Data BA
Data Business Analyst - 6-Month Contract (Outside IR35) - Fully Remote
Contract: 6 months (high chance of extension)Location: Fully RemoteIR35 Status: Outside IR35Rate: Competitive
We're looking for a Data Business Analyst to play a key role in a major data migration and modernization program. This is an opportunity to work on a cutting-edge initiative leveraging AI and modern data platforms to transform legacy systems into a future-ready architecture.
What You'll Do Phase 1: Foundation & Discovery- Legacy Inventory & Triage: Lead discovery of 40-50 legacy sources and thousands of tables/jobs. Run workshops with business stakeholders to classify assets (Retire, Archive, Deprecate, Strategize).
- Business Impact Analysis: Map complex transformation logic to business outcomes, ensuring AI-driven templates preserve critical functionality.
- Wave Planning: Organize data products into migration waves based on business priority, dependencies, and resource constraints.
- Logic Validation: Partner with the AI/Automation Lead to confirm GenAI-generated logic explanations are accurate and clear.
- Pilot Support: Work closely with the first migration team to identify onboarding challenges and improve documentation.
- UAT Coordination: Act as the bridge between the Migration Factory and business teams. Manage UAT schedules for 50-60 data products across multiple units.
- Defect Triage: Separate technical bugs from business logic issues and route accordingly.
- Stakeholder Sign-off: Own the "Ready for Production" process, ensuring confidence in migrated data.
Technical Skills
- Strong SQL and ability to navigate complex data lineages.
- Familiarity with modern data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Azure) and ingestion tools (ADF and similar).
- Interest or experience with Generative AI tools for code analysis and documentation.
Soft Skills
- Skilled in workshop facilitation with senior stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving mindset to streamline onboarding and migration processes.
- Comfortable working in ambiguous, evolving environments where roles shift by project phase.