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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead System Analyst - **Company:** Stichting Rainforest Alliance - **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Business Process Model and Notation, Cloud Computing, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, Data Profiling, Data Systems, Systems Analysis, Scrum Methodology, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, UML, Togaf, Information Technology, Data Management - **Published:** May 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://nl.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c0091f563508957f ## About the Role Do you have experience in Software development?, * Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline. * BCS Business Analysis Diploma or equivalent * Agile certification (e.g. Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or equivalent) * TOGAF Foundation (or equivalent architecture certification) * Cloud fundamentals (e.g. AWS Cloud Practitioner, Azure Fundamentals) * Data-related certification (e.g. data analysis, SQL, or governance-focused) Knowledge: * Experience with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery models. * Experience with integration patterns, APIs, events, cloud, and data platforms. * Familiarity with engineering best practices, CI/CD, and software development lifecycles. * Knowledge of project governance, risk management, and business change processes. Limited Travel: There is an expectation the candidate will need to travel to the different sites based on business needs. ## Description The Lead Systems Analyst shapes defines and supports the delivery of complex technology and data solutions across complex, cross-system and cross-domain landscapes. You will blend deep systems analysis expertise with a understanding of enterprise architecture, integration patterns, and business strategy. This ensures solutions are robust, scalable, and aligned to organisational objectives. It enables informed investment decisions and measurable business outcomes. The Lead Systems Analyst works with senior stakeholders, cross-functional delivery teams, architects, and third-party partners to translate complex business problems into clear, relevant requirements and solution options. You will drive clarity across the full analysis lifecycle. This lifecycle includes discovery and planning, solution design, implementation support, and handover. You will ensure that it well understands and effectively manages risks, dependencies, and impacts. You will report to the Solution Delivery Director., * Lead end-to-end systems analysis across discovery, delivery and BAU, covering legacy and greenfield environments. * Produce integrated analysis plans showing timelines, milestones, dependencies, and required inputs across technology and business teams. * Provide forward-looking views of analysis priorities, solution options, and agreement on organisational goals, promoting informed decision-making and investment trade-offs. * Map inter-system and inter-team dependencies, ensuring clarity of impacts across architecture, data, and integration layers. Governance and Reporting * Provide decision-ready reporting on progress, risks, and important insights to support governance and executive decision-making. * Ensure compliance with organisational policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements. Stakeholder Engagement * Produce stakeholder maps identifying important influences, interests, and decision-makers. * Facilitate workshops, discovery sessions, and decision-capture activities to shape solution direction. * Be a mediator between business, engineering, data, and architecture teams to resolve conflicts and align outcomes. Accountability & Continuous Improvement * Foster a culture of accountability, ensuring clarity of ownership for analysis deliverables. * Analyse performance metrics and provide recommendations to improve predictability, throughput, and quality. Systems & Integration Analysis * Lead systems analysis across AS-IS, gap analysis, target journeys, processes, and data flows. * Assess end-to-end integration impacts across APIs, events, batch processes, and third-party interfaces, ensuring understanding of target architecture. * Define and validate non-functional requirements including security, resilience, and performance. * Produce high-quality artefacts including functional specifications, user stories/BDD, acceptance criteria, UML/BPMN models, and interface contracts. Data Analysis & Insight * Conduct data profiling, reconciliation, lineage analysis, and control assessments. * Translate data analysis into applicable insights to support solution design, risk mitigation, and business outcomes. 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