Requirements Engineer (44421)

CoolPeople Technology; Wien; Remote; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CoolPeople Technology in Austria is seeking a senior Requirements Engineer to bridge a Vienna-based customer in Mobility & Infrastructure with the development team. You will gather and analyse requirements, translate them into functional and technical specifications, and help negotiate priorities for the next development cycle.

You bring advanced experience in Requirements Engineering and IT business analysis, a solid technical understanding of software and the SDLC, and German at C1 level for

Qualifications

• Advanced experience in Requirements Engineering and IT business analysis.
• Technical understanding of software, architecture, and the SDLC.
• German at professional level (C1) for direct communication with customer and team.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyse software requirements from the customer.
• Translate business requirements into functional and technical specifications.
• Communicate between the customer and the development team and explain requirements to developers.
• Negotiate priorities, technical constraints and compromises.
• Analyse the existing solution and its dependencies; cooperate on modifications and future development.

Skills

Senior RE

IT business analysis

Software architecture

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication skills

SDLC knowledge

Complex projects

Independence

German C1

Job description

Are you the person who turns what a customer says into what developers can build? An international IT services company is looking for a senior Requirements Engineer to act as the link between a Vienna-based customer in the Mobility & Infrastructure domain and the development team. You will take over an existing complex software system built on .NET and Microsoft SQL Server, gather and analyse requirements, translate them into functional and technical specifications and negotiate priorities and compromises. Advanced experience in Requirements Engineering and IT business analysis, a solid technical understanding of software and the SDLC, and German at C1 level are required; the role is fully remote.

Project

• gathering and analysing software requirements from the customer
• translating business requirements into functional and technical specifications
• communication between the customer and the development team
• explaining requirements to developers and consulting on technical options
• negotiating priorities, technical constraints and compromises
• analysing the existing software solution and its dependencies
• cooperating on modifications and further development of the existing application
• taking over the agenda from the current Requirements Engineer, who is moving to another project

Skills

• senior Requirements Engineering – advanced experience with gathering, analysing, specifying and managing requirements in software projects
• IT business analysis – turning business needs into technically feasible requirements
• technical understanding of software – good orientation in application architecture, technical processes and complex IT systems
• stakeholder management – communicating with the customer and developers and earning their respect
• communication and negotiation skills – arguing, promoting solutions and finding compromises
• good understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• experience with complex projects – quickly understanding a large existing system and its processes
• independence and seniority – taking over a project without lengthy onboarding
• German at professional level (C1) – independent communication with the customer and the development team

Nice to have

• .NET / C#
• Microsoft SQL Server / SQL
• UML / BPMN – modelling software requirements and processes
• Jira / Confluence / Azure DevOps
• Agile / Scrum
• enterprise and legacy systems, API / system integrations
• mobility, transportation or infrastructure domain
• experience with Austrian customers