Business / Functional Analyst (SNS01501)
Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Business / Functional Analyst to join our team in the express logistics industry.
- The ideal candidate will possess expert analytical skills, a deep understanding of logistics operations (line haul movement planning and control, both air and ground), and excellent communication abilities to facilitate effective collaboration between technical teams and business stakeholders.
- The Business / Functional Analyst plays a pivotal role in gathering, analyzing, and documenting requirements, as well as translating business needs into actionable IT solutions.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to elicit, analyze, document, and validate business requirements for new aviation IT systems.
- Conduct thorough research and analysis of existing processes and applications to identify areas for improvement and optimization.
- Develop comprehensive documentation of conceptual business requirements & detailed functional requirements, and other relevant documentation to clearly articulate business needs.
- Work closely with technical teams to ensure alignment between business requirements and IT solutions, providing clarification and guidance as needed.
- Contribute to and review the design of application user interfaces to ensure usability and effectiveness.
- Collaborate with project managers to ensure successful implementation of IT projects within scope, timeline, and budget constraints.
- Stay informed about industry trends, regulations, and best practices in aviation IT to proactively identify opportunities for innovation and improvement.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Engineering or related field. A master’s degree is advantageous.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst.
- In-depth knowledge of aviation industry standards, regulations, and best practices.
- Experience in aviation-specific domains such as capacity optimization, demand forecasting and resource allocation is a plus but is particularly valuable.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex business requirements into clear and actionable deliverables.
- Excellent documentation and communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven experience with greenfield business analysis – feeding into the development of brand new applications – is a must.
- Expert knowledge and proven experience with ALL of the following model-driven structured analysis techniques (e.g. SA/SD, Information Engineering or equivalent) is a also must:
- business process modeling
- logical data modeling: entity-relationship or object/class modeling
- business rule specification
- business service specification
- use case analysis.
- Profound understanding of Domain Driven Design concepts (more specifically: strategic design) is a plus.
- Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies, as well as experience working in cross-functional teams.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Certifications such as Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) is a plus.
Languages
- Dutch
- English
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