Freelance Senior Business Analyst-Brussels Hybrid
Very long-term contract to start ASAP
Service Description
As a
Business Analyst
within the
SITO department
, you'll play a key role in the
digital transformation of the Assets division
.
The
Assets department
is mainly responsible for maintaining the high-voltage grid and commissioning its expansions.
Safety, quality, and efficiency
are our core values.
As a Business Analyst, you will define efficient business processes, capture business needs, and translate them into IT system specifications.
You'll act as the bridge between business stakeholders and IT partners (functional analysts, project managers, architects, etc.), challenging all sides when necessary to ensure pragmatic and effective solutions.
Your ultimate goal: to develop and maintain IT tools that optimally support business processes.
We're seeking a Business Analyst to support our
digitalization projects
, particularly:
* Optimizing our Asset Reference Systems
by centralizing reference data systems — e.g., merging reference data for high-voltage lines and underground cables with that of substations.
* This project involves both centralization and complete data migration, as well as providing the data to the broader organization through data products.
Key Responsibilities
* Model and redesign business processes, guiding business teams through process optimization.
* Identify business needs and translate them into well-defined business requirements in the form of
epics, features, and user stories
.
* Challenge business stakeholders to refine "to-be" processes and ensure clarity of needs.
* Develop
business information models
describing the data required to meet business needs (interfaces, screens, reports, migration, etc.).
* Align and validate requirements between business and IT teams.
* Validate IT's functional analyses.
* Support testing and validation after tool implementation, including
UAT (User Acceptance Testing)
.
* Play an active role in
change management
, including preparing training materials and delivering end-user training, following the company change management framework and toolkit.
* Support the business during
post-implementation
phases.
Requirements
* Master's degree
in a technical or economic field, or equivalent through experience.
* At least 10 years of relevant experience
as a Business Analyst, including needs identification, business requirements drafting, and process design.
* Strong analytical mindset — you're critical and unafraid to challenge assumptions.
* Excellent
communication skills
(written and verbal).
* Capable of working both
independently and collaboratively
, building consensus among diverse stakeholders.
* Strong
planning and organizational skills
.
* High customer focus, adaptability, and flexibility.
* Knowledge of
BPMN 2.0
and
UML Class Diagrams
.
* Experience with
Enterprise Architect (EA)
,
Jira
, and
Azure DevOps
is a plus.
* Experience in the
electricity or utilities sector
is an advantage.
* Knowledge of
asset reference systems
is a plus.
* Fluent
English
(reading and writing) and excellent proficiency in
Dutch or French
(speaking, reading, writing). The second national language should be understood.