Business Analyst - Data

Business Analyst - Data focused
Rate: £450-£500 per day
Working pattern: Hybrid - 2 days per week on-siteLocation: Birmingham / Remote

We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst with a strong data focus to support a major data and transformation programme.
KEY EXPERIENCE - Business Analyst with experience in Local or Central Government holding a strong data focus.

This role will sit between business stakeholders and technical data teams, taking business requirements and translating them into clear requirements for data products, reporting solutions and data development.You won't need to be a hands-on Data Engineer, but you will need a strong understanding of data structures, data flows and how data platforms operate, combined with excellent core Business Analysis skills.
Key Responsibilities

• Engage with business users to understand their data, reporting and information requirements.
• Lead requirements gathering through workshops, stakeholder engagement and analysis.
• Translate business needs into clear requirements for data products and technical delivery teams.
• Understand and document data flows, data schemas and data structures.
• Analyse how data moves through different systems, including Master Data Management (MDM) flows.
• Work closely with the Head of Data and data build teams throughout delivery.
• Define and document reporting requirements, ensuring solutions meet business needs.
• Act as the bridge between business and technical stakeholders, translating complex data concepts into a clear business language.
• Support defect triage, working with business and technical teams to understand, prioritise and resolve issues.

Essential Experience

• Strong core Business Analysis experience, including requirements gathering, workshops and stakeholder management.
• Experience working on data-focused projects or programmes.
• Understanding of Data Lakes, data schemas and data structures.
• Experience mapping and understanding data flows across systems.
• Knowledge of Master Data Management (MDM) and master data flows.
• Experience gathering and defining reporting requirements.
• Ability to translate business requirements into clear requirements for data and development teams.
• Experience working closely with Data Engineering, Data Development or similar technical teams.
• Experience supporting defect triage and issue resolution.

Desirable

• Experience with Microsoft Fabric or a similar modern data platform.
• Working within Local or Central Government

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