Business Systems Analyst

Senior Manager, Enterprise Talent Services @ Motion Recruitment

Our client, a major risk analytics company, is actively looking for a Technical Business Systems Analyst to join their team! This is a remote position, however preference will be for candidates located on the East Coast that can work EST business hours.

Overview: We are looking for a highly analytical and detail-oriented Technical Business Analyst to join our Data Engineering team. This role is essential in bridging the gap between business needs and technical solutions, ensuring that data-driven initiatives are accurately scoped, documented, and delivered.

Key Responsibilities

• Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit and document detailed business and technical requirements. Translate business needs into clear, actionable specifications for data engineering teams.
• Workflow & Process Diagramming: Create and maintain process flow diagrams, data flow diagrams, and system interaction models. Visualize current and future state workflows to support solution design and gap analysis.
• Business Rules Documentation: Identify and document business rules governing data processing, transformation, and validation. Ensure rules are clearly communicated and traceable throughout the project lifecycle.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a liaison between business and technical stakeholders, developers, and QA testers. Provide clarification and support throughout design, development, and testing phases.
• Quality Assurance and User Acceptance Testing Support: Assist in reviewing test cases and validating implementation against requirements. Participate in defect triage and resolution discussions.
• Project Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation including user stories, acceptance criteria, and traceability matrices. Ensure documentation is version-controlled and accessible to relevant teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst or Systems Analyst in IT or data engineering projects.
• Strong understanding of data concepts including ETL, data warehousing, and data governance.
• Proficiency in diagramming tools (e.g., Visio, Lucidchart, BPMN).
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in Agile, Waterfall or hybrid project environments is a plus.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with SQL and data modeling concepts including Azure MySQL and CosmoDB.
• Familiarity with Cloud storage models including DataLake and Blob storage.
• Experience with Cloud Data Platforms (e.g., Mainly Azure but also familiar with AWS and GCP).
• Knowledge of data privacy and compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology, Project Management, and Analyst

Industries

Technology, Information and Media

Base pay range

$50.00/hr - $55.00/hr