Senior Business Analyst

Role Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Technical Business Analyst / Delivery Manager with strong experience in data analysis, SQL, and financial services (banking & trading products). This individual will act as a key liaison between the business, QA, and Databricks development teams to ensure successful and timely delivery of data solutions within our enterprise data warehouse ecosystem.

Role Objectives

• Gather and document business requirements from stakeholders and translate them into clear and actionable technical specifications.
• Conduct data analysis and data profiling using SQL to validate business logic and transformation rules.
• Collaborate closely with Databricks developers to ensure accurate implementation of transformation logic and data pipelines.
• Review technical design with developers and facilitate QA walkthroughs to finalize test strategies, test plans, and test cases.
• Provide support for production issues, working with development and support teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Cook up communication gaps between business users, technical teams, and QA.
• Understand and analyze banking and trading product data (e.g., positions, trades, PnL, market data).
• Ensure proper documentation and handoff to operations and support teams post-deployment.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, Information Systems, or related field.
• 7 + years of experience as a Business Analyst or Delivery Manager in a data-centric environment.
• Strong hands-on SQL skills for data analysis, validation, and transformation logic verification.
• Solid understanding of banking and trading products, especially in capital markets.
• Experience in data warehousing, ETL/ELT processes, and working with Databricks or similar big data platforms.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery methodology and SDLC.
• Proven experience in QA coordination, including test plan and test case development.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills; able to explain complex data and logic clearly to both business and technical stakeholders.
• Experience in production support or managing UAT and post-release verification a strong plus.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of cloud-based data platforms Azure and Databricks
• Familiarity with data governance, data quality, and data catalog tools.
• Understanding of trade lifecycle, reference data, and financial risk management.