In the context of the complete rewrite of a critical application for the federal social inspection services, we are seeking a bilingual functional analyst for a long-term assignment (at least until the end of 2027, with a possible extension of one or two years).

The new application expands the scope of the old one in order to provide greater added value. The new solution is based on web components deployable in different decentralized environments, while having to implement a cross-cutting layer allowing interaction with the web components (whose functionalities still need to be identified).

The functional analyst will be responsible for

• Developing strong and lasting relationships with stakeholders (business, projects, team leads, and partners).
• Identifying, analyzing, describing, and validating in detail the functional and non-functional requirements of users.
• Translating business requirements into operational solutions by performing functional analyses and application designs: definition of screens (in collaboration with the UX Design team of Smals), API specifications, data modeling, activity diagrams, navigation diagram, …
• Collaborating with members of the technical team in order to validate the functional design and ensure its translation into technical specifications.
• Ensuring end-to-end follow-up of the delivery of new features and/or applications, including testing of developments.
• Producing all necessary documentation for the various phases of the projects.
• Working closely with business analysts and developers, under the supervision of the project manager or coordinators, in order to refine and validate the proposed solutions.
• Collaborating closely with project managers to ensure progress reporting, facilitate decision-making, manage risks, and carry out the necessary escalations.

As the project takes place in an Agile/SCRUM environment, the functional analyst is also in charge of backlog management: writing stories (Jira), defining criticality, priorities, releases, …

Deliverables type

The analyst is responsible for delivering, while respecting deadlines, the following deliverables:

• Analysis documentation
• Software requirements specifications (including needed diagrams, analysis, …)
• Data model
• User stories
• Test plan and cases

Practical details

The assignment takes place in Brussels, at the Gare du Midi. It is possible to work from home 3 days per week. Some flexibility is required to adapt to the needs of the assignment (onsite workshops or stakeholder availability).

Languages

An active knowledge of French and Dutch is fundamental and required given the context of the project. All project documentation must be written in one of these two languages.

Skills

• The candidate must have several years of experience in a context involving the management of multiple stakeholders (business and IT). A senior level is required.
• Ability to manage workshops and conduct interviews with French-speaking or Dutch-speaking participants
• Good communication skills
• Customer and solution oriented
• Good conceptual skills required given the context of the project
• Knowledge and expertise in Agile/Scrum methodology
• Knowledge of UML formalism (context diagram, use cases diagram, navigation diagram, sequence diagram, collaboration diagram)
• Knowledge of REST APIs and the JSON format