The client
is seeking a Functional Analyst with 8+ years of experience to work within the
context of implementing acquired commercial software packages, not traditional
in-house development.

The core of
the role is not writing business requirements: it's understanding and
documenting software package configuration choices, analyzing their impact on
application integrations, and ensuring the traceability of decisions over time.
The recurring keywords in the description (configuration, integration, software
package, traceability, end-to-end testing) indicate a hybrid functional and
technical profile, comfortable communicating with architects, technical
analysts, and software vendors.

The project
is currently being delivered, so the candidate will be joining a project
already underway and must be operational without a lengthy onboarding period.
The role includes a real testing workload (strategy definition, manual and
automated execution, coordination of integrated tests and UAT) and a component
focused on securing intersystem communications, which excludes a purely
documentation analyst.

The group
insurance domain, and particularly pricing, is a major differentiator, even
though it is not listed as a formal requirement.

Main
Responsibilities

• 
  Define functional
  specifications, business rules, exception cases, and acceptance criteria
  in collaboration with the delivery teams.
• 
  Participate in defining the
  various scopes (epics, stories, releases, sprints, trials, and projects).
• 
  Collaborate with application
  delivery managers and stakeholders to define requirements and manage
  product backlogs.
• 
  Document current and target
  business processes. Produce and maintain the required functional
  documentation.
• 
  Document software package
  configuration choices and their impact on business processes and
  application integrations.
• 
  Analyze the impact of
  configuration changes on the solution architecture and application
  lifecycle.
• 
  Contribute to the development
  and implementation of functional testing strategies.
• 
  Define, prepare, and execute
  manual and automated tests from an end-to-end perspective.
• 
  Provide coordination and
  support during integration testing and user acceptance testing.
• 
  Support implementation,
  stabilization, incident management, and troubleshooting activities.
• 
  Collaborate with architects,
  technical analysts, developers, and software vendors to ensure solution
  consistency.
• 
  Understand and document
  configuration choices. Evaluate possible alternatives and their impacts.
• 
  Analyze the effects of
  configurations on application integrations. Ensure traceability of
  functional and technological decisions.
• 
  Support the evolution of the
  configuration over time and throughout its lifecycle.
• 
  Contribute to aligning
  application components, business needs, and integration mechanisms.
• 
  Active participation in work
  related to securing intersystem exchanges and integration architectures
  will also be expected.

Requirements

Requirements Qualification Table

• 
  Minimum 8 years of experience in Business Analysis or IT
  Analysis
• 
  Significant experience in transformation projects involving
  packaged software solutions (COTS/ERP/proprietary software)
• 
  Experience in an Agile environment (epics, user stories,
  releases, sprints, backlogs)
• 
  Proficiency in spoken and written French
• 
  Documentation of functional specifications, business rules,
  exception cases, and acceptance criteria
• 
  Definition, preparation, and execution of end-to-end
  functional testing, including coordination of integrated testing and UAT

Desired

• 
  Impact analysis of packaged software configuration choices
  on business processes and application integrations
• 
  Collaboration with architects, technical analysts,
  developers, and packaged software vendors
• 
  Exposure to inter-system integration and secure data
  exchange initiatives
• 
  Support for implementation, stabilization, and incident
  management activities

ASSET

• 
  Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related
  discipline
• 
  Proficiency in English
• 
  Experience in group insurance, particularly pricing/rating
• 
  Automated testing experience

Note: The degree requirement is explicitly
identified as an asset in the client's description and
therefore cannot be considered a disqualifying criterion, despite the minimum
threshold of 8 years of experience.

WHAT WE DON'T WANT

• 
  Generalist business analyst with no exposure to software
  implementation or configuration.
• 
  Functional analyst with less than 8 years of experience.
• 
  Profile focused solely on in-house development, with no work
  on acquired commercial solutions.
• 
  Analyst who documents without participating in testing; no
  test execution or coordination involved.
• 
  Pure QA profile or test analyst without producing functional
  specifications and business rules.
• 
  Candidate unable to write functional documentation in
  French.