diff --git a/data/defaults.yaml b/data/defaults.yaml
--- a/data/defaults.yaml
+++ b/data/defaults.yaml
@@ -1858,6 +1858,18 @@
     task_queues:
       - swh.loader.package.cran.tasks.LoadCRAN
 
+swh::deploy::worker::loader_functional::config_file: "%{hiera('swh::conf_directory')}/loader_functional.yml"
+swh::deploy::worker::loader_functional::private_tmp: true
+swh::deploy::worker::loader_functional::concurrency: 1
+swh::deploy::worker::loader_functional::loglevel: info
+swh::deploy::worker::loader_functional::config:
+  storage: "%{alias('swh::deploy::worker::storage::pipeline')}"
+  max_content_size: 104857600
+  celery:
+    task_broker: "%{alias('swh::deploy::worker::task_broker')}"
+    task_queues:
+      - swh.loader.package.functional.tasks.LoadFunctional
+
 swh::deploy::lister::db::local:
   cls: local
   args:
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_functional.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_functional.pp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_functional.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Deployment for loader-functional
+class profile::swh::deploy::worker::loader_functional {
+  include ::profile::swh::deploy::worker::base_loader_archive
+
+  $private_tmp = lookup('swh::deploy::worker::loader_functional::private_tmp')
+
+  ::profile::swh::deploy::worker::instance {'loader_functional':
+    ensure       => present,
+    private_tmp  => $private_tmp,
+    sentry_name  => 'loader_core',
+  }
+}