afarax - Senior Functional Designer

afarax is looking for a freelance Senior Functional Designer. We need you!

The project

Our client in the insurance sector, is seeking an experienced Functional Designer.

Objective of the job:

• 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

How afarax supports you?

• You benefit from our extensive network
• You will have access to projects that fit your expertise
• We help and support you throughout your project
• We offer the possibility to build a valuable and lasting partnership
• Fluent in French and/or Dutch and good knowledge of English
• Master or Engineer in IT or in a scientific domain with IT interest. Bachelor with a minimum of 5 years' experience in technical analysis
• Experience with Application Development of Administrative Senior systems in an IT department
• Able to capture main topics in discussions with technical IT people Senior
• Mastering of MS-Office tools Senior
• Strong understanding of Source code Cobol MicroFocus and SQL server
• Web based Client/Server systems with MF back-end (Cobol MicroFocus / SQL server)
• Batch process experience
• Cobol MicroFocus / SQL server programming experience
• .NET ; SQL
• Functional analysis
• Lead Functional Analyst
• IT solution design on large scale projects
• Agile & Waterfall project methodology
• Architectural design
• Experience in the Insurance or Banking domain
• Life Insurance
• Contract management, claims and Finance
• Pragmatic & solution oriented
• Methodical, analytical and pro-active
• Quality oriented
• Good communication skills
• Quick learner
• Pro-active and flexible
• Client Oriented
• Able to deal with punctual stress situations
• Able to plan own work with respect of deadlines and budget