Data Architect/Business Analyst

Our client in Northern NJ is seeking a Data Architect / Business Analyst with strong actuarial analyst experience and a proven background working with insurance data. This role bridges business and technology, ensuring data solutions align with organizational goals and deliver actionable insights. This role is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization (e.g., H-1B, OPT, CPT, etc.) or transfer. Candidates must have valid U.S. work authorization Data Architect/Business Analyst Key Responsibilities: • Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams. • Oversee system solutions to ensure alignment with business processes and objectives. • Analyze and assess insurance-related datasets to identify data quality issues and recommend remediation strategies. • Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and document business and technical requirements. • Develop system diagrams and data flow documentation to support analytics and reporting initiatives. • Perform data wrangling and transformation tasks to prepare datasets for analysis. • Document metrics definitions, table structures, and update processes for transparency and consistency. • Partner with engineering and analytics teams to ensure data integrity, usability, and scalability. Required Skills: • Proven experience in insurance analytics and data quality assessment. • Strong SQL expertise, with hands-on experience in Snowflake. • Proficiency in Python for data manipulation and analysis. • Ability to create clear, concise documentation, including data flows and system diagrams. • Strong understanding of data structures, metrics, and update processes. • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across diverse teams. Bonus Skills: • Experience with dbt (data build tool) for modern data transformation workflows.