Business Data Analyst – Data Mapping & Migration Support

Title: Business Data Analyst Data Mapping & Migration Support

Location: Chicago IL (Loop) Hybrid (3 days onsite)

Type: 6-Month Contract (extension possible)

Compensation: Competitive market rate (C2C preferred) 60 to 70/hr C2C

Eligibility: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. (no sponsorship)

Overview

We are seeking a Business Data Analyst with strong data analysis and documentation skills to support a data migration initiative. This role is centered on creating accurate Source-to-Target Mapping (STM) documentation that captures business meaning definitions transformations and validation rules for data moving from legacy systems into a new platform.

This is not a hands-on engineering / ETL developer role - the focus is on understanding data content structure and business use and translating that into clear mapping documentation and validation support.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze source system data and business definitions to understand meaning and usage
• Create and maintain Source-to-Target Mapping documentation including:
  • field definitions
  • data types and formats
  • transformation rules
  • defaults / null handling
  • business rules and constraints
• Use SQL to profile and validate data (counts null rates duplicates outliers)
• Partner with business stakeholders to confirm definitions and mapping logic
• Support data validation and reconciliation during migration testing
• Identify data quality issues and work with teams to define resolution approaches

Required Skills & Experience

• 3 5 years experience as a Business Analyst / Data Analyst in data-heavy projects
• Strong understanding of data meaning structure and business usage (not just schemas)
• Strong documentation skills: requirements mapping rule definitions traceability
• Working SQL skills (joins filters aggregations basic profiling queries)
• Experience supporting data migration or system replacement projects is a strong plus
• Strong communication skills: able to translate between business technical teams

Nice to Have

• Prior experience with Informatica (profiling MDM concepts data quality tools)
• Familiarity with reconciliation/testing methods for migrations
• Experience working with regulated data finance/healthcare or complex master data

If applying for this role - Please take each key point and provide number of years experience and what you would rate yourself 1 thru 10 (10 being expert) for each key point. Send your resume and notes on the role to expediate our recruiting services.