Functional Analyst

Brainbridge IT Staffing; Antwerpen; Sur place; EUR 8 266 000 - 15 154 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Brainbridge IT Staffing is seeking an experienced Freelance Functional Analyst with a strong background in system integration, functional analysis and process modelling. The role focuses on translating business needs into clear functional specifications and guiding integration projects from design through testing.

You will work closely with Business Analysts, Developers and Integration teams to document data flows, interfaces and API requirements, and to validate REST/SOAP services and data

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Functional Analyst in complex IT environments.
• Ability to translate business requirements into detailed functional specs.
• Experience with system-to-system integrations and data flows.
• Knowledge of API specifications (REST/SOAP) and data formats (JSON/XML).
• Familiarity with UML, BPMN and process modelling.

Responsabilités

• Gather, analyse and translate business requirements into functional specifications.
• Analyse existing applications and integration flows.
• Define functional requirements for system-to-system integrations.
• Design data flows, interfaces and integration scenarios.
• Create models and process documentation using UML and BPMN.
• Define use cases, sequence diagrams and data models.
• Support development teams during implementation and testing.
• Coordinate SIT, UAT and end-to-end integration testing.

Connaissances

Functional Analyst

System integration

APIs & Web Services

JSON & XML data mapping

UML & BPMN

Data modeling

SIT/UAT testing

Stakeholder communication

Outils

Jira

Confluence

Enterprise Architect

Visio

Draw.io

Description du poste

We are looking for an experienced Freelance Functional Analyst with a strong background in system integration, functional analysis and process modelling.

Responsibilities:

• Gather, analyse and translate business requirements into clear functional specifications.
• Analyse existing applications, systems and integration flows.
• Define functional requirements for system-to-system integrations.
• Design and document data flows, interfaces and integration scenarios.
• Create functional models and process documentation using UML and BPMN.
• Define use cases, sequence diagrams, activity diagrams and data models.
• Work closely with Business Analysts, Developers, Solution Architects and Integration teams.
• Analyse and document API and interface requirements.
• Support the definition and validation of REST/SOAP APIs, web services, messaging and event-driven integrations.
• Perform data mapping and define transformation/business rules between systems.
• Identify dependencies, impacts and potential integration issues.
• Support development teams during implementation and clarify functional requirements.
• Define test scenarios and acceptance criteria.
• Support SIT, UAT and end-to-end integration testing.
• Investigate functional and integration issues and coordinate their resolution.

Required Skills:

• Strong experience as a Functional Analyst, preferably in complex IT environments.
• Strong knowledge of system and application integration.
• Experience with APIs, REST, SOAP, Web Services and interface specifications.
• Understanding of JSON, XML, data mapping and data transformation.
• Knowledge of synchronous and asynchronous integration patterns.
• Understanding of messaging, event-driven architectures and middleware concepts.
• Strong experience with UML: use case, sequence, activity and class diagrams.
• Strong experience with BPMN and business process modelling.
• Ability to translate business needs into detailed and technically understandable functional specifications.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases is a strong asset.
• Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Enterprise Architect, Visio, Draw.io or similar.
• Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with both business and technical stakeholders.

Profile:

You combine a strong functional mindset with a good technical understanding of integrations. You are comfortable discussing business requirements with stakeholders while being able to go into sufficient technical detail with developers, architects and integration specialists.