Senior functional designer

Next-Link; Brussel Hoofdstad; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Next-Link in Bruxelles, Belgium is seeking a Senior IT Functional Analyst to translate business requirements into robust COBOL-based solutions. You will design interfaces, workflows and data structures, and coordinate with front-end, printing and communication teams.

You will review code when needed, write SQL queries, monitor production incidents, and support project milestones with the IS Project Manager. Fluent English and Dutch are required; French is a bonus.

Qualifications

• Experienced in functional analysis, UI design, testing within an insurance IT environment.
• Master or Engineer in IT or related field with strong IT interest; Bachelor with at least 5 years of technical analysis experience.

Responsabilités

• Ensure stability and operability of the (sub)application.
• Translate business requirements into a structured IT solution with a functional approach.
• Assist in translating functional design into technical design.
• Prepare functional integration test cases based on requirements.
• Test the product before delivery to users.
• Analyze potential corrective actions and coordinate technical designers and programmers.
• Work with the business to ensure the final solution fits their needs.
• Support project leaders in project implementation.

Connaissances

COBOL

SQL

English (Fluent)

Dutch (Fluent)

Formation

Master or Engineer in IT

Bachelor with 5 years experience

Outils

Micro Focus COBOL

SQL Server

Description du poste

Bruxelles, Belgium | Posted on 09/02/2026

The back-end applications are developed inCOBOL (Micro Focus) with SQL databases, and require

interaction with various technologies andteams for front-end, printing and communication components.

In this role, the candidate will receivehigh-level functional requirements, analyse them and design robust ITsolutions. The solution scope may cover assets such as the user interface,business logic and database architecture. The candidate will follow up theimplementation of their designs and setup a test approach.

Working autonomously, they will interactdirectly with the IS Project Manager to agree on scope and

milestones, and will report progress to ISstakeholders. The functional analyst should also be able to review source codewhen needed and to write SQL queries on demand.

Beyond project delivery, the candidatewill support platform stability by monitoring and responding to productionincidents and coordinating remediation efforts when needed.

Proven experience in functional analysis,user interface design, testing, COBOL within an insurance IT

environment and professional knowledge ofDutch are required.

Main objectives

• Ensure the stability and operability ofthe (sub)application.


• Be in charge of translating businessrequirements into a structured IT solution while keeping a functional approach.


• Help translating this functional designinto well-tailored technical design.


• Prepare functional integration testcases based on the requirements


• Test the product before delivery to theusers


• Analyse potential corrective actions tobe taken.


• Coordinate technical designers andprogrammers during implementation of functionalities


• Work closely with the business to ensurethe final solution fits their needs.


• Actively support the Project leaders inthe project implementation

Profile

• L anguage: English fluent + Dutch fluent (French is a bonus)


• Level of educationrequired Master or Engineer in IT or in a scientific domain with IT interest.Bachelor with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in technical analysis.


• Minimum 5 yearsexperience


• Experience withApplication Development of Administrative systems in an IT department


• Able to capturemain topics in discussions with technical IT people


• Strongunderstanding of Source code Cobol Microfocus and SQL server


• Insurance or banking domain

Bonus

• Ability to interact with all technical and non-technical members of theorganization


• Contract management, claims and finance


• Webbased Client/Server systems with MF back-end (Cobol Microfocus / SQL server)


• Batch process experience


• Cobol Microfocus / SQL server programming experience