afarax is looking for a freelance Solution Analyst Non-Life & Claims. We need you!
The project
Our client in the insurance sector is looking for a Solution Analyst Non-Life & Claims to join their team.
Key responsibilities
- Business requirements
- Review of the high-level business requirements (written by Business)
- Critically evaluate the requirements, prioritize the requirements (get a validation on the Minimal Viable Product).
- Participate in defining, weighing and checking the scope of the project.
- Write the detailed requirements by e.g. translating the high-level requirements into user stories.
- Ensure that the detailed requirements are understood by appropriate parties, from a functional point of view.
- Impact analysis (root cause analysis -> solution design)
- Propose alternatives for solutions where needed.
- Functional analysis
- Take charge in finding the relevant functional and technical information, given that there is not a lot of documentation foreseen, the knowledge is mostly shared amongst the people
- Quickly resume the required information and acquire the necessary knowledge to perform the functional analysis
- Perform functional analysis of the systems in cooperation with the business representatives
- Organize, if necessary, review cycle(s) with appropriate parties
- Take the final responsibility regarding the quality of the functional phase with the aim of determining the potential functional changes and / or improvements to the subsystems as well (impact analysis / gap analysis)
- Document the outcomes of the functional analyses extensively
- Technical design
- Perform a technical analysis of the systems
- Assess whether technical analysis meets the functional requirements.
- Take the final responsibility for the quality of the technical phase and thus ensure the development of a manageable system that meets the standards and can be integrated into the landscape of existing IT systems.
- Organize, if necessary, review cycle(s) with appropriate parties.
- Adjust parameters/configuration in systems. For example, for tariffications in our databases
- Compliance with standards: Work in line with the standards that apply within the company, actively monitor the implementation of standards to develop applications in a uniform way.
- Project follow-up
- Deliver workload estimates for writing out both Functional and Technical Analysis, based upon high-level requirements.
- Deliver workload estimates for Build & Unit Testing and System Testing (incl System Integration Testing)
- Ensure the follow-up of several project phases e.g. able in leading daily meetings when working in sprints (scrums) during the Solution Design phase or able in acting as Scrum Master's substitute where required.
- Support the project management and planning so that the project is in line with the agreed standards, keeping in mind the priority, budget, desired completion date and relevance.
- Participate in any project phase where required e.g. key actor in testing phases (System testing, UAT, etc.) by analyzing defects and providing solutions.
- Act as a key actor on projects together with the Project Manager, Scrum Master and Test Coordinator along with all projects.
Is this you?
- Dutch / French : native language with a good knowledge of the other language.
- English : good knowledge.
- Master IT or similar due to experience
- 3-5 years' experience in a similar functional and technical function
- Extensive knowledge of Non-Life / Claims products (minimum 3 years of relevant experience)
- Experience in Mainframe / CICS environments
- Good transversal insurance knowledge (other than Non-Life Domains)
- Experience with Enterprise Architect & Jira
- Good communication skills
- Good documentation skills
- Very strong analytical skills
- Flexible, fast thinking mindset
- Proactive, agile mindset: looking further than own tasks, helping on achieving a good team result
- Accurate way of working
- Stress-resistant
- Assertive
- Experience with Scrum
- Experience with commercial Front applications
- Guidewire knowledge (PolicyCenter, Billing Center, Product, Portals, Batches, Integration)
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
