Business Analyst DM

Project overview

Assignment Description

As a Business Analyst Data Management, you are responsible for translating business needs into concrete requirements for the realization of Data Products and the setup of a Data Management Platform. You know how to uncover the question behind the question and align it with data and platform engineers. You will create epics and play a connecting role during the discovery and realization phase. Your knowledge and experience in the field of data and data management make you an ambassador within the Defense organization and a valuable sparring partner within the project team.

Of course, you will not do this alone. The project team is led by a project leader, consists of two data management experts who implement central service and federated data management, and is accompanied by an enterprise data architect who ensures the vision and alignment with other initiatives. In addition, data engineers will build data products, and platform engineers will implement and configure a data management platform.

Working within Defense means you work in a challenging IT landscape. Defense is working towards a federated Data Architecture. This means that each defense component is responsible for its own data management activities, for which the policy, frameworks, and tooling will be made available centrally (with broad alignment). Defense is located throughout the Netherlands, so travel may be part of your role. The home base is (the Kromhoutkazerne) Utrecht, but activities (such as meetings) may also take place at other locations.

Background of the assignment

As a Business Analyst in the Data Management for Reliable AI project, you are part of the Joint Information Provision Command (JIVC), which is part of the Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT). The command is responsible for the delivery and maintenance of concrete IT products and services based on the needs of the other defense components.

Defense is in a period of accelerated digital transformation. On the one hand, the increasing digitalization of the battlefield and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) require modern, reliable, and well-managed data. The use of data is essential in carrying out operational as well as strategic, decision-making, and analytical tasks and responsibilities. On the other hand, the organization must increase its agility to operate effectively within a rapidly changing international context, where data can be shared safely and in a controlled manner between operational units, partners, and allies.

To meet these challenges, Defense wants to transform from a largely centralized data architecture to a federated data architecture.

Generic description of competence area and levels

Actively listens to internal/external customers, articulates and clarifies their needs. Manages the relationship with all stakeholders to ensure the solution aligns with business requirements. Proposes various solutions (e.g., make-or-buy) by performing contextual analysis to support user-centric system design. Advises the client on appropriate solution choices. Acts as an advocate involved in the implementation or configuration process of the chosen solution.

Summary of task and mission

Analyzes the business domain and optimizes business performance through technology application. Analyzes the information and processes needed to support business plans. Formulates functional and non-functional requirements of the business organization and advises on the lifecycle of information solutions. Evaluates the impact in terms of change management.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the preparation of the organization's business plan

Analysis of business requirements and design-related processes

Support digital transformation, identifying areas for improvement in business processes

Propose possible ICT solutions that meet the ICT strategy

Develop business cases related to proposed solutions

Analyze required information and documents

Plan for continuity of operations

Requirements

eCF profile: Business Analyst

Reference Area: D.11 Needs Management

This assignment is based on the European e-Competence Framework (e-CF). This is a European standard for describing IT competencies and the associated level of responsibility. The eCF profile indicates which competencies and at what level (e-1 to e-5) are expected from the candidate. We expect candidates to clearly demonstrate in their CV that they possess these competencies. This can be done by describing for each relevant assignment or position:

CVs in which the required eCF competencies cannot be demonstrably found cannot be fully assessed for suitability.

Additional information

Hybrid working: Yes

Frequency of working from home: 2 days MAX

On-call services: NVT

• the role the candidate fulfilled
• the tasks and responsibilities involved
• the extent to which these align with the required eCF competencies and the level
• The candidate has at least 4 years of demonstrable work experience with the chosen eCF profile in a similar role.
• The candidate has at least 4 years of demonstrable work experience as a Business Analyst in the field of data and data management.
• The candidate has demonstrable work experience with the implementation and setup of enterprise Data Management/Data Governance platforms.
• The candidate has a diploma at a minimum HBO level and/or has at least 4 years of demonstrable work experience at HBO work and thinking level.
• The candidate has demonstrable work experience with data management concepts such as metadata management, data catalog, data quality, lineage & provenance, privacy, data modeling, master/reference data, and data security.
• The candidate has a demonstrable good understanding of data, data sources, datasets, metadata, data models, data products, and their interrelationships.
• The candidate has demonstrable work experience in translating business and governance needs into requirements, epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• The candidate has a certification in Agile and/or has at least 1 year of demonstrable work experience in Agile working.
• The candidate has demonstrable work experience in a complex, preferably federated, organization.
• The candidate has a Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) certificate.
• The candidate has demonstrable work experience within central government, preferably in the security domain (Police, NCTV, Justice, Defense, Judiciary, etc.).

Project details

• Start: 2027-01-31T23:00:00
• Location: Utrecht, NL
• Languages: Dutch