D365 Information Systems Analyst Full Time Job

D365 Information Systems Analyst – Johannesburg.

An opportunity for an experienced D365 INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYST (with Microsoft Systems certification) is required for permanent employment based in Gauteng.

To serve as a business partner for the relevant functional areas, serving as the link between the business and IT, ensuring information systems requirements are delivered upon through analysing, designing, specifying, developing, implementing and supporting information systems.

Salary: Market related TCTC available/negotiable

Start Date: As soon as possible / Immediate (Negotiable)

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Execute and manage information systems projects
• Review information systems change requests from the business and qualify their technical feasibility.
• Execute and manage information systems related projects, ensuring each project is adequately and timeously:
  • Scoped
  • Planned
  • Designed
  • Developed
  • Tested
  • Implemented
  • Supported
• Compile business/functional requirements documents (including process mapping)
• Understand the needs of the business and determine how the information systems can enable and support those needs by:
• Proactively identifying opportunities
• Reactively listening to and understanding business needs
• Document the business needs in appropriate business/ functional requirements document
• Where relevant, map out as-is and to-be business processes and data flows
• Compile system design and specification documents
• Design and document system changes and specifications for new/changed system functionality
• Ensure design makes appropriate use of existing components to minimise cost
• Ensure design maximises process efficiency and includes measures to monitor its effectiveness
• Follow security by design principles to ensure security, privacy and confidentiality is inherent in all system development/changes
• Develop (low code), configure & implement system changes
• Develop certain changes / new functionality related to Dynamics 365 and Power Apps, working closely with 3rd party partners where necessary.
• Perform surface testing for changes/new functionality
• Design, plan and coordinate user acceptance testing before implementing changes/new functionality
  Implement system changes following the company’s change control procedure
• Provide level 3 support to users
• As a functional expert in the respective information systems functional area, provide 3rd level system or user support where level 1 & 2 support have been unable to resolve an issue or achieve the desired outcome
• Apply problem solving techniques to ensure all escalated issues are resolved
• For problems, perform root cause analyses to determine and implement corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence of issues
• Identify where master data administration is not being performed adequately. Articulate and implement corrective action to ensure master data is appropriately maintained.
• Assist with business intelligence (BI) report development
  On an ad hoc basis, assist in the development or maintenance of BI reports
• Continuously identify opportunities for business process and/or system functionality enhancements
• Proactively identify opportunities for business process and/or system enhancements that will add further value to the business
• Remain up-to-date with the Microsoft technology stack as relevant to that used or to be used by the company
• Proactively ensure your knowledge remains up to date with the Microsoft technology stack as relevant to that used by the company
• Proactively suggest the adoption of new technologies / functionality the becomes available that may add value to the company
• Work effectively with 3rd party partners where relevant on projects and support
• Certain activities will involve working with 3rd party partners. Ensure that they:
  are effectively briefed
• Deliver according to our expectations in terms of scope, timelines and quality

Requirements:

• Minimum qualification : Relevant Tertiary Qualification IT or business related
• Advantage qualifications : Relevant Microsoft Systems certification
• NON NEGOTIABLE: 5 years’ experience with ERP systems (preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365 or AX) in a similar role including the following:
• ERP system design/implementation
• SDLC
• Business analysis
• Systems architecture
• Microsoft Power Apps and Power Automate development
• Application development and SQL experience advantageous
• Relevant experience in the rental industry and machine maintenance advantageous

Knowledge Required:

• Microsoft Dynamics 365, Dataverse and Power Apps development
• Functional requirements and system specification documentation
• Business analysis competencies
• Business process re-engineering competencies
• Cross-functional business experience (incl. sales, rental and machine servicing / maintenance)

Skills Required:

• Communication & interpersonal skills
• Good planning and organising
• Analytical skills
• Problem solving
• Collaborative approach
• Demonstrate out-of-the box, innovative thinking
• A natural disposition to serving customers

Behavioural Competencies:

• Goal oriented
• Work well under pressure
• Confident, self-motivated professional who uses own initiative
• Demonstrate energy and drive
• Deliver with a high quality orientation
• High levels of integrity, ethical standards, morals and values
• Willing to do work diligently and honestly and taking full accountability
• A team player with a pleasant disposition who enjoys multi-disciplinary interactions and works effectively in a cross-functional team within a matrix structure