Business Analyst - BAR
Type of vacancy: Regular
City: Amstelveen
Hours per week: 32-40
Education: Hbo
Apply before: 01/20/2026
Introduction
In a constantly evolving digital world, effectively orchestrating interactions between backend systems and APIs is essential to accelerate innovation and ensure operational excellence.
You will join the BAR product team, a pillar of key operational and business processes within the Digital Product & Services department, attached to AFKL's Marketing division. BAR comprises three powerful applications — Business Rule Engine, Admin Tool, and Resource Store — at the heart of the company's digital orchestration.
Far from just managing data flows, BAR acts as a conductor by synchronizing critical services to ensure optimal performance and robustness. The team transforms complex processes into simple, scalable, and efficient workflows, allowing business units to configure rules, manage resources, and streamline data with ease. Beyond operational support, it improves overall efficiency. By automating data and rule management, BAR fosters rapid innovation, refines decision-making, and generates direct added value for customers.
What are you going to do?
Join us to play a key role in this strategic project and drive innovation in a stimulating and ever-evolving technical environment. As part of our digital transformation, we are looking for an experienced Business Analyst to strengthen our backend team. You will be responsible for analyzing, modeling, and optimizing processes related to our orchestrator and backend and API administration tool.
- Understand and analyze user needs
- Translate business requests into solutions
- Master writing User Stories
- Monitor developments, test delivered solutions, and validate delivery
- Ensure solutions are defined and implemented respecting architecture rules, data protection, and IT security
- Identify and manage project dependencies and impacts
- Analyze and coordinate incident resolution
- Define and measure relevant KPIs for new features and monitor the performance of our solutions and digital products
- Assist the Product Owner with analysis, product vision, and priority definition
- Be responsible for cross-cutting topics
Where do you land?
You will join the BAR product team, a key pillar of operational and business processes within the Digital Product & Services department, reporting to AFKL’s Marketing division.
Your profile
You are proactive, enthusiastic, and curious. You understand the international traveler—our end user—and have a keen interest in technical possibilities and industry trends, particularly in aeronautics. While deep IT expertise is not required, technical affinity is essential, as you will work on advanced backend components.
Knowledge and skills:
- Proficient with Office Suite, JIRA, and Confluence
- Experience as a Business Analyst is highly valued
- Knowledge of Distribution, PSS, or Product Management is a plus
- Able to simplify and translate complex needs into clear solutions
- Technical skills are an advantage, such as:
- JSON
- SQL queries and database familiarity
- RESTful API services
- Eagerness to explore new technologies
Soft skills:
- Strong interpersonal skills and kindness
- Team player with excellent collaboration abilities
- Proactive and responsive
- Analytical and forward-thinking
- Enjoys problem analysis and incident resolution
- Solid IT knowledge is a strong asset
- Experience collaborating with both backend and frontend teams
We offer
- A challenging role at an unique employer in the Netherlands;
- A gross salary between €4.295,29 and €6.136,13 per month;
- Plenty of room for personal development and wonderful career opportunities;
- A good pension scheme and 8% holiday pay;
- An end of the year bonus of 8,33%;
- 25 days of paid holiday and 5 extra days off;
- Great discounts on airline tickets (if you have been in service for at least 6 months);
- A sustainable transport policy, which allows you, among other things, to use all public transport for your commute within the Netherlands, free of charge;
- Discount of your health insurance;
- A personal budget for sustainable employability.
Ready for your next destination?
Don’t wait any longer and apply for this function before the final boarding call on 01/20/2026! A motivation letter is no longer required; we will simply ask you a couple of questions during your online application. Within two weeks, you will receive a message from us. Your application procedure consists of two interviews and –possibly- an assessment and security research.
Did you know that according to research, women are less likely to apply than men when they don't meet all the job requirements? What a shame. Because, in our view, 'the perfect candidate' is a myth. So, if you have the drive to grow in aspects of this role, we look forward to your application.
A file check (for ex-KLM-employees) and/or a reference check can be part of the application procedure. By applying for this vacancy you consent to these checks.
Questions?
If you would like to know more about the position, please contact the hiring manager. Call or e-mail the recruiter for questions about the application process. In both cases, don't forget to mention the vacancy number: #20347. At KLM, we believe in the power of diversity. Would you like to read more about this? Please see our statement.
Hiring manager
Boun Bouttavong: bobouttavong@airfrance.fr
Recruiter
Sissel Brink: SISSEL.BRINK@KLM.COM
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