Data System Analyst (12‑month contract)

About the role

The System Analyst (Data) will support early‑phase analysis, documentation, and planning for complex, data‑intensive initiatives. This 12‑month position focuses on aligning business requirements, data structures, and system interactions.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse and document end‑to‑end data flows, system interactions and integration dependencies.
• Identify and document business rules, data rules and data definitions.
• Compile and maintain data inventories, metadata and data lineage documentation in line with enterprise data governance.
• Translate business and statistical requirements into high‑level data and system specifications.
• Support proof‑of‑concept activities, clarifying requirements, defining scope and analysing data and system impacts.
• Assess data quality, completeness, consistency and sensitivity across multiple departments and systems.
• Document as‑is and to‑be process views with emphasis on data handling, system touchpoints and controls.
• Provide analytical inputs, documentation and status updates to programme and project forums.
• Collaborate with Enterprise and Solutions Architects to design technically and business‑suitable solutions, producing feasibility and costing reports.
• Present proposals to Enterprise and Solutions Architects.

Required profile

• Tertiary qualification (NQF6), degree (NQF7) or Honours degree (NQF8) in a relevant field, or equivalent industry certifications.
• Postgraduate qualification is an added advantage.
• Formal architecture certification (e.g., TOGAF) is a plus.
• Minimum five years’ experience in application analysis, architecture, design, enterprise or solutions architecture.

Required skills