214 Business Intelligence jobs in South Africa

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Business Intelligence Analyst Developer to join our IT Solutions team within a leading Asset Management firm. You will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining BI solutions that support both operational efficiency and strategic decision-making.

Your ability to understand complex business processes, manipulate data from multiple sources, and present insights effectively will contribute directly to business success in a data-driven environment.

Responsibilities:

• Elicit and translate business requirements into effective BI solutions.
• Design, develop, and maintain BI dashboards and reporting systems through the full development stack.
• Integrate data from diverse sources to establish a trusted, unified data model (single source of truth).
• Perform relational and dimensional data modelling to support analytical workloads.
• Analyse and interpret data to generate actionable insights that drive business improvement.
• Mentor and support junior team members in BI development and best practices.

Qualifications and experience:

• A relevant degree in Information systems, Computer science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in a BI Analyst developer or similar role.
• Proficiency in Power BI or Qlik .
• Advanced SQL skills and strong database querying ability.
• Excellent numeracy and analytical thinking skills.
• Experience with MS SQL Server , SSIS , and Power BI .
• Exposure to Snowflake , Talend , or Qlik .
• Experience working in the financial or asset management sectors.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering BI projects from conception to deployment.

The reference number for this position is NG60545 which is a p ermanent Hybrid role offering a salary of R600k up to R800k per annum salary negotiable based on experience. E-mail Nokuthula on e-Merge.co.za or call her for a chat on to discuss this and other opportunities.

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We are seeking a skilled and experienced Business Intelligence Analyst Developer to join our IT Solutions team within a leading Asset Management firm. You will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining BI solutions that support both operational efficiency and strategic decision-making.

Your ability to understand complex business processes, manipulate data from multiple sources, and present insights effectively will contribute directly to business success in a data-driven environment.

Responsibilities:

• Elicit and translate business requirements into effective BI solutions.
• Design, develop, and maintain BI dashboards and reporting systems through the full development stack.
• Integrate data from diverse sources to establish a trusted, unified data model (single source of truth).
• Perform relational and dimensional data modelling to support analytical workloads.
• Analyse and interpret data to generate actionable insights that drive business improvement.
• Mentor and support junior team members in BI development and best practices.

Qualifications and experience:

• A relevant degree in information systems, Computer science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in a BI Analyst Developer or similar role.
• Proficiency in Power BI or Qlik .
• Advanced SQL skills and strong database querying ability.
• Excellent numeracy and analytical thinking skills.
• Experience with MS SQL Server , SSIS , and Power BI .
• Exposure to Snowflake , Talend , or Qlik .
• Experience working in the financial or asset management sectors.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering BI projects from conception to deployment.

The reference number for this position is NG60545 which is a p ermanent Hybrid role offering a salary of R600k up to R800k per annum salary negotiable based on experience. E-mail Nokuthula on or call her for a chat on to discuss this and other opportunities.

Are you ready for a change of scenery? e-Merge IT recruitment is a niche recruitment agency. We offer our candidates options so that we can successfully place the right people with the right companies, in the right roles. Check out the e-Merge IT website for more great positions.

Do you have a friend who is a developer or technology specialist? We pay cash for successful referrals

Business Intelligence Business Analyst (BIBA)

We have an opportunity for a Business Intelligence Business Analyst (BIBA) for our client based in Johannesburg and Cape Town.

The role will ensure alignment between Product Owners, data chapter, and data squad teams and produce a comprehensive functional specification from business requirements by maintaining a high level of in-depth knowledge regarding analytics and other relevant data concepts.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or similar fields (Information Systems, Big Data, etc.).
• AWS Certification would be advantageous.
• At least 5 years of proven experience in drafting functional specifications.
• At least 5 years of proven BI Business Analysis, data design, and systems analysis experience in a data and analytics environment.
• At least 5 years of stakeholder engagement experience for identifying and specifying business requirements.
• At least 5 years of liaising between business and functional stakeholders; translating requirements experience.
• 3+ years of Business Information Business Analysis experience in a finance / banking environment.
• Martech (Marketing Technology) experience advantageous.
• Related technical certifications.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and project management practices, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment in an Agile framework.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

• Identify, clarify, and agree on data and analytics requirements.
• Liaise with Product Owners to understand and document their data and analytics requirements, performing analytical processes and measures related to the processes.
• Adopt multiple actions with stakeholders to elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, business process descriptions, user cases, scenarios, and business analysis.
• Provide functional knowledge and expert input during planning, design, and implementation phases of projects and initiatives between Data Chapter, Data Squad, and business.
• Assist stakeholders (e.g., Product Managers) with data-related scoping and planning.
• Apply end-to-end best practices to deliver data and analytics requirements.
• Ensure appropriate testing is done and provide the business with assistance during user acceptance testing.
• Provide the business with functional and technical assistance during data and analytics implementations.
• Apply business and data and analytics functional knowledge to identify possible improvement opportunities and motivate with business.
• Own personal continued professional development to remain current with data and analytics industry trends, particularly around data and analytics tools and technologies.
• Analyze, understand, and document relevant data and analytics technical requirements; perform data modeling and map the analytic solution to the relevant data sources.
• Work closely with the Data Architect(s) and Data Modeller(s) to design, refine, and implement analytic solutions in order to execute the functional design of the relevant data and analytics solution, including reports and dashboards.
• Provide input to data governance and data and analytics quality assurance; identify and communicate all risks.
• Perform functional testing and data validation of reports and other data and analytics deliverables before presenting them to business users.
• Apply data and analytics functional knowledge to identify and motivate possible data and analytics support / improvements.
• Facilitate the Data Product Life Cycle and application of best practice / process.
• Act as the custodian of the reporting catalogue; maintain the information framework and reports.
• Facilitate the process between all teams regarding data governance and processes.

Responsibilities and KRA’s:

• Identify, clarify, and agree on data and analytics requirements.
• Liaises with POs to understand and document their data and analytics requirements; performing analytical processes and measures related to the processes.
• Adopts multiple actions with stakeholders to elicit the requirements; uses interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, business process descriptions, user cases, scenarios, and business analysis.
• Provides functional knowledge and expert input during planning, design and implementation phases of projects and initiatives between Data Chapter, Data Squad, and business.
• Assists stakeholders (e.g. Product Managers) with data-related scoping and planning.
• Applies end-to-end best practices to deliver data and analytics requirements.
• Ensures appropriate testing is done and provides the business with assistance during user acceptance testing.
• Provides business with functional and technical assistance during data and analytics implementations.
• Applies business and data and analytics functional knowledge at all times to identify possible improvement opportunities and motivate with business.
• Owns personal continued professional development to remain current with data and analytics industry trends, particularly around data and analytics tools and technologies.
• Analyses, understands, and documents relevant data and analytics technical requirements; performs data modeling and maps the analytic solution to the relevant data sources.
• Works closely with the Data Architect(s) and Data Modeller(s) to design, refine, and implement analytic solutions to execute the functional design of the relevant data and analytics solution; including reports and dashboards.
• Provides input to data governance and data and analytics quality assurance; identifies and communicates all risks.
• Performs functional testing and data validation of reports and other data and analytics deliverables before presenting to business users.
• Applies data and analytics functional knowledge at all times to identify and motivate possible data and analytics support/improvements.
• Facilitate the Data Product Life Cycle and application of best practices/processes.
• Acts as the custodian of the reporting catalog; maintains the information framework and reports.
• Facilitates the process between all teams regarding data governance and processes.

• At least 5 years of proven experience in drafting functional specifications
• At least 5 years of proven BI Business Analysis, data design, and systems analysis experience in a data and analytics environment
• At least 5 years of Stakeholder engagement to identify and specify business requirements experience.
• At least 5 years of Liaising between business and functional stakeholders; translating requirements experience
• 3+ Years of Business Information Business Analysis experience in a finance/banking environment
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar fields like Information Systems, Big Data, etc would be advantageous.
• AWS Certification would be advantageous
• Martech (Marketing Technology) experience advantageous
• Related Technical certifications
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and project management practices, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment in an Agile framework
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills

We have an opportunity for a Business Intelligence Business Analyst (BIBA) for our client based in Johannesburg and Cape Town. The role will ensure alignment between Product Owners, data chapter, and data squad teams and produce a comprehensive functional specification from business requirements by maintaining a high level of in-depth knowledge regarding analytics and other relevant data concepts.

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar fields (Information Systems, Big Data, etc.) would be advantageous.
2. AWS Certification would be advantageous.
3. At least 5 years of proven experience in drafting functional specifications.
4. At least 5 years of proven BI Business Analysis, data design, and systems analysis experience in a data and analytics environment.
5. At least 5 years of stakeholder engagement experience for identifying and specifying business requirements.
6. At least 5 years of liaising between business and functional stakeholders; translating requirements experience.
7. 3+ years of Business Information Business Analysis experience in a finance/banking environment.
8. Martech (Marketing Technology) experience advantageous.
9. Related technical certifications.
10. Knowledge of Agile methodologies and project management practices, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.
11. Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
12. Ability to work independently and in a team environment in an Agile framework.
13. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

Identify, clarify, and agree on data and analytics requirements. Liaise with Product Owners to understand and document their data and analytics requirements, performing analytical processes and measures related to the processes. Adopt multiple actions with stakeholders to elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, business process descriptions, user cases, scenarios, and business analysis. Provide functional knowledge and expert input during planning, design, and implementation phases of projects and initiatives between Data Chapter, Data Squad, and business. Assist stakeholders (e.g., Product Managers) with data-related scoping and planning. Apply end-to-end best practices to deliver data and analytics requirements. Ensure appropriate testing is done and provide the business with assistance during user acceptance testing. Provide the business with functional and technical assistance during data and analytics implementations. Apply business and data and analytics functional knowledge to identify possible improvement opportunities and motivate with business. Own personal continued professional development to remain current with data and analytics industry trends, particularly around data and analytics tools and technologies. Analyze, understand, and document relevant data and analytics technical requirements; perform data modeling and map the analytic solution to the relevant data sources. Work closely with the Data Architect(s) and Data Modeller(s) to design, refine, and implement analytic solutions in order to execute the functional design of the relevant data and analytics solution, including reports and dashboards. Provide input to data governance and data and analytics quality assurance; identify and communicate all risks. Perform functional testing and data validation of reports and other data and analytics deliverables before presenting them to business users. Apply data and analytics functional knowledge to identify and motivate possible data and analytics support/improvements. Facilitate the Data Product Life Cycle and application of best practice/process. Act as the custodian of the reporting catalogue; maintain the information framework and reports. Facilitate the process between all teams regarding data governance and processes.

Reverside is a Global ICT company focusing on Digital Engineering, Integration, Cyber-Security, Cloud and Digital Transformation services with delivery centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa and Gurgaon, India. Reverside has its Global Headquarters in South Africa and is a B-BBEE Level 1 IT consulting & services organization. Reverside was founded in 2006 and has since grown to a strong team of over 300+ consultants, serving more than 40+ active clients globally.

Description

Reverside is an IT services provider; we are always looking for professional candidates to join our team in Software Development, providing opportunities to work on exciting projects, within our well-established client base. We are looking for a Business Intelligence BA Professional with 2-5 years solid experience.

Key purpose

The primary function of this job is to understand the information requirements and business processes of a client in order to write data warehouse and reporting specifications. As the business analyst in this role you will be expected to take ownership of the solution and be involved in each step of the SDLC process to ensure that the proposed warehouse/dashboard solution meets the client needs.

You will be required to:

• Understand at a detailed level how certain business processes work (Interviewing stakeholders).
• Identify, analyze and document business requirements.
• Analyze source systems and understand how information is stored and related based on the business processes (interviewing source system analysts and architects).
• Catalog and communicate the structure and content of data.
• Provide meaningful descriptions for individually named data objects.
• Produce source to target mapping documentation.
• Undertake detailed data profiling.
• Document data quality issues and work with stakeholders to formulate resolution strategies.
• Propose/assist in solutions and create logical data models for BI source implementations.
• Write dashboard/report specifications once mock-up has been agreed.
• Play an active supporting role during the development of the warehouse.
• Play an active supporting role during the development of the report/dashboard.
• Assist the Quality Assurance team to produce test plans, test cases and test scripts and write test specifications (when necessary) to ensure quality of the solution.
• Assist with testing to ensure quality of the solution (Unit, functional and data testing).

Experience

• 2-5 years of experience as business/systems analyst in building large scale data warehouses.
• 2-5 years of experience as business/systems analyst in building reports and dashboards.
• Strong analytical skills and solid experience in writing functional and technical specifications.
• Sound understanding of data modelling, both logical and physical models.
• Exposure to ETL design.

Skills

• Excellent SQL query writing experience.
• Good communication (verbal and written).
• Great attention to detail.
• MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
• MS SQL.
• MS Visio.
• Analytical.
• Data Warehousing.
• Business Analytics.

Qualifications:

• Matric.
• Relevant tertiary qualification: Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) or Bachelor of Commerce (Informatics) or any other relevant certification or diploma.

Advantageous:

• Diploma in Business Analysis.

Competencies:

• Relating and Networking.
• Persuading and Influencing.
• Presenting and Communicating Information.
• Writing and Reporting.
• Applying Expertise and Technology.
• Analyzing.
• Learning and Researching.
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations.
• Following Instructions and Procedure.
• Adapting and Responding to Change.
• Coping with Pressure and Setbacks.

• At least 5 years proven experience within information systems business intelligence and data warehousing environment
• At least 5 years proven experience in drafting Business Requirement Specifications/Documents and translating requirements between business and functional stakeholders
• Experience in Business Analysis using various techniques to describe business needs e.g. conceptual model, ERD, Test Cases, Data Flows, UML models, Data Dictionary, Business processes flows, etc.
• Able to perform data analysis and determine the impact and next steps required
• Able to identify and classify data exposure risk from the relevant legislation

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology /Systems
• Certification in Business Analysis

• Commercial Thinking Skills
• Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
• Facilitation Skills
• Problem solving Skills

• Clear credit and criminal record