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Job Summary
Work as part of a DevOps team, leverage specialist analysis & testing tools, frameworks, techniques and practices to elicit, define and organize business requirements. Translate & document business requirements into user stories & specifications (Full Stack, Cross System) detailing integration points, business & associated risk / opportunities to be realised. And following this analysis, work collaboratively within squads during design & delivery activity including assuming responsibility for manual application testing processes, frameworks & outcomesJob Description
The Front Arena team in CIB Global Markets Technology is looking for a Specialist Solution Analyst to join a high-performing DevOps team. The role involves interpreting business needs, converting them into robust system solutions, and ensuring high-quality delivery through effective manual testing and close collaboration with both engineering and business stakeholders.
The successful candidate will contribute across business analysis, solution design, and testing, with a strong emphasis on delivering solutions for global financial markets within a fast-paced Agile environment.
Key Responsibilities
Analysis & Requirements
Partner with business stakeholders and DevOps teams to understand business processes
Elicit, analyse, and document business and system requirements
Translate requirements into clear user stories with detailed acceptance criteria
Manage and prioritise backlogs aligned to business value
Contribute to solution roadmaps, effort estimates, and business cases
Work on complex, high-impact Front Arena solutions
Influence solution quality from concept through to production
Solution Design (Within DevOps Context)
Be part of a collaborative DevOps culture
Translate business needs into detailed system requirements, including integrations, interfaces, and functionality within and across technologies
Use UML / BPMN to model business and system processes
Work collaboratively with project / program teams, squads, scrum masters and engineers to define backlog, release & DevOps / project planning implications of the requirements Collaborate with engineers, scrum masters, and product owners on backlog and release planning
Review solution designs and support requirement changes during delivery
Testing & Delivery
Define and execute manual testing strategies and test cases
Execute test cases, analyse results, and provide real-time feedback to delivery teams
Support system integration testing, production validation, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Collaborate with automation testing teams where applicable
Monitor solution stability and quality throughout testing and release
Collaboration
Participate in peer reviews, knowledge sharing, and problem-solving across teams
Skills & Experience required
5+ years’ experience in a System / Solution Analyst / Business Analyst in Agile or DevOps environments
Strong hands-on experience with Front Arena (trading, risk, valuation, or integrations) preferred however, experience with other front‑to‑back trading, risk, or capital markets platforms that are closely related and transferable to Front Arena (e.g. Murex, Calypso, Endur, Summit, Sophis, ION platforms) will also be considered.
Working knowledge of Python for scripting and test support
Practical experience using SQL for data analysis, validation, and troubleshooting
Solid background in requirements analysis, user stories, and backlog management
Strong manual testing experience
Experience with UML, BPMN, or similar modelling techniques
Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
Education
Bachelor's Degree: Information TechnologyAbsa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised
Absa Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Medical aid, group life, disability, and funeral cover are described as comprehensive, with features such as terminal‑illness advances and beneficiary grocery benefits. Wellness and assistance offerings support overall financial and personal wellbeing.
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Retirement Support — A pension fund and group retirement arrangements are positioned as core benefits within fixed remuneration. Retirement coverage is embedded alongside other protections as part of standard employment.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Employee share‑ownership (eKhaya) and equity‑linked awards broaden wealth‑sharing, with dividends or cash‑equivalent participation in some markets. This provides longer‑term value beyond base pay.
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Absa Group Limited (Absa) has forged a new way of getting things done, driven by bravery and passion, with the readiness to realise growth on the African continent and beyond. We’re a truly African brand, inspired by the people we serve in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. We also have representative offices in China, Namibia, Nigeria and the United States, as well as securities entities in the United Kingdom and the United States, along with technology support colleagues in the Czech Republic.
