Senior Business / Functional Analyst

Location: Diegem

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to elicit, analyze, document, and validate business requirements for new IT systems.
• Conduct thorough research and analysis of existing processes and applications to identify areas for improvement and optimization.
• Develop comprehensive documentation of conceptual business requirements and detailed functional requirements to clearly articulate business needs.
• Work closely with technical teams to ensure alignment between business requirements and IT solutions, providing clarification and guidance as needed.
• Contribute to and review the design of application user interfaces to ensure usability and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with project managers to ensure successful implementation of IT projects within scope, timeline, and budget constraints.
• Stay informed about industry trends, regulations, and best practices in IT to proactively identify opportunities for innovation and improvement.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Engineering, or a related field. A master's degree is advantageous.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex business requirements into clear and actionable deliverables.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven experience with greenfield business analysis, contributing to the development of brand new applications, is a must.
• Expert knowledge and proven experience with model-driven structured analysis techniques (e.g., SA/SD, Information Engineering or equivalent) is also a must, including:
  • Business process modeling
  • Logical data modeling: entity-relationship or object/class modeling
  • Business rule specification
  • Business service specification
  • Use case analysis
• Profound understanding of Domain Driven Design concepts (specifically strategic design) is a plus.
• Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies, as well as experience working in cross-functional teams.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Certifications such as Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) is a plus.

Language Proficiency:

Fluent in English, both verbal and written. Dutch is a plus.