Description
Functional Analyst (UML) – Utilities/Metering SectorFunction Description
For its development team working on in-house developed products, Business analyst with IT development background who will be able to:
• Understand and model business requirements related to gas flow management processes (specifically contracting, nominations and data publishing), this with regards to the existing models and systems.
• Participate in second- and third-level support interventions on (critical) production systems.
• Participate in sorting, prioritizing and sizing the developments required to answer the requirements.
• Participate in definition of possible points of improvements either for applications or for team operations.
• Produce IT specifications based on the CBD principles and making use of the most suited modelling tools.
• Assist the developers in producing a quality code, based on the specifications.
• Assist the testing expert in producing test scenarios to be used for system and integration testing.
• Assist the testing expert in executing acceptance tests with end users.
Responsibility
• analyze, understand and document business requirements or problems.
• analyze existing documentation and gather information from within the Project Team and from the business.
• take initiatives for meetings with the business and the team and be responsible for the follow up.
• document business processes using Role Activity Diagrams
• produce functional system specifications compliant to internal methodology standards, CBD oriented (Component Based Development)
• produce business component interface specifications compliant to internal methodology standards (CBD)
• produce & follow-up test scenarios on a component and system level
• review functional system specifications of peers
• review business component interface specifications of peers
Experience & expertise
• background knowledge on gas flow management domain is an asset
• sound knowledge of the UML modelling language
• sound knowledge of Business Process Modelling techniques (including Role Activity Diagrams)
• sound knowledge of the CBD principles
• knowledge of GUI design and user-friendliness oriented design
• knowledge of architectural techniques and structures
• Good technical affinity, able to do bottom-up reconstruction of application functionalities, starting from technical documentation or even codebase.
• Analytical and synthesizing skills to clearly define problems and requirements and determine solutions for them that suit the with controllable impact on mission-critical applications.
Technical Skills
• the ability to analyze functional problems and to choose the most appropriate solution
• the ability to produce precise and formal specifications for systems or business component
• fluency in the use of the following tools:
o documentation-communication tools (Microsoft Office or equivalent)
o modelling tools (UML based CASE tools like Enterprise Architect)
o change and configuration management tools (MS VSTS, MS VSS)
o project reporting tools (timesheet reporting)
• Sound knowledge of technical matters like databases, database queries, .NET architectures, code sourcing. Needed to be able to do bottom-up research for problem diagnostics and / or requirements impact analysis.
Communication Skills
• skills when interviewing users; listening actively to their needs, asking the right questions and interpreting the answers accurately
• ability to communicate the semantics of formal and precise models to users in a digestible form
• ability to communicate the details of the specifications to developers
Personal Skills
• Ability to work relatively independently and proactively following the priorities and timing of the project plan, under supervision of the project leader.
• Ability to detect priority conflicts, be able to advise on possible options and discuss solution with stakeholders
• Analytical skills allowing rapid learning of various and new businesses or technical matters in the context of multi products maintenance.
• Ability to work in a structured way following the procedures of the project (check-in, check-out, time sheet reporting, punctuality)
• Ability to work according to rules, standards and guidelines defined in the architecture
• Good balance between methodological approach and respect for practical constraints.
• Ability to communicate realistic predictions about the analysis work
• Ability to communicate in Dutch (spoken) or French (spoken) and English (written).
• Ability to adapt to the evolving set of methods and tools.
• Customer, solution and improvement minded
• Team player