Data Governance IT Business Analyst

The Data Governance Business Analyst is a highly analytical and detail orientated individual with a strong focus on data standards and process. We are seeking a candidate with 35 years of experience that will bridge business needs with technical solutions to enable data driven solutions across the organization. The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of data governance and documentation standards. analyze and map out existing processes and data structures highlighting inefficiencies and gaps in alignment with organizational goals.

Experience as a focused business analyst in agile software or integration development required.
Specialization in Data architecture governance and integration required.

General Responsibilities
Collaborate with business stakeholders to document prioritized business and data requirements
Locate and document available information that is ready for business consumption
Research and validate available information from current systems document all findings and highlight gaps
Work closely with application developers data engineering and analytics teams to understand current state of data architecture and document all findings

Document Technical Specifications and Process Improvement
Partner with Data Engineering IT and Analytics to gather information on required data needs by business stakeholders
Develop user stories for agile development teams and support engineers and quality analysts through development lifecycle.
Assist in capturing data and application function workflows data lineage and any predefined diagrams from the business and engineering teams.
Create detailed data flow diagrams and mapping of data across systems to ensure accuracy and consistency
Identify inefficiencies in current processes
Maintain detailed documentation of business processes data workflows and system changes.
Gap Analysis documentation based on data availability

User Testing and Delivery
Conduct user acceptance testing with business stakeholders and delivery teams including 3rd party vendors. Ensure that all data available will meet ATI standards and definitions
Create use case scenarios for user testing and develop training guides.
Participates in root cause analysis of incidents as it relates to the data architecture during the development and post go live
Participate in project retrospectives and adjust business analyst procedures to align with scrum team optimization.

Minimum Education
Required:
Bachelors degree in information technology computer science or business administration.
Preferred:
Bachelors degree with related experience

Minimum Experience
Required:
3 years of experience as a focused business analyst in agile software or integration development.
Specialization in Data architecture governance and integration
Preferred:
Experience with Azure DevOps and process design software
Familiarity with ITIL / Service Management
Experience in the healthcare industry

Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Ability to document clear goals and objectives for projects
Strong consulting and client management skills
Exceptional communication skills and ability to engage and interact with both technical and business users of all levels.
Knowledge in IT service design and service delivery.
Understand the concept of creating a data product design development and usage
Ability to frame and distill business and technology problems with a solutionoriented mindset and develop consultative pragmatic technologyenabled solutions.
Knowledge of healthcare industry standards and regulations (e.g. HIPAA HL7.
Highly collaborative and able to solicit key inputs data and points of view.
Ability to write requirements map workflows and follow project plans.
Technical acumen in integration reporting and analytics technologies.
Familiarity with data governance principles and regulatory requirements.
Knowledge of APIs and system integrations.
Ability to translate technical concepts into business terms and vice versa.