Senior Business Analyst IT

Job Features

Job Description

Do you want to contribute to a strong and future-proof information provision for the Ministry of Defence? Are you skilled in understanding complex processes and information issues, and do you want to help further shape the business analyst team? Then we are looking for you.

As a Senior Business Analyst at the Defence Support Command (DOSCO), you will work closely with the business. You will analyze processes and information needs and provide the insights upon which information managers, architects, and management can base their decisions. Simultaneously, you will help build a Business Analysis function that is constantly evolving. You will also fulfill a leading role within the business analyst team. You will actively share your knowledge and expertise as a senior business analyst within the organization.

You will ensure in-depth understanding. You will investigate complex issues and visualize processes, information needs, information flows, bottlenecks, and dependencies in a cohesive manner. You will help the organization to first fully understand the problem and the information need before solutions are chosen. In doing so, you will play an important role in agile working. For example, by actively supporting and guiding the product owner, leading workshops, and bringing business representatives along and involving them in the agile way of working.

What will you do? You will be responsible for analyzing and structuring complex business and information issues. You will: - help departments, domain responsibles, and managers to clarify their actual information needs; - translate information needs into concrete and testable business requirements; - conduct impact analyses for changes in processes, information provision, or systems; - work closely with architects to secure coherence, standards, and future information provision; - clearly present complex analyses and advice to employees, specialists, and management.

Collaboration and Professionalization You will work from the Information Management department within the IT & Innovation Directorate and collaborate closely with information managers, architects, other business analysts, representatives from the divisions, and IT and data specialists. The Information Management and Business Analysis department is undergoing significant development. Therefore, we also expect a Senior Business Analyst to help professionalize the field further. You will: - develop common working methods, methodologies, and analysis products together with colleagues; - stimulate knowledge sharing and professional development; - supervise and coach medior business analysts.

Job Requirements

Who are you? You are analytically strong and curious about how organizations actually function. You do not take a question or proposed solution for granted but ask further: what problem are we solving, what objective are we supporting, how does the process currently work, and what information is needed for it? You bring structure to complex situations, quickly see connections, and can distinguish between main and subordinate issues. You know how to bring different interests together and can convincingly explain your analyses to both employees and senior management. Additionally, you are organizationally sensitive, proactive, and capable of operating effectively in a large and partly hierarchical organization.

What do you bring? You possess: - university-level work and thinking capacity and at least a completed bachelor's degree; - at least five years of demonstrable experience as a business analyst or in a comparable analytical role; - extensive experience with process analysis, information analysis, and requirements analysis; - experience in developing stakeholder analyses and complex stakeholder environments; - experience in developing impact and dependency analyses; - affinity with information provision, digitalization, and organizational change. - It is a plus if you have experience with architectural principles or TOGAF, process harmonization, and guiding or coaching business analysts. Experience within Defence, the Central Government, or another large and complex organization is also a plus.

What makes this role special? DOSCO is facing a significant growth and transformation challenge. At the same time, we are building a more professional structure for Information Management and Business Analysis. This means that not everything is yet fixed. You will have the freedom and responsibility to help build how Business Analysis is conducted within DOSCO. You will combine three elements: you will work closely with the operational reality of a division, you will analyze complex organizational and information issues, and you will help build a professional field.

Employment Conditions

Other Employment Conditions

From 2025, defence employees will no longer receive holiday pay and the year-end bonus as separate payments, but will accrue them monthly through the Individual Choice Budget (IKB). The IKB for defence employees totals 16.33 percent of the salary. With the IKB, defence employees can decide for themselves when, for what, and how much budget they spend on time, money, or tax facilities. This can be up to the maximum monthly accrued budget. The IKB can be used for:

• A maximum of 15 percent of the salary can be used monthly for the exchange of the travel allowance for commuting.
• The monthly difference between the allowance for the costs of own transportation for commuting and the fiscal maximum.
• A bicycle for personal use, including bicycle accessories and bicycle insurance.
• A computer that can also be used for work or study, including computer accessories and computer insurance.
• A battery or electrical parts for a bicycle.
• Payment of union dues.
• Defence expects to further expand the possibilities of the IKB in the future.

Specifics

• We are deployable worldwide for peace and security. A diversity of ways of thinking, perspectives, and qualities contributes to achieving our mission: "Protecting what is dear to us." For this, we are explicitly looking for new colleagues who contribute to diversity within Defence. • Defence is also committed to employing individuals who fall under the target group of the Job Creation Act. If you are registered in the target group register, we also invite you to apply! • Your application documents will be destroyed no later than three months after the completion of the selection procedure. This period is longer than the standard period prescribed by the General Data Protection Regulation. This longer period is necessary in case an objection and/or appeal procedure is initiated by an internal candidate.

This vacancy is not open for acquisition.

Dutch nationality is required. Please submit your CV and letter in Dutch.

More about the job group

Organization Name

Ministry of Defence

Organization Description

Defence is committed to the interests, welfare, and freedom of the Netherlands. We are active daily at home and abroad. Our worldwide deployment strengthens international cooperation and ensures that people can develop freely. Now and in the future. Approximately 79,000 people work directly and indirectly for peace and security at the Ministry of Defence. The ministry consists of the Materiel & IT Command (COMMIT), the Staff Directorate (the department), the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Royal Netherlands Army, the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, and the Defence Support Command (DOSCO). Defence is one of the largest employers in the Netherlands and shares similarities with a large company. The operational commands (sea, land, and air forces), the Marechaussee, DOSCO, and COMMIT resemble operating companies. The armed forces protect what is dear to us. The Defence Support Command (DOSCO) makes an essential contribution to this. With over 10,000 employees, we support the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marechaussee anytime and anywhere. We do this at defence locations, during daily activities, during exercises, and during deployments. We ensure that the armed forces have an advantage in combat! At DOSCO, you contribute to a strong Defence organization. We are one of the most versatile parts of Defence. From catering to security, from real estate to logistics, from facilities to procurement, from HR to medical care, behind every soldier is a team of professionals who provide support 24 hours a day. You do not need to be a military member to work at DOSCO. At DOSCO, it's all about craftsmanship, reliability, and connection. Does this appeal to you and does the vacancy match your profile? Apply quickly!

Organization URL

www.defensie.nl

Department Name

Defence Support Command

Department Description

You will work within the CIO Office of the IT & Innovation Directorate (DI&I). This directorate ensures all aspects of IT service provision within DOSCO, from strategy to execution. This includes information management, data management, security, innovation, and the digital transformation of business operations. As a Senior Business Analyst, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of these processes, ensuring that Defence makes optimal use of information and technology. The IT & Innovation Directorate (DI&I) also plays a key role in the digital and innovative capabilities of Defence. With smart IT solutions and technological as well as social innovations, we ensure that the supporting units within Defence can do their work better, faster, and with a future focus. We work with multidisciplinary teams on themes such as digital resilience, data-driven working, AI, robotization, app development, and social innovation. In everything we do, our core values are guiding: Decisive, Innovative, Connecting, and Reliable. In this way, we contribute daily to the fighting strength of the armed forces and the protection of what is dear to us.

Defence is committed to the interests, welfare, and freedom of the Netherlands. We are active daily at home and abroad. Our worldwide deployment strengthens international cooperation and ensures that people can develop freely. Now and in the future. Approximately 79,000 people work directly and indirectly for peace and security at the Ministry of Defence. The ministry consists of the Materiel & IT Command (COMMIT), the Staff Directorate (the department), the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Royal Netherlands Army, the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, and the Defence Support Command (DOSCO). Defence is one of the largest employers in the Netherlands and shares similarities with a large company. The operational commands (sea, land, and air forces), the Marechaussee, DOSCO, and COMMIT resemble operating companies. The armed forces protect what is dear to us. The Defence Support Command (DOSCO) makes an essential contribution to this. With over 10,000 employees, we support the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marechaussee anytime and anywhere. We do this at defence locations, during daily activities, during exercises, and during deployments. We ensure that the armed forces have an advantage in combat! At DOSCO, you contribute to a strong Defence organization. We are one of the most versatile parts of Defence. From catering to security, from real estate to logistics, from facilities to procurement, from HR to medical care, behind every soldier is a team of professionals who provide support 24 hours a day. You do not need to be a military member to work at DOSCO. At DOSCO, it's all about craftsmanship, reliability, and connection. Does this appeal to you and does the vacancy match your profile? Apply quickly!

Department URL

www.defensie.nl/organisatie/dosco

Contact Persons

For more information about this vacancy:

Jacco van de Vijver
[email protected]

For more information about the application procedure:

Nicolien Eisenga, Recruitment & Selection Advisor
[email protected]
0653300157

Do you want to contribute to a strong and future-proof information provision for the Ministry of Defence? Are you skilled in understanding complex processes and information issues, and do you want to help further shape the business analyst team? Then we are looking for you.

As a Senior Business Analyst at the Defence Support Command (DOSCO), you will work closely with the business. You will analyze processes and information needs and provide the insights upon which information managers, architects, and management can base their decisions. Simultaneously, you will help build a Business Analysis function that is constantly evolving. You will also fulfill a leading role within the business analyst team. You will actively share your knowledge and expertise as a senior business analyst within the organization.

You will ensure in-depth understanding. You will investigate complex issues and visualize processes, information needs, information flows, bottlenecks, and dependencies in a cohesive manner. You will help the organization to first fully understand the problem and the information need before solutions are chosen. In doing so, you will play an important role in agile working. For example, by actively supporting and guiding the product owner, leading workshops, and bringing business representatives along and involving them in the agile way of working.

What will you do? You will be responsible for analyzing and structuring complex business and information issues. You will: - help departments, domain responsibles, and managers to clarify their actual information needs; - translate information needs into concrete and testable business requirements; - conduct impact analyses for changes in processes, information provision, or systems; - work closely with architects to secure coherence, standards, and future information provision; - clearly present complex analyses and advice to employees, specialists, and management.

Collaboration and Professionalization You will work from the Information Management department within the IT & Innovation Directorate and collaborate closely with information managers, architects, other business analysts, representatives from the divisions, and IT and data specialists. The Information Management and Business Analysis department is undergoing significant development. Therefore, we also expect a Senior Business Analyst to help professionalize the field further. You will: - develop common working methods, methodologies, and analysis products together with colleagues; - stimulate knowledge sharing and professional development; - supervise and coach medior business analysts.

From 2025, defence employees will no longer receive holiday pay and the year-end bonus as separate payments, but will accrue them monthly through the Individual Choice Budget (IKB). The IKB for defence employees totals 16.33 percent of the salary. With the IKB, defence employees can decide for themselves when, for what, and how much budget they spend on time, money, or tax facilities. This can be up to the maximum monthly accrued budget. The IKB can be used for:

• A maximum of 15 percent of the salary can be used monthly for the exchange of the travel allowance for commuting.
• The monthly difference between the allowance for the costs of own transportation for commuting and the fiscal maximum.
• A bicycle for personal use, including bicycle accessories and bicycle insurance.
• A computer that can also be used for work or study, including computer accessories and computer insurance.
• A battery or electrical parts for a bicycle.
• Payment of union dues.
• Defence expects to further expand the possibilities of the IKB in the future.

Who are you? You are analytically strong and curious about how organizations actually function. You do not take a question or proposed solution for granted but ask further: what problem are we solving, what objective are we supporting, how does the process currently work, and what information is needed for it? You bring structure to complex situations, quickly see connections, and can distinguish between main and subordinate issues. You know how to bring different interests together and can convincingly explain your analyses to both employees and senior management. Additionally, you are organizationally sensitive, proactive, and capable of operating effectively in a large and partly hierarchical organization.

What do you bring? You possess: - university-level work and thinking capacity and at least a completed bachelor's degree; - at least five years of demonstrable experience as a business analyst or in a comparable analytical role; - extensive experience with process analysis, information analysis, and requirements analysis; - experience in developing stakeholder analyses and complex stakeholder environments; - experience in developing impact and dependency analyses; - affinity with information provision, digitalization, and organizational change. - It is a plus if you have experience with architectural principles or TOGAF, process harmonization, and guiding or coaching business analysts. Experience within Defence, the Central Government, or another large and complex organization is also a plus.

What makes this role special? DOSCO is facing a significant growth and transformation challenge. At the same time, we are building a more professional structure for Information Management and Business Analysis. This means that not everything is yet fixed. You will have the freedom and responsibility to help build how Business Analysis is conducted within DOSCO. You will combine three elements: you will work closely with the operational reality of a division, you will analyze complex organizational and information issues, and you will help build a professional field.

You will work within the CIO Office of the IT & Innovation Directorate (DI&I). This directorate ensures all aspects of IT service provision within DOSCO, from strategy to execution. This includes information management, data management, security, innovation, and the digital transformation of business operations. As a Senior Business Analyst, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of these processes, ensuring that Defence makes optimal use of information and technology.

The IT & Innovation Directorate (DI&I) also plays a key role in the digital and innovative capabilities of Defence. With smart IT solutions and technological as well as social innovations, we ensure that the supporting units within Defence can do their work better, faster, and with a future focus. We work with multidisciplinary teams on themes such as digital resilience, data-driven working, AI, robotization, app development, and social innovation. In everything we do, our core values are guiding: Decisive, Innovative, Connecting, and Reliable. In this way, we contribute daily to the fighting strength of the armed forces and the protection of what is dear to us.

Defence is committed to the interests, welfare, and freedom of the Netherlands. We are active daily at home and abroad. Our worldwide deployment strengthens international cooperation and ensures that people can develop freely. Now and in the future. Approximately 79,000 people work directly and indirectly for peace and security at the Ministry of Defence. The ministry consists of the Materiel & IT Command (COMMIT), the Staff Directorate (the department), the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Royal Netherlands Army, the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, and the Defence Support Command (DOSCO). Defence is one of the largest employers in the Netherlands and shares similarities with a large company. The operational commands (sea, land, and air forces), the Marechaussee, DOSCO, and COMMIT resemble operating companies. The armed forces protect what is dear to us. The Defence Support Command (DOSCO) makes an essential contribution to this. With over 10,000 employees, we support the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marechaussee anytime and anywhere. We do this at defence locations, during daily activities, during exercises, and during deployments. We ensure that the armed forces have an advantage in combat! At DOSCO, you contribute to a strong Defence organization. We are one of the most versatile parts of Defence. From catering to security, from real estate to logistics, from facilities to procurement, from HR to medical care, behind every soldier is a team of professionals who provide support 24 hours a day. You do not need to be a military member to work at DOSCO. At DOSCO, it's all about craftsmanship, reliability, and connection. Does this appeal to you and does the vacancy match your profile? Apply quickly!

• We are deployable worldwide for peace and security. A diversity of ways of thinking, perspectives, and qualities contributes to achieving our mission: "Protecting what is dear to us." For this, we are explicitly looking for new colleagues who contribute to diversity within Defence. • Defence is also committed to employing individuals who fall under the target group of the Job Creation Act. If you are registered in the target group register, we also invite you to apply! • Your application documents will be destroyed no later than three months after the completion of the selection procedure. This period is longer than the standard period prescribed by the General Data Protection Regulation. This longer period is necessary in case an objection and/or appeal procedure is initiated by an internal candidate.

This vacancy is not open for acquisition.

Dutch nationality is required. Please submit your CV and letter in Dutch.

For more information about this vacancy:

Jacco van de Vijver
[email protected]

For more information about the application procedure:

Nicolien Eisenga, Recruitment & Selection Advisor
[email protected]
0653300157