(mid-level) Data Business Analyst

Job description

About FinXL IT

FinXL IT Professional Services is a leading IT consultancy that partners with high-stakes sectors including Government, Energy, and Finance.



The Opportunity

FinXL IT is seeking a mid-level Data Business Analyst/Technical Business Analyst to join our Data Migration Delivery team. This is a "roll-up-your-sleeves" technical role supporting a massive business transformation to replace and upgrade core legacy systems.

You won't just be documenting requirements; you will be the bridge between complex legacy data "messes" and a scalable, automated future.

  • Location: Remote (Newcastle based twice-monthly for collaboration).
  • Term: Initial 6-month contract with strong potential for extension.
  • Focus: Data Migration, SQL Interrogation, and Source-to-Target Mapping.


Key Responsibilities

  • SQL: Write complex queries to profile legacy databases, uncovering inconsistencies, nulls, and duplicates.
  • Source-to-Target Mapping (STM): Architect the master blueprint that defines exactly how legacy data translates into the Common Migration Data Model (CMDM).
  • Data Translation: Collaborate with Architects to ensure diverse legacy formats are standardised into a clean, auditable schema.
  • Technical Documentation: Build and maintain the Data Dictionary and transformation rules essential for regulatory compliance.
  • Stakeholder Liaison: Facilitate workshops between business SMEs and technical engineering squads to validate migration criteria.


Requirements

Essential:

  • Experience: You are a Data Business Analyst/ Technical Business Analyst with experience between 5 to 8 years working in major data migration projects, specifically involving CRM/Legacy or Registry system upgrades wthin highly regulated environments.
  • Data-Centric Mindset: You are a technical (data) BA who prefers looking at database schemas and ERDs over UI wireframes.
  • SQL Mastery: Strong hands-on experience using SQL for data analysis, data mapping, data extraction, and data profiling.
  • Technical Writing: Ability to draft clear, logic-based transformation rules and mapping documents.

Desirable:

  • Exposure to AWS data tools.


What's On Offer?

  • Initial 6 months' contract, with a view to extend
  • Remote work, with a requirement to travel to the Newcastle office twice a month for team collaboration.


Next Steps

If you are a Data BA who loves "finding the mess" and mapping it to a better future, please submit your CV via SEEK.

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