The Company
Electrum is the next-generation payments technology company that provides cloud-native software to optimise the processing of financial transactions. Since 2012, we have established ourselves as a respected payments technology partner through our deep expertise and track record in delivering trusted enterprise-grade payments solutions.
We’ve built a reputation in providing solutions for high-volume, low-value payment schemes and services that enable our clients to deliver to their customers at scale. We love that the projects we work on touch the lives of millions of South Africans daily, making a real difference.
We hire the best of the best and we offer great opportunities for personal growth and career progression.
The Opportunity:
We are looking for a business analyst to join one of our software engineering teams. For this role, you will engage directly with our customers to agree on and document requirements. You will also work closely with development team leads, product owners, solution architects and project managers so good communication and collaboration skills are essential. You will play a key role in helping ensure that the end product meets requirements by supporting requirement validation in the testing cycle.
We work using agile methodologies, so experience in writing traditional requirements documents for customers as well as user stories for dev teams is important. Together with an understanding of the SDLC in agile teams.
This role is a great opportunity for a Business Analyst to join a high-growth tech company, and grow with our business. You will have the opportunity to gain deep domain expertise in the rapidly developing payments industry and play a key role in mission-critical projects at some of South Africa’s largest corporates.
What your first 0-6 months would look like:
Within the first month you will be formally onboarded to all Electrum’s nifty practices, such as easy time logging and transparent emailing, and be immersed in the regular contact sessions of the professional services team. From month 2 onwards, you will start picking up some smaller projects; 6 months in you will be immersed into a development team and will be working independently on customer projects.
What you’ll need:
- At least 2 years experience as a business analyst or similar role
- A university degree
- Strong analytical thinking
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Team player
- Attention to detail
- Self-managing
Increase your odds by having:
- A BA certification or software engineering certifications
- Experience with transactional APIs
- A degree specifically in Science or Engineering
- Experience in the payments space
- Experience working in agile development teams
A good work-life balance is very important at Electrum. To help you manage your own time and energy, Electrum offers benefits such as:
- Flexibility around core working hours (nature of flexibility is negotiated per role based on business needs)
- Daily cooked lunches and a stocked kitchen for the mid-day nibbles
- Team socialising, getaways, and social outings
We have created a safe, transparent environment where we know mistakes happen, and that’s okay. We even have a 3 step approach to dealing with them:
- Tell everyone about it
- Fix the mistake
- Tell everyone about the solution
You are responsible for your actions – both the successes and the failures.
