Senior Data Business Analyst

Aurec; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 166,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurec in Sydney is seeking a Senior Data Business Analyst to join the Data Services team. You will bridge business needs and engineering by defining structured data requirements, business rules, and high-quality data products.

You will gather requirements across Bronze, Silver, Gold layers; profile datasets to define transformation rules and data quality expectations; and collaborate with Data Engineers and Product Managers to define metrics, manage backlogs in Azure DevOps, and support UAT

Qualifications

• 5+ years in enterprise data analytics or cloud data platforms.
• Strong data profiling and requirements gathering.
• Familiarity with medallion architectures and modern data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Gather business needs and translate into structured data requirements and user stories across Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers.
• Profile and explore datasets to define transformation rules, data quality expectations for engineers.
• Work with Data Engineers and Product Managers to define metrics, manage Azure DevOps backlogs, and support UAT delivery

Skills

Data profiling

Requirements gathering

Business analysis

Data modelling

Medallion architecture

Tools

Azure DevOps

Databricks

Power BI

Job description

• Senior Data Business Analyst
• NSW Government
• Daily Rate - $900 - $1000 + Super
• ASAP start until June 2027
• Hybrid - Sydney
• Data Profiling | Medallion Architecture | Cloud Data Platforms

The role:

Seeking a Senior Data Business Analyst to join their Data Services team. You will bridge the gap between business needs and engineering teams by defining structured data requirements, business rules, and high-quality data products

What you'll be doing:

• Gather business needs and translate them into structured data requirements and user stories across Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers.
• Profile and explore datasets to define clear transformation rules, logic, and data quality expectations for engineers.
• Work with Data Engineers and Product Managers to define metrics, manage Azure DevOps backlogs, and support UAT delivery

Desired Skills and Experiences:

• 5+ years as a Business Analyst in enterprise data, analytics, or modern cloud data platform environments.
• Strong data profiling and requirement-gathering skills with an understanding of data modelling and medallion architectures.
• Familiarity with modern data platforms, cloud lakehouses, and tools like Azure DevOps, Databricks, or Power BI.