Functional Analyst

Brainbridge IT Staffing; Antwerpen; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Brainbridge IT Staffing in Belgium invites a Senior Functional Analyst to join our Data Solutions team. You will analyse stakeholder needs and translate them into functional and technical specifications for our software solutions, working closely with the IT team and railway partners.

You will contribute to real-time timetable visualisation, invoicing calculations, energy consumption analytics and feeding expert systems.

Qualifications

• Identify and document business needs and requirements using various methods.
• Analyse existing processes and propose improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Develop detailed functional specifications and requirements.
• Work closely with the development team to ensure technical solutions meet business requirements.
• Develop test cases and test scenarios; perform tests to verify the application meets requirements.
• Analyse impact based on business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Identify and document business needs and requirements using various methods.
• Analyse existing processes and propose improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Develop detailed functional specifications and requirements.
• Work closely with the development team to ensure technical solutions meet business requirements.
• Develop test cases and test scenarios; perform tests to verify the application works correctly and meets the defined requirements.
• Analyse the impact based on business requirements.

Skills

Needs analysis

Process optimisation

Functional specs

Testing & validation

Impact analysis

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Functional Analyst

Description

You will have the opportunity to work on challenging projects and play a key role in the functional and technical evolution of our software solutions. As part of this assignment, you will join the Data Solutions team and work on projects that are crucial to the continuity and performance of the core business activities.

Within our organisation:

• Real‑time visualisation of timetable changes for our signalling staff;
• Calculation of fees and invoicing for the use of our network by our customers;
• Calculation of electricity consumption related to our activities;
• Feeding expert systems such as Big Data.

You work on both new developments and on corrective and evolutionary maintenance of existing applications.

As a Senior Functional Analyst, you are responsible for analysing the needs of all stakeholders, both internal and external. You translate these needs into functional and technical specifications for our applications.

With your background in development, you work closely with the IT team, railway companies and other operational units.

• Needs analysis: Identify and document business needs and requirements using various methods.
• Process optimisation: Analyse existing processes and propose improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Functional specifications: Develop detailed functional specifications and requirements.
• Collaboration with the development team: Work closely with the development team to ensure that technical solutions meet business requirements.
• Testing and validation: Develop test cases and test scenarios; perform tests to verify that the application works correctly and meets the defined requirements.
• Impact analysis: Analyse the impact based on business requirements.

Possible assets:

• Demonstrable experience in conducting impact analyses based on business requirements.
• Demonstrable experience in writing functional and technical documents (work instructions, user guides).
• Motivation, values and knowledge of the company's mission.
• Sense of initiative, stress resistance, team integration.\