsible for leveraging business information obtained to perform gap analysis; document and present detailed technical and functional systems requirements as well as translate into high-level design specification on client projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather business information to assess the current state of clients’ business and propose solutions on specific system issues/requirements that aligns to agreed project objectives and clients' needs
• Analyse business information gathered from multiple sources; translate high level information into technical and generic requirements; in a manner that underlies clients’ needs for shared understanding amongst project team
• Demonstrate a high-level knowledge of IT solutions to bridge business requirements; provide technical direction and ensure compliance with leading industry practice
• Design and document processes, using industry-standard techniques, methodologies and modelling software.
• Collaborate with Project managers in optimizing the project scope, benefits and risks; help manage expectations of user/client
• Engage with key business stakeholders to identify changing business priorities and relevant regulatory requirements; market and industry trends as well as introduce new processes and technology to enhance the business analysis service offering
• Provide regular communication and accurate project progress reports and any changes on systems requirements to all other project team members
• Capture client requirements on the Software Requirement Specifications (SRS) document to foster User Acceptance Testing Liaise closely with Quality Assurance to conduct, monitor and report on User Acceptance/Functional Test Plans leveraging the Software Requirement Specifications (SRS) document
• Regularly attend and contribute to project monitoring meetings to ensure work done by project team matches client’s priorities and project deliverables
• Serve as intermediary between the client and the software development team regarding software functionality, throughout the development lifecycle.

Requirements

• Minimum of first degree in an Information Technology related field
• Master’s degree in information technology, information systems or related field is desirable
• Minimum of ten (10) years working experience of successful project implementation in a software technology environment with at least two years focused on business analysis for IT related projects
• Relevant professional certifications such as: International Institute of Business Analysts (IIBA), Information Architecture, Management Information Systems, Project Management Professional, Prince II or its equivalent is required

Skills & Proficiencies:

• Demonstrable hands-on experience of software systems modeling
• Experience in requirements analysis technologies include UML (unified modelling language tools), Atlassian Jira/Confluence.
• Experience with unit testing frameworks such as JUnit, Test::Unit, xUnit, etc.
• Experience working in a team oriented, collaborative environment
• Complex business process modelling and Analytical/Conceptual expertise.
• Knowledge of agile development practices, continuous integration, and continuous deployment.
• Creativity and problem-solving skills
• Strong analysis and reasoning skills
• Excellent Presentation, verbal, written and communication skills in English.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: Careers@swglobal.com Using Position Title and Code as the subject of their email application.

Note: SW Global is an equal opportunity employer. Factors Such as race, gender, tribe, religion and other non-performance or productivity related factors do not form part of our recruitment