Systems Analyst job at dfcu Bank
Posted by: great-volunteer
Posted date: 2025-Jul-14
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Systems Analyst 2025-07-14T06:13:47+00:00 dfcu Bank https://cdn.ugashare.com/jsjobsdata/data/employer/comp_7435/logo/dfcu%20Bank.jpeg https://dfcugroup.com/ FULL_TIME Kampala Kampala 00256 Uganda Banking Computer & IT 2025-07-18T17:00:00+00:00 Uganda 8 Systems Analyst at DFCU Bank Reporting to: the Senior Manager – Systems Architecture Reporting to the Senior Manager – Systems Architecture, the Systems Analyst serves as a critical liaison between Business Analysts, Project Managers, and Technical Teams, translating business requirements into functional specifications, performing detailed requirements analysis, documenting processes and designing system workflows. The analyst will ensure that developed systems align with enterprise architecture, financial regulations, and software development standards through thorough system reviews and documentation. Duty station: Head Office KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: - Translate business requirements into functional/technical specifications, data mappings, and integration designs that guide development and testing.
- Participate in system design reviews, providing technical context to support solution alignment with functional and regulatory needs.
- Support the testing team with creating and reviewing system integration test scenarios to ensure completeness and alignment with business and technical expectations.
- Participate in the software development process by prototyping application requirements / features and workflows or process designs to support iterative design and stakeholder validation.
- Identify opportunities for system and process optimization, consolidation, and automation.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive system documentation, including but not limited to software solution designs (SDD), user manuals, configuration guides, and operating procedures.
- Collaborate with internal IT and third-party vendors to ensure effective implementation, deployment, and support of solutions.
- Analyze impact of proposed solution across the business, develop use cases, functional specification and source to target mappings to explain/demonstrate business requirements/specifications to IT team, and contribute a business or process perspective during system design reviews.
- Participate in technical improvements of existing business applications and processes by identifying consolidation opportunities.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE - Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or other mathematically inclined Degree.
- Strong documentation skills and experience creating technical manuals and functional specifications is a must
- Minimum 4 years’ experience in software/system analysis or product development, ideally in banking or fintech environments.
- Strong knowledge of core banking systems, digital banking platforms, and financial services processes.
- Experience with SharePoint, SQL databases, and BPM tools.
- Knowledge and experience of at least two programming/prototyping languages (e.g., Java, Python, dotNet).
- Familiarity with front-end technologies such as React/JavaScript, UI/UX skills is an added advantage.
- Experience with both Windows and Linux/Unix server environments is required.
- Solid understanding of database design and implementation (MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL or Oracle).
- Demonstrated ability in Test-Driven Development (TDD) and technical troubleshooting.
- Project management skills are an added advantage.
CORE COMPETENCIES - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to perform technical assessment of systems (review of needs, data quality and security etc).
- Proven experience in business process modelling and redesign.
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements in banking and data protection.
- Understanding of Agile delivery frameworks and experience working in cross-functional teams.
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with high energy, initiative, and accountability.
- Strong verbal, written communication and conflict resolution skills.
- Ability to manage cooperation with third-party vendors.
- Ability to perform source reviews to identity functional glitches and software bugs is an added advantage.
- Energy and enthusiasm; must find the work “fun†and enjoy being accountable and willing to hold others accountable.
- Strong sense of responsibility, commitment and drive to consistently lead high quality standards of work.
- Open and collaborative style; must be comfortable working in an environment where ideas are shared and challenged.
- High level of integrity and strong skills at relationship building.
- Self-drive and initiative.
Translate business requirements into functional/technical specifications, data mappings, and integration designs that guide development and testing. Participate in system design reviews, providing technical context to support solution alignment with functional and regulatory needs. Support the testing team with creating and reviewing system integration test scenarios to ensure completeness and alignment with business and technical expectations. Participate in the software development process by prototyping application requirements / features and workflows or process designs to support iterative design and stakeholder validation. Identify opportunities for system and process optimization, consolidation, and automation. Develop and maintain comprehensive system documentation, including but not limited to software solution designs (SDD), user manuals, configuration guides, and operating procedures. Collaborate with internal IT and third-party vendors to ensure effective implementation, deployment, and support of solutions. Analyze impact of proposed solution across the business, develop use cases, functional specification and source to target mappings to explain/demonstrate business requirements/specifications to IT team, and contribute a business or process perspective during system design reviews. Participate in technical improvements of existing business applications and processes by identifying consolidation opportunities. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail. Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Ability to perform technical assessment of systems (review of needs, data quality and security etc). Proven experience in business process modelling and redesign. Familiarity with regulatory requirements in banking and data protection. Understanding of Agile delivery frameworks and experience working in cross-functional teams. Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills. Entrepreneurial mindset with high energy, initiative, and accountability. Strong verbal, written communication and conflict resolution skills. Ability to manage cooperation with third-party vendors. Ability to perform source reviews to identity functional glitches and software bugs is an added advantage. Energy and enthusiasm; must find the work “fun†and enjoy being accountable and willing to hold others accountable. Strong sense of responsibility, commitment and drive to consistently lead high quality standards of work. Open and collaborative style; must be comfortable working in an environment where ideas are shared and challenged. High level of integrity and strong skills at relationship building. Self-drive and initiative. JOB-6874a01b63d0b Vacancy title:
Systems Analyst Jobs at:
dfcu Bank Deadline of this Job:
Friday, July 18 2025 Duty Station:
Kampala | Kampala | Uganda Summary
Date Posted: Monday, July 14 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed JOB DETAILS: Systems Analyst at DFCU Bank Reporting to: the Senior Manager – Systems Architecture Reporting to the Senior Manager – Systems Architecture, the Systems Analyst serves as a critical liaison between Business Analysts, Project Managers, and Technical Teams, translating business requirements into functional specifications, performing detailed requirements analysis, documenting processes and designing system workflows. The analyst will ensure that developed systems align with enterprise architecture, financial regulations, and software development standards through thorough system reviews and documentation. Duty station: Head Office KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: - Translate business requirements into functional/technical specifications, data mappings, and integration designs that guide development and testing.
- Participate in system design reviews, providing technical context to support solution alignment with functional and regulatory needs.
- Support the testing team with creating and reviewing system integration test scenarios to ensure completeness and alignment with business and technical expectations.
- Participate in the software development process by prototyping application requirements / features and workflows or process designs to support iterative design and stakeholder validation.
- Identify opportunities for system and process optimization, consolidation, and automation.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive system documentation, including but not limited to software solution designs (SDD), user manuals, configuration guides, and operating procedures.
- Collaborate with internal IT and third-party vendors to ensure effective implementation, deployment, and support of solutions.
- Analyze impact of proposed solution across the business, develop use cases, functional specification and source to target mappings to explain/demonstrate business requirements/specifications to IT team, and contribute a business or process perspective during system design reviews.
- Participate in technical improvements of existing business applications and processes by identifying consolidation opportunities.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE - Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or other mathematically inclined Degree.
- Strong documentation skills and experience creating technical manuals and functional specifications is a must
- Minimum 4 years’ experience in software/system analysis or product development, ideally in banking or fintech environments.
- Strong knowledge of core banking systems, digital banking platforms, and financial services processes.
- Experience with SharePoint, SQL databases, and BPM tools.
- Knowledge and experience of at least two programming/prototyping languages (e.g., Java, Python, dotNet).
- Familiarity with front-end technologies such as React/JavaScript, UI/UX skills is an added advantage.
- Experience with both Windows and Linux/Unix server environments is required.
- Solid understanding of database design and implementation (MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL or Oracle).
- Demonstrated ability in Test-Driven Development (TDD) and technical troubleshooting.
- Project management skills are an added advantage.
CORE COMPETENCIES - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to perform technical assessment of systems (review of needs, data quality and security etc).
- Proven experience in business process modelling and redesign.
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements in banking and data protection.
- Understanding of Agile delivery frameworks and experience working in cross-functional teams.
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with high energy, initiative, and accountability.
- Strong verbal, written communication and conflict resolution skills.
- Ability to manage cooperation with third-party vendors.
- Ability to perform source reviews to identity functional glitches and software bugs is an added advantage.
- Energy and enthusiasm; must find the work “fun†and enjoy being accountable and willing to hold others accountable.
- Strong sense of responsibility, commitment and drive to consistently lead high quality standards of work.
- Open and collaborative style; must be comfortable working in an environment where ideas are shared and challenged.
- High level of integrity and strong skills at relationship building.
- Self-drive and initiative.
Work Hours: 8 Experience in Months: 48 Level of Education: bachelor degree Job application procedure Interested and qualified? Click Here to Apply
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