Technical Business Analyst (Data &BI)

Salary £47,389 - £63,306 fixed-term contract until December 2027, 40 days leave inclusive of bank holidays and university closure days, hybrid working, generous pension scheme and many other generous benefits

Hays Technology are recruiting for a Technical Business Analyst to join a leading higher education establishment in Birmingham.This is an excellent opportunity to join a major data and reporting transformation programme, supporting the transition from legacy reporting solutions to a modern Power BI-based reporting environment.

Working closely with data engineers, analysts, IT teams and senior business stakeholders, you will take ownership of requirements gathering and analysis, translating complex business and reporting needs into clear technical requirements and data solutions.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead requirements gathering workshops with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications for data, reporting and analytics solutions.
• Analyse existing reporting and business processes, identifying opportunities to improve, consolidate or replace legacy solutions.
• Work closely with data engineers and analysts to ensure business requirements are accurately reflected in technical solutions.
• Support the design and implementation of data models and Power BI semantic models.
• Produce process maps, data models, data lineage and technical documentation.
• Support User Acceptance Testing, defining acceptance criteria and ensuring solutions meet business requirements.
• Help drive adoption of new reporting and analytics capabilities across the organisation.

We are looking for an experienced Technical Business Analyst with a strong background in data, BI or reporting transformation. You should have:

• Strong experience of business analysis, requirements gathering and process mapping.
• Experience working on projects delivering Kimball-style semantic/data models, including facts and dimensions.
• Strong understanding of data architecture and data modelling.
• Experience using SQL to interrogate relational or cloud-based data.
• Experience with BI and data visualisation technologies, ideally Power BI.
• The ability to translate complex technical and data requirements into clear business language.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including working with senior stakeholders and technical teams.
• Understanding of data quality, governance and GDPR.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience of Snowflake, dbt, Azure, Power BI semantic models, Agile delivery or working within the higher education sector would be advantageous.

If you have the relevant experience and would like to apply, please submit your CV.

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