Technical Business Analyst (Data)

**Location: Sydney, NSW (Remote)** **Job Type: Contract Experience: 7\+ years** **Eligibility: Australian Citizens / PR holders only** **About The Role** Our client is looking for an experienced Technical Business Analyst (Data) to join a high\-performing data and analytics team on a contract basis. You will act as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical data teams, translating business needs into clear, well\-defined data requirements, mappings and specifications that engineers, architects and analysts can build against. This is a hands\-on role for someone who is equally comfortable in a workshop with senior stakeholders and in a SQL editor profiling source data. You will shape data solutions end to end, from discovery and requirements through to testing and delivery. Key Responsibilities * Engage with business and technical stakeholders to elicit, analyze and document data and reporting requirements * Translate business needs into functional and technical specifications, user stories and acceptance criteria * Perform source system analysis and data profiling using SQL to assess data quality, structure and completeness * Produce source\-to\-target mappings, data dictionaries, business glossaries and data lineage documentation * Work closely with data engineers, data architects and BI developers to design and deliver data pipelines, data models and reports * Define and validate business rules, transformation logic and data quality checks * Support data migration, integration and data warehouse / Lakehouse initiatives * Plan and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including preparing test cases and validating outputs against requirements * Identify data gaps, risks and dependencies, and recommend practical solutions * Support data governance, metadata management and data privacy practices * Contribute to Agile ceremonies, including backlog refinement, sprint planning and show\-and\-tells * Provide clear status updates and manage stakeholder expectations throughout delivery **Essential Skills And Experience** * 7\+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, with a strong focus on data, analytics or data platform projects * Strong SQL skills for querying, profiling, validating and reconciling data * Proven experience writing source\-to\-target mappings and data transformation specifications * Solid understanding of data warehousing, data modelling (dimensional, relational) and ETL / ELT concepts * Experience working with modern cloud data platforms (for example Azure, AWS, Snowflake, Databricks or Microsoft Fabric) * Experience gathering requirements for BI and reporting solutions (for example Power BI, Tableau or similar) * Strong knowledge of data quality, data governance and metadata management principles * Experience working in Agile / Scrum delivery environments * Excellent documentation skills, including BRDs, FRDs, user stories, process flows and data models * Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non\-technical audiences * Strong analytical and problem\-solving skills with attention to detail Desirable Skills * Experience with data catalogue or governance tools (for example Microsoft Purview, Collibra or Alation) * Familiarity with transformation tools such as dbt, Azure Data Factory or similar orchestration tooling * Working knowledge of Python for data analysis * Experience with Jira and Confluence * Exposure to data migration programs or large\-scale data platform modernisation * Industry experience in financial services, government, utilities, retail or similar data\-rich sectors * Relevant certifications (for example CBAP, IIBA\-CBDA, Azure Data Fundamentals or similar)