Engineering

Feature Analyst

Juru Holdings·Western Cape, south-africa·Full Time·Onsite
EngineeringFull TimeOnsite
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Role Purpose

  • We are seeking an experienced Feature Analyst who is currently operating in a hands-on analysis role within an Agile delivery environment. The successful candidate will partner with Business Stakeholders, Product Owners, Architects, Engineers and Test Analysts to translate business objectives into well-defined Features, Epics, User Stories and Acceptance Criteria that enable successful delivery of business value.

Key Responsibilities

  • Elicit, analyse and document business, customer and operational requirements.
  • Translate business needs into Features, Epics, User Stories and Acceptance Criteria.
  • Conduct impact, dependency, gap and process analysis.
  • Facilitate workshops, stakeholder engagements and backlog refinement sessions.
  • Support feature prioritisation and backlog management.
  • Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Engineering and Testing teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.
  • Validate that delivered solutions meet business objectives and customer needs.
  • Identify opportunities for business process improvement and operational optimisation.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of analysis and delivery practices.

Core Competencies

  • Agility & Adaptability
  • Communication
  • Business Acumen
  • Facilitation Skills
  • Problem Solving
  • Relationship Building
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Continuous Improvement

Essential Experience

  • Minimum 5 years' experience working in Agile delivery environments.
  • Minimum 4 years' experience in Feature Analysis, Functional Analysis, Systems Analysis or Business Analysis.
  • Demonstrated experience in:
  • Feature discovery and analysis
  • Requirements elicitation
  • Feature decomposition
  • User Story creation
  • Acceptance Criteria definition
  • Backlog refinement
  • Impact and dependency analysis
  • Stakeholder facilitation
  • Experience working with Azure DevOps (ADO), Jira, Confluence and related delivery tools.
  • Financial Services experience advantageous.

Highly Advantageous Experience

  • Business Process Analysis and Process Mapping.
  • Process Re-engineering and Operational Optimisation initiatives.
  • Customer Journey Mapping and Process Improvement.
  • Experience supporting automation, digitisation or transformation initiatives where existing processes were redesigned to improve customer experience, efficiency, risk management or operational effectiveness.

Critical Requirements

Cape Town Based

  • Candidates must be permanently based in Cape Town and available for onsite workshops and stakeholder engagements when required.

Current Hands-On Feature Analyst

  • We are specifically seeking candidates who are currently performing Feature Analysis activities as part of their day-to-day responsibilities.
  • Candidates should be able to demonstrate recent experience in:
  • Feature discovery and refinement
  • User Story creation
  • Acceptance Criteria definition
  • Stakeholder workshops
  • Backlog refinement
  • Requirement clarification with Engineering teams

Qualifications

  • Degree or Diploma in Information Systems, Computer Science, Commerce, Engineering or related discipline.
  • Agile, Scrum, SAFe, CBAP, CCBA or similar certifications advantageous.

Key skills

BachelorsProfessional CertificateNational Diploma
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At a glance

Company

Juru Holdings

Location

Western Cape, south-africa

Employment

Full Time

Experience

Valid until

Not specified

Created

October 16, 2026

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