Apply now: Business Analyst, Data Management, location is Hybrid. The start date is September 21 for this contract-to-hire position.
Job Title: Business Analyst, Data Management
Location-Type: Hybrid - Colorado Springs, CO or Owings Mills, MD (4 days onsite; Fridays remote)
Start Date Is: September 21
Duration: 6-Month Contract-to-Hire
Compensation Range: $50-58/hr W2
Benefits: Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, 401K
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.
Job Description:
Seeking a Business Analyst to support foundational data and data management platforms by serving as the bridge between business partners and technology teams. This role is centered on understanding business needs, facilitating discovery, writing actionable requirements and user stories, and supporting solutions through implementation. The ideal candidate has enough technical and data fluency to dig into data quality, governance, and validation issues while remaining fundamentally a business-focused analyst.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
Partner with business and technology stakeholders to understand needs, pain points, business drivers, and desired outcomes
Facilitate discovery sessions to uncover requirements and understand the "why " behind business requests
Gather, analyze, and document business, functional, and data requirements
Translate requirements into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and functional specifications
Work closely with technology teams throughout solution discovery, development, testing, and implementation
Analyze and validate data using SQL and relational databases to support requirements and solution design
Perform data validation, reconciliation, and profiling to identify potential issues
Investigate data quality issues and coordinate resolution across business and technical teams
Support data governance efforts by helping define business rules, data definitions, quality expectations, and operational requirements
Develop test scenarios, validate results, document defects, and coordinate resolution
Facilitate communication across business, product, data, and technology teams
Identify dependencies, risks, and gaps throughout the delivery lifecycle
Work within Agile teams using Jira to manage stories, requirements, and delivery activities
Support continuous improvement of data products, processes, and team workflows
Minimum Requirements:
2+ years of Business Analyst, Data Analyst, or related experience
Bachelor's degree
Strong requirements gathering and documentation experience
Experience writing user stories and acceptance criteria
Strong business and process analysis skills
Experience partnering with technology teams to deliver solutions
Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases
Comfortable analyzing data and discussing data quality, governance, validation, and reporting
Exposure to Jira
Experience working in Agile/Scrum or Kanban environments
Financial services or investment product experience
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications:
Strong financial or investment product acumen
Experience supporting enterprise data platforms or data management initiatives
Experience with data profiling, reconciliation, or data quality initiatives
Experience supporting data governance programs

Business Analyst, Data Management

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