About the mission
We are looking for a Functional Analyst to join our team and support the digital transformation of our organization. In this role, you will collaborate with various stakeholders to translate needs into functional solutions and ensure alignment with our strategic objectives.
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About Aquafin
At Aquafin, we connect people with water through technology. We lead change and work towards an environment in harmony with water. We do this through wastewater treatment and sewage, as well as through innovation and energy transition.Every day, we contribute to better water quality and a healthy living environment. We realize infrastructure projects that collect and treat domestic wastewater and continuously work on optimizing our existing networks and installations. This supports our ambition to achieve ecological objectives for our waterways.
About the Job
To efficiently tackle these challenges, Aquafin invests heavily in digital solutions. Within the Digital team, we develop and manage platforms that support the entire lifecycle of our projects: from the influx of new project ideas and portfolio optimization to managing project scope and monitoring ecological objectives.In the coming years, we will take a significant step in modernizing our application landscape. Part of the existing AS400 environment will be gradually replaced by modern custom platforms, while simultaneously developing new functionalities to better support our employees in their daily operations.
To shape this digital transformation, we are looking for a Functional Analyst. In this role, you will closely collaborate with the product team and various business stakeholders to translate needs into clear functional solutions. You will support the development and validation of detailed analyses and ensure that new applications align with the operational and strategic objectives of Aquafin.
Key Responsibilities
Provide analytical support to the InfraSquad product team in the functional development of the to-be solution,
Capture, structure, and translate functional needs into clear and workable analyses, scenarios, and solution proposals,
Collaborate closely with the Product Owner and Value Stream owner responsible for delivering the solution.
Assist in the preparation and refinement of epics, features, and user stories so that the team has sufficient clear and validated input.
Prepare, facilitate, and process functional workshops with business stakeholders, team members, and external partners.
Explicitly document and follow up on functional decisions, assumptions, open questions, risks, and dependencies.
Monitor functional consistency across end-to-end processes and across different system components.
Investigate content dependencies,
Independently execute activities and then clearly communicate results to the entire Product Team,
Independently develop test scenarios, test cases, and acceptance criteria based on the analyzed business and solution flow,
Diligently build and maintain the necessary documentation set, including:
functional analyses,
process descriptions,
data flows and dependencies,
decision logs,
test scenarios and test results,
functional agreements with internal and external parties.
Ensure knowledge retention within the team so that functional insights and decisions remain transparent and reusable.
Develop UX design screens, e.g., via Figma make(AI) is a plus.
Skills & Experience
3+ years relevant experience as a functional or process analyst (in engineering/utilities/waste management/equivalent) in (hybrid-) Agile, functionally complex realizations,
1+ years relevant testing experience,
Team player with a drive to deliver results,
Independence, proactivity, and flexibility are a must,
Strong analytical mindset and ability to work through abstract thought processes.
Transparent communication skills including experience in using supporting tools (MS Office, MIRO, Figma, TFS/JIRA/DevOps/...).
Important Information
Only candidates who meet the criteria set by Aquafin (skills, work experience, language knowledge, and availability) in this job post will be considered. If the above is not respected, we reserve the right to reject the application.What you'll do
- Provide analytical support to the InfraSquad product team in the functional development of the to-be solution
- Capture, structure, and translate functional needs into clear and workable analyses, scenarios, and solution proposals
- Collaborate closely with the Product Owner and Value Stream owner responsible for delivering the solution
- Assist in the preparation and refinement of epics, features, and user stories so that the team has sufficient clear and validated input
- Prepare, facilitate, and process functional workshops with business stakeholders, team members, and external partners
- Explicitly document and follow up on functional decisions, assumptions, open questions, risks, and dependencies
- Monitor functional consistency across end-to-end processes and across different system components
- Investigate content dependencies
- Independently execute activities and then clearly communicate results to the entire Product Team
- Independently develop test scenarios, test cases, and acceptance criteria based on the analyzed business and solution flow
- Diligently build and maintain the necessary documentation set, including functional analyses, process descriptions, data flows and dependencies, decision logs, test scenarios and test results, functional agreements with internal and external parties
- Ensure knowledge retention within the team so that functional insights and decisions remain transparent and reusable
- Develop UX design screens, e.g., via Figma make(AI) is a plus
What we're looking for
- 3+ years relevant experience as a functional or process analyst in engineering/utilities/waste management/equivalent
- 1+ years relevant testing experience
- Team player with a drive to deliver results
- Independence, proactivity, and flexibility are a must
- Strong analytical mindset and ability to work through abstract thought processes
- Transparent communication skills including experience in using supporting tools (MS Office, MIRO, Figma, TFS/JIRA/DevOps)
Skills
- Agile
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