Senior Functional Analyst

pJob Description: Senior Functional Analyst /p pDepartment / Unit: I-ICT.211 Traffic Data Solutions /p pExperience Level: Senior / Expert (10+ years) On-call Duty (Standby): Required (approx. 1 week per month) /p h3About the Role Project Context /h3 pAt Infrabel, you will take on a pivotal role in the functional and technical evolution of mission-critical software solutions. Joining the I-ICT.211 Traffic Data Solutions team, you will contribute to key projects essential for the continuity, reliability, and performance of Infrabel’s core railway business activities. These systems handle the end-to-end consolidation and distribution of rail traffic management data across all lifecycle phases (pre-processing, real-time, post-processing, and back-office) to key B2B stakeholders. /p h3Responsibilities /h3 ul liExternal Stakeholders: Railway undertakings operating or transiting on the Belgian network, neighboring foreign infrastructure managers, and European rail data consolidation bodies (such as RailNetEurope). /li liInternal Stakeholders: Real-time timetable visualisations for signal box personnel, calculation and billing of track access charges, monitoring of operational traction electricity consumption, and data feeding into Big Data/expert systems. /li liThe scope covers both new application development and corrective/evolutionary maintenance of existing platforms. /li /ul h3Key Responsibilities Tasks /h3 pAs a Senior Functional Analyst, you will bridge the gap between business needs and technical implementation, collaborating closely with IT development teams, railway operators, and operational business units: /p ul liRequirements Gathering Analysis: Elicit, analyze, and document business needs and functional requirements using formal elicitation techniques. /li liProcess Optimization: Analyze existing operational and technical workflows and recommend improvements to increase accuracy and efficiency. /li liFunctional Specifications Agile Artifacts: Produce comprehensive functional specifications, write detailed user stories, and maintain requirements traceability. /li liDevelopment Collaboration: Work side-by-side with developers and architects to ensure technical architectures and deliverables match business requirements. /li liTesting Validation: Formulate test strategies, design detailed test cases and scenarios, and perform validation testing to ensure software reliability and compliance. /li liImpact Analysis: Conduct thorough impact analyses based on changing operational and business requirements. /li /ul h3Professional Technical Experience /h3 ul liAgile / Scrum Functional Analysis (Level 4): At least 10 years of experience in business and functional analysis within IT projects using Agile/Scrum. /li liRequirements Elicitation (Level 4): At least 10 years of experience in business requirements gathering techniques. /li liUser Stories Agile Documentation (Level 4): At least 10 years of experience creating user stories based on analysis and specifications. /li liDesign Modeling (Level 3): At least 5 years of experience with UML and BPMN modelling techniques. /li liFunctional Documentation (Level 3): At least 5 years of experience authoring functional requirements documents, user guides, or operational work instructions. /li liTest Case Definition (Level 3): At least 5 years of experience designing and executing test cases/test scenarios. /li liWeb Services APIs (Level 3): At least 5 years of hands‑on experience with REST and SOAP web services. /li liMessaging Middleware (Level 3): At least 5 years of experience with IBM MQ. /li liSearch Analytics (Level 3): At least 5 years of experience with Elasticsearch Kibana. /li liDatabases (Level 3): At least 5 years of experience with SQL and PL/SQL. /li liData Formatting Schemas (Level 3): At least 5 years of experience with XML/XSD file formats and designing XSD contracts. /li liDevelopment Background (Level 2): At least 2 years of experience with .
NET (a solid software development foundation is expected). /li liCertifications: Certified Scrum Master (or equivalent Agile certification) is required/recognised. /li /ul h3Required Skills /h3 ul liLanguagesDutch or French: C2 level (Native / highly proficient) in one of the two official languages. /li liThe second national language (Dutch or French): B1 level (Intermediate / working knowledge). /li liEnglish: C1 level (Professional / advanced working proficiency). /li /ul h3Preferred Skills /h3 ul liSoft Skills ValuesCompany Alignment: Understanding of Infrabel’s core mission, the railway IT landscape, and the operational challenges of traffic data management. /li liCorporate Values: Embodying Infrabel’s corporate values: Care/Kindness (Bienveillance), Courage, Positivity, and Reliability. /li liInterpersonal Professional Competence: Excellent communication and presentation skills, high stress tolerance, strong sense of initiative, proactive team spirit, respectful stakeholder management, and c