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 Responsibilities1. 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

• 610 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.