Smart Data Factory (SmDF) Business Analyst

Start Date: 03/08/2026

End Date: 30/07/2027

Location: Brussels

Languages: Dutch and/or French (good knowledge of the second language) and English

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description:

We are looking for a Business Analyst to join the Smart Data Factory team. The role involves acting as the functional bridge between business stakeholders, data engineers, and analytics teams. The focus will be on understanding business processes, gathering requirements, and translating them into scalable analytics and reporting solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Gather, analyze, and document business, reporting, and analytics requirements from stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers and Architects to define source-to-target mappings and transformation requirements.
• Support ingestion and harmonization of data from SAP, flat files, APIs, and operational systems.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Contribute to the design and evolution of the Databricks medallion architecture across Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers.
• Define and document KPIs, business rules, and data quality controls with business users.
• Support the design of Power BI semantic models.
• Validate transformed datasets and support testing and user acceptance activities.
• Facilitate workshops between business and technical teams to ensure alignment and prioritization.
• Identify opportunities for automation, standardization, and data-driven optimization.
• Maintain functional documentation, process flows, and data lineage information.
• Ensure traceability between business expectations and delivered analytics solutions.

Soft Skills:

• Alignment with values such as being respectful, open, and reliable.
• Driven with a high sense of ownership.
• Active collaboration within the team.
• Active listening aptitudes.

Core Competencies:

• Business and functional analysis.
• Data-oriented mindset.
• Requirements engineering.
• Stakeholder communication and facilitation.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving.
• Process modeling and documentation.
• Cross-functional collaboration.
• Continuous improvement mindset.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Systems, Business Engineering, Data Analytics, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Business Analysis, Functional Analysis, Data Analytics, or related roles.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data and analytics environments.
• Experience working with SAP or ERP-related datasets is considered a strong asset.
• Knowledge of Databricks, Lakehouse concepts, or modern cloud-based data platforms is a plus.
• 3+ years of experience with Power BI reporting and semantic modeling.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working within Agile delivery teams.

Language Proficiency:

• French or Dutch native speaking.
• Good understanding (reading and listening) in the other national language and in English (B1 or higher).