Functional Analyst

Brainbridge IT Staffing; Antwerpen; Sur place; EUR 83 000 - 131 000; 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. You will gather requirements, analyse existing systems, define system-to-system integration needs and design data flows using UML and BPMN.

You will work with architects, developers and integration teams to specify APIs, mappings and transformation rules.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Functional Analyst in complex IT environments.
• Strong knowledge of system and application integration.
• Experience with APIs, REST, SOAP, and interface specs.
• 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 UML experience: use case, sequence, activity and class diagrams.
• Strong BPMN and business process modelling.
• Able to translate business needs into detailed, technically clear specs.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases is a strong asset.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Functional Analyst

System integration

APIs REST SOAP

JSON XML data mapping

Data transformation

UML diagrams

BPMN modeling

Use cases diagrams

Sequence diagrams

Activity diagrams

Data models

SQL and relational databases

Jira Confluence

Enterprise Architect Visio Draw.io

Agile/Scrum

Excellent 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.