NTT DATA - Functional Analyst

NTT Data is looking for a freelance Functional Analyst for a public agency based in Brussels.

Contract : freelance / B2B

Client based in Brussels (right in front of South Station).

Start : As soon as possible

Contract until 31 / 12 / 2026. 10 months

This will be an initial contract - The mission is long term and can be extended.

5 days from Monday until Friday. Homeworking is possible (3 days a week).

Your role

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 about 90 people to ensure the hand-over, refactoring or greenfield development of new business applications.

The Functional Analyst we're looking for can handle all phases of a project and work in an Agile environment.

You will be supporting the team by being responsible for :

Developing strong and long-term relationships with stakeholders (business and project stakeholders, team managers and our partners)

Detailed identification, analysis, description and validation of both existing business processes and new (non) functional needs of the users.

Translating requirements into business solutions by creating functional analysis and application designs

Working together with technical team members to validate the functional design and create the translation to technical specifications

End to end follow-up on the delivery of new functionalities and / or applications

Producing all documentation needed throughout the different stages of projects.

Working closely with the business analysts and developers under the supervision of the Project Manager / coordinators in view of refining and validating the proposed solutions.

Working closely together with the project managers to report status, facilitate decisions, manage risks and escalate as needed.

Deliverables : The senior analyst is responsible for delivering, with respect of the deadlines of :

Analysis documentation

Software requirements specifications (including needed diagrams, analysis, ...)

Data model

User stories

Test plan and cases

Your profile

Very strong functional and business analysis skills, with the ability to quickly assimilate complex material.

Excellent oral and written communication skills when collaborating with both business and development teams.

Solution‑oriented and customer‑focused approach.

Strong ability to abstract and simplify complex information.

Willingness to adapt to changing business contexts on a regular basis.

Ability to integrate easily into an existing team and provide guidance or supervision to junior colleagues.

Familiar with Agile / Scrum methodologies.

Experience working with a broad application ecosystem based on classic development technologies (J2EE, Java 8, Oracle, Hibernate, JUnit, Selenium, Maven, GIT, Jira, etc.).

Although the Analyst role does not require technical tasks, a solid understanding of technical language is needed to perform functional analyses (APIs, mappings, business models, batches, services, etc.).

Business analysis expertise, acting as the interface with clients and supporting them in defining their needs.

You are fluent in English, and Dutch or French. Knowledge of a second national language is an added advantage.

IT skills :

Agile / Scrum Level Confirmed

BPMN Level Confirmed

Confluence Level Junior

Customer journey Level Junior

Functional Analysis (UML) Level Confirmed

SQL Level Junior

Test Analysis & Design Level Confirmed

UML Level Confirmed

User stories writing Level Junior

NTT Data - a part of NTT Group - is a trusted global innovator of IT and business services headquartered in Tokyo. We help clients transform through consulting, industry solutions, business process services, IT modernization and managed services. NTT Data enables clients, as well as society, to move confidently into the digital future. We are committed to our clients' long-term success and combine global reach with local client attention to serve them in over 50 countries.