Senior Functional Analyst Project Lead – Digital Transformation JP054549

Senior Functional Analyst / Project Lead Digital Transformation
Brussels Belgium (Sint-Joost-ten-Noode)
Duration: July 2026 June 2027 (12 months)
Full-time Contract Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Senior Functional Analyst with strong project leadership capabilities to support the digital transformation of a public-sector application for a Belgian social security organisation.

The role focuses on modernising a citizen-facing digital platform evolving it from a mainly consultative application into an interactive self-service platform. You will work in an Agile environment collaborating closely with business stakeholders developers architects and external partners.

This is an opportunity for a senior professional who can combine functional analysis project coordination stakeholder management and technical understanding to take ownership of a critical application domain.

Translate business needs into functional analyses and solution proposals
Design and document new digital functionalities including:

• Self-service workflows
• Request/application processes
• Communication modules

Create and maintain:

• User stories
• Use cases
• Process descriptions
• Data models
• Functional documentation

Ensure consistency scalability and reusability across the application landscape

Act as the bridge between business stakeholders and IT teams
Collaborate with solution architects and development teams
Define and analyse:

• Interfaces
• APIs
• Data flows
• System integrations

Manage planning scope priorities and deliverables
Coordinate development activities within an Agile team
Monitor progress risks dependencies and reporting
Act as the main point of contact for ICT teams business users and external partners

Support and coordinate testing activities:

• System Integration Testing (SIT)
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Define test scenarios and validation approaches
Ensure quality standards and best practices are followed
Maintain clear and up-to-date documentation

Minimum 10 years of experience as a Functional Analyst within web application environments
Minimum 10 years of project management experience preferably in Agile environments
Minimum 10 years of experience coordinating teams and managing stakeholders
Proven experience acting as a bridge between business and IT
Strong experience with integrated systems and complex data flows
Good understanding of software development processes
Experience with:

• APIs
• System integrations
• Data exchanges

Knowledge of the Java ecosystem is considered an advantage

• Java backend applications
• Angular frontend applications
• API-first architecture
• External system integrations
• eID authentication

Native-level Dutch or Native-level French
Active knowledge of the other national language
Professional English communication skills