Business Analyst / Functional Analyst The role focuses on the evolution of a mission-critical financial messaging platform, based on event-driven microservices architectures, translating business needs into clear functional and technical solution definitions. Responsibilities *

Work closely with Business, Architecture, Development, QA, DevOps, and other technology teams, acting as the bridge between business stakeholders and engineering teams. * Gather, analyze, and document business and functional requirements, ensuring they are clearly translated into actionable solution definitions. * Define functional specifications, solution behavior, business rules, and acceptance criteria. * ☕ Collaborate closely with development teams to support the implementation of backend solutions based on Java and Spring Boot. * ️ Contribute to the design of scalable, reliable, and secure solutions aligned with Santander CIBs technology standards and strategic objectives. * Validate functional designs and coordinate requirements across business and technical stakeholders. *

Support and coordinate testing and acceptance activities, ensuring delivered solutions meet functional, quality, and business expectations. *

Leverage Generative AI to accelerate requirements analysis, transform business needs into technical specifications, improve documentation, support test design, and identify opportunities to improve delivery efficiency and solution quality. * Promote best practices in requirements management, functional analysis, documentation, and solution delivery.



✅ Mandatory Skills * 4+ years of experience as a Business Analyst / Functional Analyst within IT projects. * Previous experience in banking, financial services, or financial systems is highly preferred. *

Practical experience with Generative AI technologies and their application throughout the software delivery lifecycle. *

Experience using AI-powered development assistants, Prompt Engineering techniques, and Large Language Models (LLMs). * ☕ Good understanding of Java and Spring Boot environments and backend solution delivery. * Experience working with business and technical stakeholders in complex technology environments. * Advanced English – C1 minimum. Nice to Have *

Experience with AI-powered development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Devin, Cursor, or similar solutions. * Experience working on banking, payments, financial messaging, or capital markets platforms. * ⚡ Familiarity with event-driven architectures and microservices. *

Experience defining test scenarios, acceptance criteria, and supporting UAT / functional testing. * Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

What We’re Looking For We are looking for someone who combines strong functional analysis skills, technical understanding, and a genuine interest in Generative AI. The idóneo candidate will be comfortable operating between business and engineering teams and translating complex business requirements into clear, scalable, and high-quality technology solutions.

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