Senior Functional Analyst JP055184

Senior Functional Analyst

Role Overview

In the context of a major business transformation program we are looking for a senior functional analyst to reinforce the existing teams. As a senior analyst you will join a department of approximately 90 people to support the hand-over refactoring or greenfield development of new business applications.

The functional analyst we are looking for can handle all phases of a project and work within an Agile environment.

Key Details

• Location: Brussels Belgium (Avenue Fonsny 20 1060 Bruxelles) directly in front of South Station
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid 5 days per week (Monday to Friday 7h48 per day) with homeworking possible up to 3 days a week
• Contract Duration: ASAP December 31 2026 (5 months full time); this is an initial contract for a long-term mission with potential for extension
• Language Requirements:
  • Active knowledge (understanding speaking writing technical documentation reading) of French or Dutch
  • Active knowledge of English (for writing documentation)
  • Good knowledge of the second national language (French/Dutch) is a plus

Key Responsibilities & Deliverables

• Developing strong long-term relationships with stakeholders including business and project stakeholders team managers and partners
• Detailed identification analysis description and validation of both existing business processes and new functional and non-functional user needs
• Translating requirements into business solutions by creating functional analyses and application designs
• Working together with technical team members to validate the functional design and translate it into technical specifications
• End-to-end follow-up on the delivery of new functionalities and/or applications
• Producing all documentation required throughout the various stages of projects
• Working closely with business analysts and developers under the supervision of the project manager/coordinators to refine and validate proposed solutions
• Working closely with project managers to report status facilitate decisions manage risks and escalate as needed

Deliverables:

• Analysis documentation
• Software requirements specifications (including required diagrams and analysis)
• Data model
• User stories
• Test plan and cases

Candidate Requirements (Knock-Out Criteria)

1. Belgian nationality due to the nature of the activities involved
2. Active knowledge of French or Dutch (understanding speaking writing technical documentation reading)
3. Active knowledge of English for documentation writing
4. Strong functional and business analysis skills with the ability to assimilate complex material quickly
5. Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies
6. Confirmed-level experience in Functional Analysis (UML) BPMN and Test Analysis & Design

Preferred Qualifications & Expertise

• Good knowledge of the second national language (French/Dutch) is a plus
• Mastery of technical language sufficient to carry out functional analyses (APIs mappings business model batches services etc.) though the role itself does not require hands-on technical/development tasks
• Familiarity with the broader application ecosystem which relies on classic development technologies (J2EE Java8 Oracle Hibernate JUnit Selenium Maven GIT JIRA)
• Experience with Confluence SQL customer journey mapping and user stories writing (junior level acceptable)

Core Competencies

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with both business and development teams
• Solution- and customer-oriented mindset
• Strong ability to abstract complex material
• Willingness to adapt to changing business contexts regularly
• Ability to integrate easily into an existing team and to supervise junior colleagues
• Ability to serve as an interface with the client and help define their needs

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1