Senior Business Analyst – Data Architecture & Data Modelling (BA2)

Ayesa Digital; Brussel; Sur place; EUR 105 000 - 108 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Rate per day: 571€ - 587€

Prestigious EU projects

Résumé du poste

Ayesa Digital is seeking a Senior Business Analyst – Data Architecture & Data Modelling to join its international team working on high‑impact EU projects. You will lead the business analysis lifecycle, translate requirements into technical specs, and collaborate with data architects and engineers to deliver scalable, secure data solutions.

You will design data models, support governance initiatives, and ensure alignment with enterprise goals across procurement, programme management, and

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of experience as a Business Analyst in IT, digital transformation or data architecture.
• Strong experience in requirements elicitation, management, gap analysis and functional specification.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into technical requirements for complex enterprise environments.
• Experience with enterprise data modelling, data warehouses and analytical data platforms.
• Proficient in UML and BPMN; familiarity with Visio or Lucidchart.
• Knowledge of data governance, metadata, and data quality initiatives.

Responsabilités

• Lead business analysis across complex international digital transformation programmes.
• Gather, analyse and document business requirements; ensure alignment with technical solutions.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagements; validate business needs.
• Define functional specs and ensure traceability through delivery lifecycle.
• Perform data analysis and contribute to data modelling for reporting and analytics.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, testers and project managers.

Connaissances

SQL

Data modelling

Requirements elicitation

Stakeholder management

UML

BPMN

Visio/Lucidchart

Wireframing prototyping

Formation

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Outils

Microsoft Visio

Lucidchart

Axure

Balsamiq

Description du poste

Every professional in our company is vital to us. Thanks to their talent, we continue to expand; today, we are a global team of over 11,000 people working toward a common goal.

Ayesa Digital is currently participating in high-impact European Union projects designed to address major European challenges and drive science and innovation. These are strategic technological projects based on collaborative initiatives that stand out for their international focus and a strong commitment to socially oriented results.

An international project focused on the evolution and operation of a large-scale portfolio of digital solutions supporting complex business processes, including procurement, programme management, and data analytics.

The scope covers the full digital solution lifecycle, from design and development to deployment, operations, and continuous improvement, leveraging cloud environments and Agile/DevSecOps practices.

This is a highly technical and innovative environment, focused on scalable, secure, and data-driven architectures, with strong emphasis on interoperability, service quality, and compliance with European standards in security and data protection

If you are an enthusiastic professional looking for a new career challenge, this is your place. We are looking to incorporate a Senior Business Analyst – Data Architecture & Data Modelling (BA2). Leap — we are waiting for you!

What You Will Do (Responsibilities):

• Lead business analysis activities across complex enterprise and international digital transformation programmes.
• Gather, analyse, validate and document business requirements, ensuring alignment between business objectives and technical solutions.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagements to elicit, prioritise and validate business needs.
• Conduct gap analysis and identify opportunities for process optimisation and business improvement.
• Define functional specifications and translate business requirements into clear, actionable technical requirements.
• Ensure end-to-end traceability between business requirements, functional specifications, development activities and delivered solutions.
• Perform data analysis and contribute to data modelling activities supporting reporting, analytics and decision‑making processes.
• Design and document business processes, workflows and information flows using recognised modelling methodologies.
• Create and maintain diagrams, models and documentation using UML, BPMN and other business analysis standards.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, solution architects, data architects, developers, testers and project managers throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Support validation, testing and acceptance activities to ensure delivered solutions meet business expectations.
• Promote business analysis best practices, standards and methodologies across the project environment.

Additional Responsibilities

• Analyse existing data models and identify opportunities for harmonisation, rationalisation and standardisation.
• Design target‑state conceptual, logical and physical data models aligned with business and analytics requirements.
• Support the definition of enterprise data architecture frameworks and data migration roadmaps.
• Collaborate with data architects, BI specialists, data engineers and governance teams.
• Document data flows, business rules, lineage, metadata and information architecture artefacts.
• Participate in data governance, metadata management, master data management and data quality initiatives.
• Contribute to enterprise‑wide data architecture and information management strategies.

What We Are Looking For (Requirements):

• At least 3 years of higher education (degree or equivalent) and a minimum of 9 years of postsecondary professional experience.
• At least 6 years of experience as a Business Analyst in IT, digital transformation, data architecture, or enterprise information management environments.
• Strong experience in requirements elicitation, requirements management, gap analysis, business process analysis and functional specification definition.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into functional and technical requirements in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong hands‑on experience in enterprise data modelling, including conceptual, logical and physical data models.
• Proven experience with Data Warehouse design, dimensional modelling, data architecture documentation and analytical data environments.
• Proficiency in business and process modelling techniques and tools, including UML, BPMN, Microsoft Visio, Lucidchart or equivalent.
• Experience with wireframing and prototyping tools such as Axure, Balsamiq or similar.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in large‑scale, multi‑stakeholder and international environments.
• Professional working proficiency in English.
• Possession of at least one of the following certifications:

CCBA (Certification of Competency in Business Analysis)

CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional)

IIBA-AAC (Agile Analysis Certification)

PMI-PBA (Professional in Business Analysis)

CAP (Certified Analytics Professional)

CBATL (Certified Business Analysis Thought Leader)

CBPP (Certified Business Process Professional)

CFLBA (Certified Foundation Level Business Analyst)

CPRE (Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering)

Mandatory Experience

• Minimum 6 years of experience as a Business Analyst in IT, digital transformation, or enterprise information management environments.
• Proven experience in requirements elicitation, analysis, validation, and management.
• Proven experience conducting business process analysis, gap analysis, and functional specification activities.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in enterprise data analysis, data modelling or data architecture projects.
• Proven experience designing conceptual, logical and physical data models.
• Experience working with Enterprise Data Warehouses and analytical data platforms.
• Experience defining business entities, data domains, data dictionaries and business glossaries.
• Experience performing data mapping, data lineage, and impact analysis.
• Experience supporting data migration, consolidation or transformation initiatives.
• Experience managing requirements traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
• Strong SQL and data analysis skills.

What We Offer:

• Prestigious projects within European institutions.
• International, innovative, and multicultural environments.
• Continuous support from a team of experts in EU projects.
• Rate per day: 571€ - 587€ per day (Negotiable depending on the candidate’s experience.)

If you are ambitious, enthusiastic, and seeking a new professional challenge in international projects with real-world impact, this is the place for you!

In accordance with Organic Law 3/2007 of March 22, the company is committed to promoting the defense and effective application of the principle of equality between men and women, preventing any type of labor discrimination based on sex, and guaranteeing equal entry opportunities. Furthermore, we promote diversity and reject any discrimination based on race, gender, functional diversity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other personal or social condition, striving to build an inclusive and enriching environment.