Senior Techno-Functional Business Analyst (m/f/d)

Advantest • Böblingen

  • Full-time

Böblingen

Your duties

As part of our Digital Transformation we are seeking a highly skilled senior Techno-Functional Business Analyst (TF BA) with strong expertise in process & data mapping, requirement & data analysis as well as data quality. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between business stakeholders and technical teams by understanding business needs and how they fit into the business strategy, analyzing source systems, identifying data integration needs, and supporting the design of scalable solutions and business models.
The role focuses on translating business needs into clear, detailed technical requirements while ensuring solutions are scalable, feasible, and aligned with business objectives. The TF BA collaborates closely with the business, developers, architects, and QA teams throughout the solution lifecycle.
This role requires a blend of business acumen, technical data expertise, and analytical problem-solving skills to ensure high-quality data solutions that support enterprise analytics and decision-making.
This senior role requires strong stakeholder management skills and solid process & data skills. The role will own the domain “product & part” and therefore will work on the interface between product development lifecycle and all downstream processes and where they need part data (downstream processes such as Sales, Supply Chain, Service Assurance). Hence solid experience with modelling process and data streams for product and part processes is a must have for any candidate applying.

 


Business & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Consult closely with business stakeholders to understand business problems, pain points and requirements.
  • Translate business requirements into detailed functional and technical specifications.
  • Act as a trusted advisor by proposing solution options and trade-offs

Requirements & Documentation

  • Manage business requirements gathering and oversee creation and maintenance of all required documentation
  • Ensure requirements are clear, complete, testable, and traceable
  • Develop data and KPI definitions and implement these into our global data catalog

Data Analysis & Data Mapping

  • Perform data profiling, data quality assessment, and exploratory data analysis on source systems.
  • Map source-to-target data flows and define transformation logic for data pipelines, data warehouses, and analytics platforms.
  • Design Data models, Entity-Relationship diagrams, and document data definitions.
  • Identify data gaps, inconsistencies, and quality issues and propose remediation strategies.

Technical Collaboration

  • Work with data architects, data engineers, BI developers, and solution architects to ensure accurate implementation of data requirements.
  • Support data mapping discussions and participate in design reviews to ensure alignment with architecture standards

Delivery & Quality Support

  • Propose and validate solutions against business requirements during testing phases
  • Support UAT (User Acceptance Testing) by defining scenarios and validating outcomes
  • Identify risks, dependencies, and impacts related to proposed changes

Continuous Improvement

  • Support business users on data ownership and data quality processes and drive a data driven culture and mentality
  • Contribute to process improvements in requirement management and delivery practices
  • Maintain documentation standards and best practices
  • Support change management and impact analysis activities

Your profile

Required Experience

  • 5–8 years of experience as a Data Analyst, Business Analyst, Technical Business Analyst, or similar role
  • Experience working as part of project team in global transformation projects, experience with part data model and product lifecycle
  • Solid experience with business, process and data analysis; technical expertise regarding data models
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams including developers, QA, and product owners
  • Experience in understanding how data supports solid processes and hence adds business value is a must have

Education

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in: Computer Science/ Economics/ Engineering/ Business Administration

Functional & Analytical Skills

  • Excellent knowledge on product lifecycle processes and integration into downstream processes
  • Excellent knowledge on product, part and BOM data models
  • Experience working on global transformation projects
  • Strong requirement gathering and documentation skills
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language
  • Strong attention to detail and structured thinking

Technical Skills

  • Exposure to databases and data flows
  • Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure or similar
  • Strong knowledge of and experience with reporting packages (Power BI etc), Databases (SQL etc), Azure.

Communication & Collaboration

  • Good communication and collaboration skills in a global environment
  • Good knowledge of English (written and spoken) is a must, German and Japanese is a plus.
  • Ability to engage confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Strong facilitation and presentation skills

Soft Skills & Attributes

  • Proactive and self-driven mindset
  • Strong ownership and accountability
  • Ability to manage ambiguity and changing priorities
  • Customer-focused and solution-oriented approach

What we offer

At Advantest, you enjoy flexibility

Life is often unpredictable, and there are always surprises along the way. So, we offer you a variety of options that allow you to work flexibly, in line with your current situation – to help you respond to unforeseen events or to plan long-term for a new chapter in your life!

Safeguards for whatever life brings.

No one knows what tomorrow will bring. But what we can do is ensure that you are prepared for anything life throws your way. A company pension, (paid) leaves of absence, and a variety of insurance offerings mean you can look to the future with peace of mind.

Working with us is worth it.

At Advantest, you can be sure of an attractive salary that is reviewed on a yearly basis. In addition, we offer you the chance to share in the company’s success, plus a wide range of meaningful financial benefits.

Grow with us.

Learning is a lifelong process. Whether you are a school or university student, a graduate, or an experienced professional – you are always growing. We offer you diverse ways to broaden your horizons and to take your career at Advantest forward.

Stay fit and healthy with us.

We want you to feel well at Advantest. That is why we offer a wide range of fitness and sport opportunities at all our sites – making it easier to be good to yourself.

Our pride and joy

Since 2017, we have regularly taken part in a comparison of the best employers in Germany. In 2021, our employees again participated in the anonymous and independent survey. The results confirm: We are a Great Place to Work! We first and foremost owe that great result to the people here at Advantest. Each and every day, they prove their dedication, take ownership, and bring passion to their work. And that makes us very proud.

Our pride and joy
Reports
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Puneetha
Werkstudentin – Business Intelligence

When I compare Advantest to previous employers, there is a very decisive advantage here: the employees count. We are treated like human beings, not numbers. Our wishes, goals, concerns and needs are taken into account. And considerable effort goes into our well-being. Personally, I could already tell during my application process how important it was to Advantest to bring me on board.

Contacts

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