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# Senior functional designer

- **Company:** Next-Link
- **Location:** Brussel, Belgium
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** .NET Framework, Agile Methodology, Business Logic, Client Server Models, COBOL (Programming Language), Databases, Design of User Interfaces, Human-Computer Interaction, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SQL Server, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Web Applications, Backend, Microfocus, Sql Server Programming
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.be/details/5869495774

## About the Role

* Language: English fluent + Dutch fluent (French is a bonus)

 * Level of education required Master or Engineer in IT or in a scientific domain with IT interest. Bachelor with a minimum of 5 years' experience in technical analysis.

 * Minimum 5 years experience

Experience with Application Development of Administrative systems in an IT department

 * Able to capture main topics in discussions with technical IT people

 * Mastering of MS-office tools

 * Strong understanding of Source code Cobol Microfocus and SQL server

 * Insurance or banking domain

 * Functional analysis

 * Lead functional analyst

 * IT solution design on large scale projects

 * Agile & Waterfall project methodology

 * Architectural design

Bonus :

 * Ability to interact with all technical and non-technical members of the organization

 * Creative

 * Dynamic

 * Life Insurance

 * Contract management, claims and finance

 * Web based Client/Server systems with MF back-end (Cobol Microfocus / SQL server)

 * Batch process experience

 * Cobol Microfocus / SQL server programming experience

 * .NET ; SQL

## Description

The back-end applications are developed in COBOL (Micro Focus) with SQL databases, and require

interaction with various technologies and teams for front-end, printing and communication components.

In this role, the candidate will receive high-level functional requirements, analyse them and design robust IT solutions. The solution scope may cover assets such as the user interface, business logic and database architecture. The candidate will follow up the implementation of their designs and setup a test approach.

Working autonomously, they will interact directly with the IS Project Manager to agree on scope and

milestones, and will report progress to IS stakeholders. The functional analyst should also be able to review source code when needed and to write SQL queries on demand.

Beyond project delivery, the candidate will support platform stability by monitoring and responding to production incidents and coordinating remediation efforts when needed.

Proven experience in functional analysis, user interface design, testing, COBOL within an insurance IT

environment and professional knowledge of Dutch are required.

Main objectives:

 - Ensure the stability and operability of the (sub)application.

 - Be in charge of translating business requirements into a structured IT solution while keeping a

functional approach.

 - Help translating this functional design into well-tailored technical design.

 - Prepare functional integration test cases based on the requirements

 - Test the product before delivery to the users

 - Analyse potential corrective actions to be taken.

 - Coordinate technical designers and programmers during implementation of functionalities

 - Work closely with the business to ensure the final solution fits their needs.

 - Actively support the Project leaders in the project implementation