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Technical Business Analyst

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Do you want to be part of a dynamic team constantly challenging the status quo and finding "smarter" ways of doing things? If you answered yes, keep reading.

\Who Are We?

1Nebula is a next-generation SaaS Technology Business focused on providing businesses with cloud & technology expense management services and tools to accelerate their cloud journey.

We hire amazing people from across South Africa, making our diverse group of team members, called N48Xers, a force to be reckoned with.

Learn more about our people brand by watching our culture videos:

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JkUpUigUdM&t=1s

    Job Opportunity at 1Nebula:

    The purpose of this position is to play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between business needs and technical execution.The ideal candidate will possess a unique mix of strategic thinking, data fluency, technical understanding, and stakeholder collaboration.

    This role requires a strong understanding of data, system integrations, and RESTful APIs, along with the ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders throughout Nebula and beyond.

    What You will do within this role (Your key responsibilities):

    Requirements Analysis & Documentation

    • Elicit and analyze business requirements through interviews, workshops, and stakeholder engagement.
    • Translate business needs into functional and technical specifications, including user stories, process flows, and data mappings.
    • Document current and future state processes and system behaviour.

    Technical & Data Analysis

    • Analyse and interpret structured and unstructured data to support solution design and reporting needs.
    • Understand database structures, relationships, and data flows.
    • Use tools like Excel, SQL, and BI platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) for data modelling and validation if required.
    • Collaborate with engineering teams to design integrations with internal and third-party systems via RESTful APIs.
    • Work with development and QA teams to ensure traceability between requirements, development, and testing.

    Solution Design Support

    • Collaborate with Product Manager, Product Owner and UX teams on feature ideation.
    • Ensure technical feasibility and align proposed solutions with business outcomes.
    • Help define data validation rules, error handling, and integration points.

    Stakeholder Engagement

    • Act as the liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams.
    • Communicate progress, clarify requirements, and manage expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
    • Support go-live activities, demos, and end-user training.

    Testing & Quality Assurance

    • Define user acceptance test plans and acceptance criteria.
    • Execute UAT and assist in identifying and documenting defects.
    • Validate data outputs and system behaviour against requirements.

    More about You (Our requirements for the role):

    Although we believe in the potential of others more than anything else there are some minimum requirements we would look for so consider these before sending us your application

    • 3+ of experience in a Business Analyst or Systems Analyst role, preferably in technology, telecoms, or cloud product environments.
    • Degree in business-, computing- or relevant field.
    • Additional Business Analyst certificate/diploma.
    • Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and experience working with technical teams on integrations.
    • Proficiency in data analysis and reporting (Excel, SQL, data visualisation tools).

    Our Amazing Perks!

    • Enjoy 20 Leave days a year plus a “mulligan day” each quarter after meeting all your deliverables. That’s4 extra leave days annually!
    • High spec laptops and equipment for you to comfortably work remotely.
    • A once offat home office allowance to set up your home office.
    • Flexible working hours. We work on a flexible schedule from Monday to Friday where you can make the hours work for you.
    • Access to our Well-being program and Employee support services – we believe in work/life balance being of utmost importance for you and your family so this perk is for them too.
    • Grow your skills and learn something new with paid for Microsoft courses and certifications.
    • Take up a hobby and unlock a training allowance every 2 years to do something non-work related.
    • Give back by participating in our Culture and Social Responsibility initiatives.
    • Free Gap cover