Expert Functional Analyst – Microservices & API Transformation

Our client, a major public sector organization, is undergoing a large-scale digital transformation to modernize a legacy monolithic application into a microservices-based architecture. This project adopts an API-first and event-driven approach to enhance agility and accelerate the delivery of value to end-users.

• Translate complex business requirements into detailed functional and technical specifications for a microservices-based environment.
• Design and maintain business process models and system interactions using BPMN and UML sequence diagrams.
• Define and govern data models to ensure consistency across synchronous and asynchronous interface contracts.
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation to guide development and testing teams.
• Provide strategic leadership by coaching team members and challenging proposed solutions to optimize quality and delivery.
• Lead effort estimation activities to provide accurate time and cost projections for development cycles.

• 8+ years of experience in functional and technical analysis within complex Agile or Scrum environments.
• 8+ years of expertise in business process modeling and system interaction design using BPMN and UML.
• 8+ years of experience in data modeling and Data Governance, including proficiency in querying and analyzing data with SQL.
• Advanced experience in designing interactions for microservices architectures, focusing on both synchronous and asynchronous interface contracts.
• Expertise in utilizing development and collaboration tools including Jira, Confluence, Git, Postman, and SoapUI.
• Proven ability to provide strategic vision, challenge architectural decisions, and apply pragmatism to project deliverables.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach and mentor other analysts.
• Proactive and solution-oriented.
• You are fluent in English.

Nice to Haves

• Knowledge of browser developer tools for troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of Dutch or French.

• Start date: ASAP
• Duration: Long-term
• Work regime: Full-time
• Location: Brussels
• Working model: Hybrid
• Contract: open to both permanent employees and freelancers