We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Technical Analyst to join our team.
This role requires a combination of business acumen data expertise and technical proficiency to drive the development of scalable data-driven products and solutions. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between business stakeholders and the technical team ensuring the delivery of robust scalable and actionable data solutions.
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities:
Requirement Analysis and Review:
- Analyze and critically evaluate client-provided technical and functional requirements.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to identify gaps ambiguities and areas needing clarification.
- Partner with stakeholders to align business objectives with data capabilities and develop a roadmap for new data features and enhancements.
- Document and communicate a clear understanding of requirements to internal teams ensuring alignment with project objectives.
Product Definition Execution & Coordination:
- Contribute to activities for defining and prioritizing product features in collaboration with technical architects and cross-functional teams (solution architects product managers data engineers data science) based on requirements.
- Conduct data validation profiling and exploratory analysis to ensure data accuracy integrity and usability.
- Understand and document API interactions data integrations and cloud-based data architectures.
- Develop detailed user stories use cases workflows and acceptance criteria to guide development teams.
- Work with data engineering teams to define data pipelines ETL processes and data models for structured and unstructured data.
Testing & Quality Assurance
- Conduct user acceptance testing (UAT) by defining test cases and validating deliverables.
- Ensure solutions meet performance scalability and security requirements before deployment.
- Support troubleshooting and debugging during development and post-deployment phases.
Stakeholder Engagement:
- Serve as the primary interface between clients vendors and internal teams throughout the project lifecycle.
- Facilitate discussions to resolve questions address conflicts and ensure alignment on project goals.
- Provide regular and transparent updates on project status risks challenges and achievements to all stakeholders.
Team Leadership and Collaboration:
- Guide cross-functional teams including product managers data engineers analysts fostering collaboration and high performance.
- Collaborate with onsite team member making sure that client commitments are delivered seamlessly.
- Drive accountability and ensure that deliverables meet quality standards and timelines.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging feedback innovation and process optimization.
Support Implementation and Go-Live:
- Oversee development and implementation phases to ensure deliverables align with business and technical requirements.
- Participate in end-to-end testing validation and quality assurance processes.
- Support go-live activities including end-user training documentation and troubleshooting to ensure a smooth transition.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelors degree in computer science information Technology Business Administration or a related field. A masters degree (e.g. MBA in Systems or Technology) is preferred.
- 4-5 years experience managing technology-driven projects with at least 3 years as a Technical Business Analyst or equivalent role.
- Strong experience in SQL (pref. BigQuery) data modeling and data analysis for large-scale datasets.
- Hands-on knowledge of Cloud Platforms (pref. GCP) with a focus on data engineering solutions.
- Familiarity with APIs data pipelines workflow orchestration and automation.
- Deep understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience with Agile tools (e.g. Jira Confluence).
- Exceptional problem-solving critical-thinking and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication presentation and stakeholder management abilities including the ability to simplify technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
Location:
Mumbai
Brand:
Merkle
Time Type:
Full time
Contract Type:
Permanent
Required Experience:
Senior IC