Principal Business Analyst at KCB Bank Kenya

Job Description

Principal Business Analyst at KCB Bank Kenya

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collect, classify, analyze and document business requirements and functional specifications as per set standards and work with the business units in the development/reviewing/translating of User Requirement Specifications into a baseline Business Requirements Documents (BRD) and building Functional and Solution Design Documents (FDDs/SDDs).
• Leads project teams and vendors to drive the business needs and expectations by ensuring business intent is well understood and delivered.
• Review and validate test basis documents, test cases, test strategy documents for accuracy, coverage and conformity to requirements.
• Participate in execution and coordination of various levels of functional and non-functional testing including system, user acceptance and regression tests.
• Confirm & ensure business process and solution documentation.
• Ensure the project is in compliance with risk and data protection standards.
• Collaboratively develop and review Business Cases, Request for Proposals (RFPs), Request for Quotations (RFQs) for technology acquisitions and solutions delivery, vendor evaluation documents and plans, and participate in technical and functional evaluation of bids for new systems and solutions.
• Promote proper release planning, guaranteeing successful solution deployments and adherence to business needs and priorities.
• Participate in innovation to improve products and services.
• Mentor, coach and grow staff within business analysis function.

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Academic & Professional

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field of study    RQ
• Professional Qualifications    ITIL Foundation / TOGAF / Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)     RQ     
• Project Management    PRINCE II (Practitioner) / AgilePM / PMI-ACP / Certified Agile Project Manager (IAPM) / Certified Scrum Master (CSM)    AA     
• Master’s Degree    Business Administration or Project Management     AA     

Experience

Detail    Minimum No of Years    Need Type[5]

• Progressive experience in Information Technology     6    ES
• Business analysis and architecture.     4    ES
• IT Projects     4    ES
• Emerging Technologies (e.g. Mobile, Internet Banking, Cloud, Microservices etc)     2    ES
• Systems & Applications Support     2    DE

Principal Business Analyst at KCB Bank Kenya