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Investec - Where Out of the Ordinary Happens
At Investec, we do things differently. We're a leading international bank and wealth manager built on a culture of curiosity, entrepreneurial spirit and human connection. Ideas are heard, ambition is celebrated, and impact is encouraged. As part of a team that challenges convention and strives for outperformance, you'll help shape bold solutions for clients who expect something more than the ordinary.
The role:
The
Technical Business Analyst acts as a critical bridge between business stakeholders, product owners, and engineering teams in the delivery of core banking platforms and surrounding banking services. The role combines
deep banking domain knowledge with
strong technical analysis skills to ensure that functional requirements are translated into scalable, secure, and compliant technical solutions.
This role will support core banking transformation, new product launches, regulatory change, and integration with payments, digital channels, and downstream systems.
Key responsibilities:
Business & Domain Analysis
- Elicit, analyze, and document business requirements related to core banking domains.
- Translate regulatory, operational, and product requirements into clear functional specifications.
- Act as a subject matter expert on banking processes, product behavior, and lifecycle events.
Technical Analysis & Solution Design
- Convert business requirements into detailed technical requirements, including:
API contracts (REST/JSON, event schemas)
Data models and mappings
Integration flows and sequencing
- Work closely with solution architects to:
Validate architectural decisions
Ensure alignment with target-state core banking architecture
- Support design of integrations between:
Core banking systems
Payment engines
Digital channels and middleware
Data platforms and regulatory reporting systems
Delivery & Agile Collaboration
- Collaborate with Product Owners to refine epics, features, and user stories.
- Write clear, testable user stories with acceptance criteria that reflect both business and technical needs.
- Support sprint ceremonies (backlog refinement, sprint planning, demos).
- Clarify requirements for development teams during implementation and testing phases
Data & Migration Support
- Support data migration and data quality activities, including:
Legacy-to-target data mapping
Validation rules
Reconciliation logic
- Assist with defining cutover and transition requirements during core banking migrations.
Testing & Validation
- Define functional and integration test scenarios.
- Support SIT, UAT, and operational readiness testing.
Validate that delivered solutions meet:
Business requirements
Regulatory obligations
Non-functional requirements (performance, resilience, auditability)
Stakeholder & Vendor Engagement
- Act as a key interface between:
Business users
IT and engineering teams
External vendors (core banking providers, payment processors, system integrators)
- Challenge vendor solutions constructively to ensure fit-for-purpose outcomes.
Documentation, Knowledge Transfer & Operational Handover
- Ensure concise, accurate documentation describing system behavior, integrations, data impacts, and key business rules.
- Conduct clear walkthroughs and knowledge transfer sessions with Technical Operations and Application Support teams.
- Support effective handover to BAU, ensuring support teams understand processing flows, dependencies, and common exception scenarios.
Qualifications & Certifications
Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline
or equivalent professional experience in financial services technology
- Business Analysis Certification, such as:
IIBA CBAP® or CCBA®
Diploma in Business Analysis
- Agile Certifications such as:
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Core Skills and Knowledge:
- Banking & Financial Services Experience
5+ years' experience as a Business Analyst or Technical Business Analyst in financial services.
Strong hands-on experience with core banking platforms (e.g., Temenos, Mambu, Thought Machine, Finacle, TCS BaNCS, Flexcube, or equivalent).
Solid understanding of banking products and accounting principles.
Experience supporting regulatory change and compliance-driven initiatives.
- Technical Skills
- Strong understanding of:
API-driven architectures
Microservices and event-based integration
Data models and relational databases
- Ability to read and interpret:
API specifications (Swagger/OpenAPI)
Sequence diagrams
Data schemas
- Familiarity with cloud-based architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP) is highly desirable.
- Delivery & Methodology
Experience working in Agile / Scrum environments.
Comfortable working in large-scale transformation or multi-year core banking programs.
Strong documentation and communication skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
Able to challenge assumptions while remaining collaborative.
Comfortable operating in complex, regulated environments.
Able to balance detail with big-picture thinking.
Proactive, resilient and delivery focused.
What's in it for me?
At Investec, you'll be empowered to bring your authentic self, contribute new ideas, and grow alongside colleagues who share your drive for excellence. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will share in our purpose of creating enduring worth and together, we'll achieve things tomorrow that hardly seem possible today
As part of our collaborative & agile culture, our working week is 4 days in the office and one day remote. We believe that being together enables us to live our values and support our clients and communities in an extraordinary way.
Investec offers a range of wellbeing benefits to make our people feel healthier, balanced and more fulfilled in their lives inside and outside of work.
Embedded in our culture is a sense of belonging and inclusion. This creates an environment in which everyone is free to be themselves which helps to drive innovation, creativity and ultimately business performance. At Investec we want everyone to find it easy to be themselves, and to feel they belong. It's a responsibility we all share and is integral to our purpose and values as an organization.
Research shows that some candidates can be reluctant to apply to a role unless they meet all the criteria. We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit here and welcome you to do the same - if the role excites you, please don't let our person specification hold you back. Get in touch!
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