Description

Investec Sandton is looking for a Business Analyst for the LCIB Business within ICIB tech, who would be fully responsible for supporting and maintaining our LCIB Business operations and tech platforms. You are responsible for your area of
•    specialization, as well as for all aspects of analysis from interacting with stakeholders and users, to design, document and root cause unpacking, through to production monitoring and support.
•    The successful candidate will be responsible for support and incident handling within the operational and procedural functions and all surrounding interfaces of the IFI tech space. The candidate will be expected to work in a fast paced, high energy environment where collaboration and interaction across teams and with stakeholders is required. Independent and original thinking will be required to meet expectations and solve complex challenges.

Experience, skill and capability:
•    Databases and Query Languages: Experience working with relational databases and understanding of SQL query languages,
•    Testing and Debugging: Ability to perform integration testing, and debug applications to
•    identify and fix issues, and improve overall reliability pre- and post-deployment.
•    Problem Solving and Troubleshooting: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to
•    identify, debug, and resolve issues in both front-end and back-end components of applications.
•    ability to balance multiple tasks with high attention to detail.
•    Collaboration and Communication: Effective communication and collaboration skills to
•    work in cross-functional teams, and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
•    Planning and monitoring incidents, enhancements, technical fixes with documentation of requirements and regular reporting.
•    Continuous Learning and Adaptability: Willingness to learn new technologies, keep up
•    with industry trends, and adapt to evolving development practices and tools. Ability to use own judgement to make quick decisions.
•    Identify potential solutions and assessing them for both technical and business sustainability.
•    Working Closely with Colleagues, developers, testers and variety of end users to
•    ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction.
•    Continuous improvement within the business-as-usual processes by keeping up to
•    date with technical and industry developments. Documentation of existing functionality should be maintained and updated accordingly to the improvements made.
•    Analyze complex technical problems to identify trends, patterns, and insights that drive strategic decision-making and improve stabilization of the platform.
•    Complete ownership and responsibility of our platform that services our clients,
•    facilitating smooth communication and problem resolution.
•    Understand SDLC, agile methodology, design and process mapping tools. 5 Years Business Analysis experience in a cross section of Application
•    environments, preferably in Banking (CIB Businesses)
•    Strong SQL skills are required
•    Experience in working with Cloud solutions (Azure services) will be beneficial
•    Power BI / Business Intelligence skills will be
•    beneficial.

Investec Culture 

At Investec we look for intelligent, energetic people filled with passion, integrity and curiosity. We value individuals who in turn value our culture that is, a flexible attitude comfortable to live with ambiguity and willing to challenge the status quo. Diversity, talent and leadership are respected in pursuit of the growth of our business. People who can manage themselves and build strong relationships in order to get things done, will perform in out of the ordinary ways in our environment. 

We are committed to diversity and inclusion when recruiting internally and externally.