Business Analyst

Responsibilities:
Work closely with business partners to gather, analyse, and document complex business requirements.
Lead and facilitate solution design discussions, ensuring alignment with project needs.
Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, asking insightful questions to clarify needs.
Conduct research and current state analysis to support future state capabilities.
Collaborate with technology partners (e. g., Solution Designers, Architects, Developers) to design solutions that meet business requirements.
Prepare and validate solution design documents, including scope clarification, requirements, and quality assurance.
Manage and coordinate with multiple stakeholders, providing updates to project managers and leadership teams.
Serve as the primary point of contact between business units and the Big Data Delivery team.
Analyse and understand data using tools such as SQL, Excel, HUE (Hadoop), and Databricks SQL.
Lead data mapping and profiling activities, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
Build relational, dimensional, and NoSQL data models as required.
Identify opportunities to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness within data delivery processes.
Stay current with industry best practices and emerging big data technologies.
Requirements:
5+ years' experience as a business consultant, leading multiple projects and designing solutions.
Strong ability to elicit requirements and write clear, comprehensive documentation.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
Demonstrated problem-solving skills and organisational abilities.
Experience in Enterprise Data Foundation (EDF).
2+ years' experience with Jira.
Experience working in waterfall frameworks.
Client-focused, driven by delivering the right solutions.
Enjoy investigating and making sense of complex information.
Values teamwork, collaboration, and accountability.
Strong influencing skills and ability to build effective relationships.
Nice to have Skills:
2+ years of experience in Confluence and GitHub.
Experience with data modelling (relational, dimensional, NoSQL) and data profiling.
Experience working in Agile (Scrum, Kanban) frameworks.
Familiarity with Azure cloud services (Azure Data Factory, SQL MI, Azure Data Lake Storage, Databricks).
Familiarity with Hadoop services (HDFS, Hive, Impala, Hue).
Strong analytical skills and experience with data analysis tools (SQL, Excel, HUE (Hadoop), Databricks SQL).

Experience
5-9 yrs