Data Functional Analyst

What you will do

You will join the Data Office, the cornerstone of all data-related activities within this Belgian public-sector organisation. Working in a multi-disciplinary agile team alongside data engineers, reporting experts, project managers, data architects, data quality experts and AI specialists, you will:

• Lead discussions with different Subject Matter Experts (SME) of the business to understand their data-related needs
• Identify, assess and understand business processes, operational and analytics data flows (incoming and outgoing)
• Translate the business needs into data and technical requirements
• Design and validate the data models in collaboration with Data Architects
• Establish the functional design for developments in full collaboration with the Data Governance team, BI Technical Leads and ICT teams
• Be in contact with the DPO to ensure GDPR and security compliance
• Ensure the testing of the data products developed
• Inform, train and encourage adoption of business users

What we are looking for

Education and experience:

• Master degree in Computer Science or equivalent through experience
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in data functional analysis
• Minimum 3 years of concrete experience with MS on-premise stack (SQL Server, SSIS, SSAS, PowerBI)

Technical skills:

• Concrete experience in data warehouse modelling (Kimball approach)
• Concrete experience in designing and analysing data flows
• Prior experience as data engineer is a plus
• Experience of Azure Databricks is a plus

Personal skills:

• Excellent communication skills (speaking, reading, writing)
• Mastering both national languages professionally (French and Dutch: B2+ minimum)
• Excellent presentation skills
• Strong conceptual and business understanding
• Strong data literacy
• Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Can-do attitude with strong sense of ownership and autonomy
• Strong problem-solving, pragmatic approach and delivery focus
• Team player, perseverant, stress resistant and flexible
• Like to learn and open-minded

The setting

This assignment runs from mid-November 2026 to the end of December 2026. The work mode is hybrid, with a minimum of two days per week on-site in Brussels. Teleworking must be within Belgian borders.

The organisation offers flexible working hours within the 70-hour week (7.30 a.m. to 8 p.m. with fixed slots between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.), workspaces organised according to activities, easy accessibility via public transport, car and bike parking in the building, individual locker, and a company restaurant.

You will work on the realisation of ICT and data services that have an impact on society.

You can join us for this assignment as a freelancer or as an employee of HumanInTech. Same role, same team. If you join as an employee, your employment continues beyond this assignment. When it ends, we'll work together to find your next assignment.

Location: Brussels, hybrid

Work address: Belgium

Employer / contracting party: HumanInTech

Applications close (Brussels time): November 10, 2026 at 1:00 AM

Engagement: Freelance or employed by HumanInTech

Working hours: Full-time

Experience: 3-5 years or more

Education: Master's or more

Published: November 2026