Expanding steadily since its launch in 2003, the ACENSI group is an IT consultancy firm, well known for their technical and functional know-how, who specialize in Telecommunications, Media and Financial Markets, as well as in the Energy industry. ACENSI guides businesses in evolutionary IT projects from the initial strategies through to their realization (Management and Project management, Development, Design and Implementation, Infrastructure). From its original focus on technical engineering and Business Analysis, ACENSI has developed new areas of expertise in Human Resource Management Systems, Business Intelligence, e-learning and Client Relationship Management. Dynamism, enthusiasm and social development are all valued at ACENSI, allowing our clients to benefit from consultants with a true blend of talents.
ACENSI BELGIUM is looking for his client a Functional Analyst (API/.NET)
Main Responsibilities
1- Requirements Gathering and Analysis :
a. Facilitate workshops and requirement elicitation sessions with stakeholders to gather,
structure, and prioritize requirements.
b. Analyze and streamline business processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
c. Translate business needs into actionable technical specifications.
2- Documentation and Specification :
a. Create clear and concise documentation for requirements, processes, and system
interactions.
b. Define acceptance criteria that are understandable to business stakeholders and
provide a foundation for creating test cases.
c. Document and define API specifications using Swagger to ensure functional
requirements are met and system integrations are seamless.
d. Create and review sequence diagrams to validate and illustrate system interactions,
ensuring smooth integration between components.
3- Collaboration and Development Support :
a. Work closely with architects, developers, and business stakeholders to ensure technical
solutions align with organizational goals.
b. Collaborate effectively in a multicultural and multi-language team environment.
c. Write and understand SQL queries to analyze and validate data.
4- Testing and Validation :
a. Collaborate with the Test Coordinator and Release Train Engineer (RTE) to evaluate
implemented solutions, confirm their alignment with initial requirements and business
objectives, and support quality assurance processes, including defining test cases and
participating in testing sessions.
5- Continuous Improvement :
a. Ensure comprehensive quality and scope coverage throughout the software
development lifecycle.
b. Contribute to implementing a lean delivery process and identify opportunities for continuous improvement
Key Skills and Competencies
1- Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with proficiency in creating and
interpreting sequence diagrams BPMN or UML.
2- Stakeholder and Scope Management: Experience in managing stakeholders, including
confidently pushing back to the business to manage scope and effectively handling any resulting
conflicts to ensure project objectives are met using acceptance criteria, Moscow, and
stakeholder matrix.
3- Technical Skills: Advanced technical expertise, including familiarity with cloud technologies,
Cosmos DB, SQL, JSON, API definition, data structure modelling, and basic programming.
4- Agile Methodologies: Knowledge of Agile frameworks, such as SAFe or Scrum, and experience
applying these methodologies in project teams, collaboration and supporting development.
5- Testing & Validation: Experience supporting testing, overseeing UAT, and managing the resulting change requests
6- Requirement gathering: Your assignments cover structured eliciting of business needs and
requirements and prioritized translation into detailed work instructions for the implementation
team.
7- Ownership: Your assignments show ownership of the solution being implemented including the
definition of acceptance criteria, monitoring of quality assurance and even participation to testing.