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Systems Analyst

Systems Analyst

FNB South AfricaJohannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
30+ days ago
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Hello future Systems Analyst! Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.

As part of our Core Banking Platform team, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now’s the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.

Key Responsibilities

  • Engage professionally and effectively with stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally.
  • Collaborate across teams and disciplines to achieve shared outcomes.
  • Analyse and translate complex business requirements into clear, actionable technical specifications for platform solutions.
  • Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to design, document, and implement scalable, reusable platform components.
  • Drive the evolution of enterprise platforms, ensuring alignment with architectural standards, security policies, and strategic business objectives.
  • Facilitate Agile ceremonies (e.g., backlog refinement, sprint planning) and contribute to continuous delivery and improvement practices.
  • Monitor platform performance, proactively identifying and addressing issues, risks, and opportunities for optimization and innovation.
  • Lead system integration efforts, ensuring seamless interoperability across services and applications.
  • Develop and maintain high‑quality documentation, including solution designs, data flows, interface specifications, non‑functional requirements (NFRs), and impact analysis reports.
  • Ensure software changes and enhancements align with architectural principles and meet the definition of “ready” for implementation.
  • Provide support during production deployments, facilitate post‑implementation testing (PIT), and communicate outcomes to relevant stakeholders.
  • Oversee change management processes for go‑live initiatives and provide last‑line support for production incidents.
  • Actively participate in forums and engagements within the Systems Analysis discipline, business units, and broader enterprise.
  • Contribute to knowledge sharing and skills development within the team, while continuously developing your own expertise.

What Success Looks Like

  • Collaboration & Influence : Building strong relationships across business and IT, influencing decisions, and championing platform thinking.
  • Quality & Governance : Ensuring all solutions meet architectural, security, and operational standards.
  • Strategic Impact : Delivering platform solutions that align with enterprise architecture and enable scalable, secure business capabilities.
  • Integrated Solutions : Designing customer‑centric, strategically aligned solutions that integrate seamlessly across teams and platforms.
  • User Satisfaction : Enhancing various user experience through intuitive system design and responsive support.
  • Agile Leadership : Driving value through active participation in Agile teams and continuous delivery of high‑quality platform features.
  • Innovation & Foresight : Identifying and implementing opportunities to modernize platforms and adopt emerging technologies.

    • Ideal Candidate Profile

  • Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • 5+ years’ experience in systems analysis, solution design, or platform development within enterprise environments.
  • Strong working knowledge of different systems analysis techniques, tools, and methodologies.
  • Excellent attention to detail, with strong organizational and documentation skills.
  • Proficient in communication (verbal, non‑verbal, written), stakeholder engagement, and technical presentation.
  • Advanced solution design and modelling capabilities.
  • Demonstrated ability to seamlessly context‑switch and work across diverse projects and technologies with agility and focus.
  • Proficiency with tools such as Jira, Confluence, and the Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Intermediate SQL skills.
  • Advanced knowledge of modelling notations and languages (e.g., BPMN, UML).
  • Solid understanding of web services, microservices, and APIs (advantageous).
  • Experience with REST, SOAP UI, JSON, XML; ability to interpret XSDs and Swagger documentation (advantageous).
  • Technical writing skills (advantageous).
  • TOGAF certification (advantageous).
  • Programming knowledge or experience (beneficial).
  • Familiarity with the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) (beneficial).

    • You Will Have Access To

  • Opportunities to network and collaborate
  • Work that is challenging
  • Opportunities to innovate
  • Conditions that are flexible

    • We Can Be a Match If You Are

  • Curious & courageous – you’re driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you’re brave enough to
  • Obsessed with mastery – you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it

    • Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now!

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    All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.

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