BUSINESS ANALYST

The Purpose Driven Career Objectives of a Application And Software Development at KMC:

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Senior Business Analysts play a key role within the Product Development team understanding and analysing
customer and market requirements and formulating appropriate solutions. They act as the main conduit between
the business-SMEs and the programming team by translating business requirements into software solutions
according to a prescribed development methodology.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Senior Business Analysts are required to work closely with the programming team and should ideally have formal
software development qualifications and experience in application development. They need sufficient knowledge of
the application platform and language to provide detailed specifications and engage in rich dialogue with individual
programmers.
They must also have the ability to understand business requirements of individual customers as well as the market
needs as specified by the product management and marketing functions.

 

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

 Design innovative software solutions based on requirements provided by Product Managers, Customers and other key stakeholders.
 Work closely with other team members to ensure that the product meets the agreed requirements and to ensure that the product meets agreed quality standards.
 Lead the development of every new solution as a project, setting timeframes for the team and tracking actuals.
 When appropriate, propose improvements and alternatives, which may bring about superior solutions.
 Document functional specifications, including domain modelling, detailed use cases and interface design.
 Take initiative to the improvement of software development processes used across the team.
 Provide training and mentoring for the other team members in the best practice of analytical techniques and application of the agreed SDLC.
 Assist colleagues outside the Product Development team in the knowledge and understanding of new features and changes, including but not limited to: Customer Support team, Marketing team, Training team, Implementation team.
 Maintain currency with developments in software development environments, particularly SaaS and Webservices.

 

To apply for Application And Software Development, you are excellent at:

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

 A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
 Ability to work in a multi-cultural collaborative environment
 Excellent verbal and written English communication skills, presentation skills is also a plus.
 More than 4 years Business Analysis experience for a software development organization.

Your Success Profile includes:

CANDIDATES MUST HAVE

 Working experience in related web technical skills to understand platform capabilities and limitations.
 Must be able to take ownership of a product, feature or process
 Excellent problem-solving skills
 Familiar with SDLC best practices and process.
 Requirements management
 Project management and risk mitigation
 Web application development experience
 Should have strong business focus, and the ability to succeed on a rapidly changing environment.
 The ability to communicate effectively with a range of personnel at all levels of the company.
 A proven ability to develop positive working relationships with both internal and external clients.
 Good understanding of business needs and customer focus beyond the pure technical and technology aspects.
 Ability to coordinate the planning requirements of various users and evaluate/advise solutions to meet their needs.
 Ability to gain thorough understanding of complex business & technical problems quickly.
 Be responsible for Quality of products by overseeing test case creation and execution
 Document functionality overview of product and coordinate training programs
 Perform team daily/regular scrums and retrospective meetings and analysis
 Capable of training and managing junior BAs.