Data Business Analyst

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support enterprise data and reporting initiatives across an Azure-based data platform. This role plays a critical part in translating business requirements into clear, structured data, KPI, and reporting specifications. The ideal candidate will bring strong analytical capabilities, domain experience in Water Utilities, and the ability to work effectively across business and technical teams in complex data environments.

Key Responsibilities 1. End-to-End Requirements Analysis

• Lead workshops and stakeholder discussions to capture business requirements, KPIs, reporting needs, and operational expectations.
• Document business processes, data dependencies, source system behaviors, and end-to-end reporting flows across utility platforms.
• Translate business objectives into structured, measurable data and reporting requirements.

2. Data Interpretation & Integration Alignment

• Develop a conceptual understanding of Azure data ingestion, transformation, data quality, and Lakehouse architecture.
• Define business rules, data mappings, calculations, and semantic model requirements to support analytics and reporting.
• Ensure alignment between business definitions and technical data structures.

3. Power BI Reporting Coordination

• Partner with reporting and analytics teams to define dashboard requirements, metrics, drill-down capabilities, and visualization logic.
• Validate Power BI reports to ensure KPI accuracy, consistency, and alignment with business objectives.
• Support user acceptance testing and feedback cycles for reporting solutions.

4. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as a bridge between business stakeholders, data architects, engineers, QA teams, and reporting developers.
• Ensure clarity and traceability of requirements across ingestion, modeling, and reporting layers.
• Proactively manage dependencies, questions, and changes impacting data and reporting delivery.

5. Documentation & Governance

• Produce high-quality documentation including BRDs, FRDs, user stories, business rules, and data mapping specifications.
• Define acceptance criteria and support governance artifacts such as KPI dictionaries, metadata definitions, and reporting standards.
• Contribute to consistent and repeatable data and reporting practices.

Required Skills & Experience

• 6-10 years of experience in a Business Analyst role, preferably within data, analytics, or reporting programs.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex business requirements into structured data definitions.
• Experience defining KPIs, dashboards, and semantic models for enterprise reporting.
• Working knowledge of Azure-based data platforms and data pipeline concepts.
• Hands on experience coordinating Power BI reporting requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Domain experience in Water Utilities or similar regulated industries.
• Familiarity with data governance, metadata management, and data quality frameworks.
• Experience working in Agile or hybrid delivery environments.
• Understanding of Lakehouse architectures and modern data platforms.