Functional Analyst

FUNCTIONAL ANALYST - BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - PERMANENT POSITION

We are looking for a technically strong Functional Analyst to translate complex business requirements into precise functional and system specifications. The role focuses on detailed process modeling, functional decomposition, and data analysis to ensure robust, scalable, and well-structured solutions.

You will work closely with business stakeholders, software engineers, data teams, and QA to ensure that functional requirements are correctly implemented at both application and data levels.

The Functional Analyst will be responsible for analyzing end-to-end business processes (including activity, sequence, and use-case diagrams). You will define functional requirements, business rules, and system behaviors, ensuring traceability from business needs through to implementation.

A key part of the role involves working with database schemas, data models, and modularized system architectures. You will participate in data model design and validation, ensuring that logical and physical schemas correctly support functional requirements, data integrity, and performance considerations. You will also contribute to interface definitions, data mappings, and functional validations across system components.

This position requires strong analytical skills, technical rigor, and the ability to communicate effectively across both functional and technical teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform detailed functional analysis and requirements engineering
• Model business processes and system interactions using BPMN and/or UML
• Produce detailed functional specifications, including business rules and data requirements
• Collaborate with development teams to clarify functional behavior and edge cases
• Analyze and validate database schemas, data models, and modular system components
• Write and optimize SQL queries for data analysis, functional validation, and testing support
• Ensure consistency between functional requirements, application logic, and data structures
• Support integration, system, and user acceptance testing (UAT) through functional expertise
• Participate in design reviews, solution walkthroughs, and impact analyses
• Maintain functional documentation, models, and traceability artifacts

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in a Functional Analyst, Business Analyst (technical), or similar role
• Strong expertise in BPMN and/or UML modeling
• Solid proficiency in SQL (complex queries, joins, data validation)
• Strong understanding of relational databases, schema design, and data modeling principles
• Experience with modular or layered system architectures
• Ability to translate business needs into precise, testable functional specifications
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional technical teams

The Offer:

• A permanent, full-time employment contract
• A salary & benefits package commensurate with experience

Please send over your CV to tom.walker@vividresourcing.com or call me on +32 (0) 3 318 00 74. As always, we are open to recommendations, so please feel free to pass this on to other suitable candidates.