Functional Business Analyst

This role is located within our Horizon team where a customer engagement platform is being developed. Our team is building a framework to be able to deliver content and features towards customers to self-service within Cegeka. Horizon is a key project within the entire Cegeka organization and is driving standardization and automation. It has high visibility on C-level, a strategic investment and there is still a way to go as we keep delivering content and features for our customers.

• You will collaborate with the business through various stakeholders to determine functional and non-functional software requirements
• You define the conceptual architecture and make sure it aligns with the requirements of the business and the company’s vision
• You prepare the complex solutions and evaluate the different options, while paying attention to architecture principles like integration, scalability feasibility, code maintenance, performance & security
• You propose the consolidated requirements, solutions and assumptions to all stakeholders and anticipate the long-term vision and mission of the company
• You guide the implementation of the proposed solutions in collaboration with the development team and steer them in the right direction
• You help in defining unified development standards from appropriate technology to coding practice
• You guide and coach the functional and development team that operates in a SCRUM and Agile Development context

• Masters or Bachelors in IT with at least 5 years’ experience in a similar role
• With a positive mindset
• Highly analytical, with an ability to see both the big pictures and the details
• Experience in advising on software architecture and concepts
• Interested in the processes implemented under the abstraction layer, tools and frameworks
• Excellent organizational and leadership availabilities
• Excellent command of the English language
• You can work both in a team, but independent as well
• With your knowledge, social skills and flexibility, you are able to gain the trust of both our internal and external customers
• You are a strong communicator on every level of the organisation structure
• From an Enterprise-architecture perspective, you understand infrastructure
• Knowledge of design patterns, refactoring and unit-testing.
• You are eager to learn about new technologies
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of database concepts will help you in this role.
• Capable of translating (functional) requirements into an analysis
• Knowledge of one of the programming languages Java, .NET, php, python, ruby is a plus.
• Knowledge of JavaScript and related libraries such as ReactJS, Angular or others is a plus.