Business Data AnalystBusiness Data Analysts act as a bridge between the technology and business (non-technology) teams providing business growth and expansion to a capability. What are the top 5-10 responsibilities for this position? (Please be detailed as to what the candidate is expected to do or complete on a daily basis)Understand and document the business requirements based on the customer’s needs.
This includes understanding and evaluating the request, the business process or use case, and general system capabilitiesDetermine operational objectives by defining business functions; gathering information; evaluating output requirements and formatsAnalyze large amounts of data and business processes to form ideas and solutions to fix the problemEnsure business rules are clearly definedEnsure metrics are clear and have supporting dataEnsure metrics are measurableEnsure requirement collection is standardized - Data Selection or Transformations (including Table Joins)Ensure Data Governance standards are incorporatedResearch and gain a high-level understanding of Data Elements and SourcesDefine the source of data – type of ingestion, relationships, tables, variables, and transformations that may be neededBecome a SME in how the data will be used and how it functionsTest Data Profiling and CreationEnsure that individual requirements do not contradict each other or describe the same requirement using different wordingIndividual requirements must never be unclear/ambiguousRelated requirements must be grouped together so that requirements can be modifiable. This characteristic is exhibited by a logical structuring of the requirementsThere must be a way to prove that a requirement has been fulfilled. Each requirement should be testable—it must be possible to design a test case that can be used to determine if a solution has met the requirementPresentation and Handoff to ITClientA creates and ensures that artifacts (SAD) are complete per the business and the artifact is ready for review with IT teams to begin the Solutioning phase of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Presenting ideas and findings in meetingsComplete the necessary reviews to hand off to developmentCreate process flows to simplify hand off from business to IT resourcesPartner and collaborate with developers during solutioning/development phaseQA/UAT and Operational ReadinessDevelop QA and User Acceptance Plan (UAT) and Testing in coordination project and business leadsIssue resolution - Proactively troubleshoot data quality issues by identifying the root cause of data discrepancies and determining and implementing recommendations for resolutionWork with business counterparts on operational readiness activities to ensure that necessary training and procedure updates have occurredRequired Skills : Top / Must Have Skills: • Strong BA skills (Good problem solver and hunt down the unknows – Sr.