Datacentrix Managed Talent Solutions' client in the Financial Markets sector is looking for Senior Business Analysts to join their fast paced team. The successful candidates should have ±8years experience and be able to manage their own time effectively to deliver projects in the project timeframe. A combination of Agile and Waterfall methodology is applied in the various projects however majority of the projects follows the Agile methodology. The non negotiables are that candidates should have experience in the Clearing, Trading and Derivatives (How trades are captured, risk management, settlement process and operating model)Responsibilities:Manage own delivery on multiple and/or complex projects against departmental delivery plan and set timelines, identify obstacles to delivery and take appropriate action where requiredReceive request from business to start new project and conduct stakeholder analysis to clearly define the relevant people required for information gatheringGather supporting information by holding interviews, conducting surveys, running workshops and reviewing existing documents and informationDraft a full system requirements plan to detail the activities and outputsExecute the requirements plan in alignment with Software Development Lifecycle process to ensure complianceObtain system project classification by presenting the business requirement to the initiation forumConduct a cost and benefit analysis to assess the feasibility of the requirementsProduce a business case study by assessing solution options, considering costing and risks to formulate a recommendationSupport the business sponsor to develop and present the business caseCreate the business requirements specification document to confirm clarity of business scopeCreate the functional requirements specification document to translate the business requirements into functional requirementsPresent functional requirements specification to all stakeholders to validate the requirements and solutionRecommend the most effective course of action after evaluating options against decision criteriaProvide regular feedback and progress to all stakeholders on current projectsReview the technical design specifications to check that all requirements are includedReview the test cases to ensure that it covers all scenarios related to the functional requirementsAssist the development team and testers to perform root cause analysis for any functional defectsPerform adhoc functional testing for quality assuranceEnsure correct utilisation of solution developed by creating user training manualsAssist business by project co-ordination of deliverables for small initiativesProactively or by request identify obstacles to performance relating to process flow and identify opportunities for optimisationAssist users in being effective by utilizing the new solution productivelyPartner with the project manager/lead to contribute to the development of the Senior Business Analysts role and delivery plan (proactivley being involved upfront to just confirm the scope of the Senior Business Analyst's end-to-end role in the project to mitigate any risk of misunderstanding of who will be doing what) to ensure a successful solution delivery outputReduce time spent on projects by elicitation, analysis and optimisation of business requirementsContribute to BA COE practice development by presenting courses to the team 2 people have applied for this job. 73 people have viewed this job.#J-18808-Ljbffr