Data BA

Data Business Analyst - 6-Month Contract (Outside IR35) - Fully Remote Contract: 6 months (high chance of extension) Location: Fully Remote IR35 Status: Outside IR35 Rate: 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 DoPhase 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. Phase 2: Build & Pilot • 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. Phase 3: Scale & Support • 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. What We're Looking For 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.