Medior Functional Analyst

Job description

Context

As part of the digital transformation of its public lighting activities, a client is looking for a Medior Functional Analyst to act as the bridge between business and IT teams. The role focuses on innovation in connected lighting, Smart Cities, energy efficiency, and sustainable lighting solutions. The objective is to translate business needs and user requirements into clear functional specifications, contributing to the development, enhancement, and maintenance of applications within the public lighting domain.

The role covers applications and processes related to public lighting, including outdoor areas, sports grounds, buildings, architectural lighting, and monuments. Key challenges include digital service transformation, the enhancement of existing applications, energy efficiency, connected lighting, and the development of sustainable lighting solutions.

Missions

• Gather, analyse, and document business requirements, including cross-functional needs involving multiple departments.
• Produce detailed functional analyses that enable development teams to design and implement solutions efficiently.
• Contribute to project definitions, roadmaps, product backlogs, and the prioritisation of business needs.
• Work closely with operational teams, asset management, investment projects, customer service, procurement, logistics, architects, and developers.
• Demonstrate strong technical understanding of application development, including the ability to read code, understand application behaviour, and investigate bugs.
• Prepare, execute, and follow up on functional tests to ensure solutions meet business requirements.
• Handle maintenance activities and small-scale infrastructure-related application changes (KIR).
• Apply Agile/Scrum practices, process modelling, and continuous improvement principles.
• Ensure a balance between functionality, user-friendliness, maintainability, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Build stakeholder engagement and contribute to the successful implementation, adoption, and continuous improvement of solutions.

Tools & Environment

• Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Jira and Confluence
• UML modelling
• Power BI
• Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Application development with code reading and debugging

Working Conditions

• Location: Brussels
• Contact: [company contact email]
• Recruitment handled by an external consulting firm based in Brussels

Important Selection Criteria

• Dutch proficiency at C2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
• Proven experience in the energy sector.
• Ability to read and investigate code during technical interviews.

Requirements

1. At least 3 years of experience as a Functional Analyst
2. At least 3 years of experience in the energy sector
3. At least 5 years of experience working on projects using Agile methodologies
4. At least 3 years of experience in application development, with strong knowledge of code
5. At least 3 years of experience in functional testing
6. At least 5 years of experience with Jira and Confluence
7. Ability to read and understand code, analyse technical issues and investigate bugs
8. Dutch proficiency at C2 level according to the CEFR
9. Analytical, proactive and pragmatic professional able to maintain a high-level overview of business challenges while diving into functional and technical details
10. Ability to understand complex, cross-functional business processes
11. Effective communication skills with both business and technical stakeholders
12. Ability to translate abstract business needs into clear, actionable functional requirements
13. Understanding of development constraints and contribution to troubleshooting
14. Ability to quickly develop knowledge of asset management, network operations, customer interactions and supply chain processes
15. Focus on end-user needs and local authorities' interests in decision-making