Functional Analyst

Job Description

Do you enjoy translating business needs into practical solutions? Can you connect users, business processes and technical teams in a GIS environment?

We’re looking for an experienced Functional Analyst to support the development, implementation and rollout of GIS solutions. You’ll help make geographical and asset information accessible and useful for different user groups through GIS viewers, desktop applications and mobile solutions.

Working within a multidisciplinary product team, you’ll turn business needs into clear functional requirements and support delivery from initial analysis through testing and rollout.

What will you do?

• Analyse and structure functional needs across different business areas.
• Translate business processes and user needs into functional requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Help define solutions for GIS viewers, desktop GIS and mobile GIS use.
• Explore how GIS functionality can fit into existing asset management and business processes.
• Work with developers, GIS specialists and architects to assess solutions, interfaces and data flows.
• Support the configuration, testing and validation of new functionality.
• Prepare and guide functional testing and user acceptance testing.
• Help introduce new applications and features to different user groups.
• Keep processes, data, applications and user experience aligned.
• Document analyses, decisions, processes and solutions.
• Collaborate with product owners, key users and other stakeholders.
• Contribute to the team’s Agile/Scrum way of working.

Qualifications

What do you bring?

• A strong background in functional analysis, with experience in GIS and asset management.
• The ability to independently analyse business needs and translate them into clear, actionable requirements.
• Experience supporting the implementation and rollout of applications to different user groups.
• Enough technical understanding to discuss GIS architecture, interfaces, APIs and data flows with specialists.
• A structured, analytical approach and the ability to see how processes, systems and data connect.
• Clear communication skills and the confidence to ask questions, clarify expectations and discuss different perspectives.
• A collaborative, hands-on mindset: you take ownership of your analyses while staying closely connected to the team.
• Good communication skills in Dutch and French, and the ability to read and understand technical documentation in English.

You don’t need to be a developer, but you should feel comfortable working with technical colleagues and understanding the possibilities and limitations of a GIS platform.

What would be a plus?

Experience with one or more of the following would be particularly welcome:

• ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Pro.
• ESRI Utility Network.
• VertiGIS Studio Web and VertiGIS Studio Mobile.
• GIS viewers, desktop GIS applications and mobile GIS solutions.
• Integrating GIS functionality into asset management processes.
• Agile/Scrum, with Jira and Confluence for backlog management, follow-up and documentation.

Additional Information

What We Offer

• Long-term freelance assignment.
• Challenging environment combining business, process, and technology topics.
• Hybrid working model.

Interested?

Send us your CV or a short introduction highlighting your relevant testing experience. We’ll take the time to discuss the role and see whether it matches your experience and what you’re looking for.