Senior Data Analyst

ABAKUS IT-SOLUTIONS; Namen; Hybride; EUR 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid work in Namur

Open data principles exposure

Résumé du poste

ABAKUS IT SOLUTIONS invites a Senior Data Analyst to lead a strategic data transformation, harmonise business concepts, and build a trusted data foundation. You’ll bridge business, governance and technical teams to improve data quality and reuse.

You will organise workshops, define data ownership and contribute to governance decisions, all within a Namur-based hybrid setup. French fluency is essential for collaboration.

Qualifications

• Senior data analyst experience.
• Strong background in business data analysis and modelling.
• Proven expertise in semantic analysis and harmonisation of business concepts.
• Experience designing or maintaining conceptual data models and data dictionaries.
• Experience in Data Governance and clarifying data responsibilities.
• Proven experience facilitating workshops with business and technical stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of data quality, data reuse and reference data principles.
• Excellent analytical, synthesis and documentation skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Excellent French communication skills, both written and spoken (C2).

Responsabilités

• Analyse and model business data, including conceptual data models, business concepts and data dictionaries.
• Analyse existing data sources and assess their relevance, quality, usage and integration potential.
• Document business definitions, data origins, collection and update processes, usage, criticality and quality controls.
• Identify data redundancies, inconsistencies and semantic conflicts across different systems.
• Analyse data exchange capabilities, interfaces, dependencies and integration constraints.
• Contribute to identification and qualification of authoritative/reference data.
• Clarify data ownership and responsibilities across stakeholders.
• Support governance decisions by providing structured analysis and recommendations.
• Characterise data according to sensitivity, GDPR status, value, Open Data potential, reuse conditions and dissemination restrictions.
• Contribute to definition and harmonisation of common business concepts and taxonomies.
• Organise and facilitate workshops with business experts, data managers, data owners and technical teams.
• Translate complex data topics into clear, actionable recommendations for governance stakeholders.
• Identify data quality controls and assess expected quality levels.
• Analyse opportunities for data reuse and support Only Once principles.
• Identify opportunities to reduce duplicate data collection and storage.
• Assess legal impacts of harmonisation:**
• Contribute to continuous improvement and maintenance of the data inventory.
• Build and maintain a structured inventory of business-related data.
• Document data definitions, sources, responsibilities, quality expectations and usage.
• Prepare concise reports, analysis documents, meeting minutes and recommendations.
• Provide documentation to support future data catalogue and governance activities.

Connaissances

Senior-level experience

Business data analysis

Data modelling

Semantic analysis

Conceptual data models

Data governance

Workshop facilitation

Data quality

Stakeholder management

French communication (C2)

Description du poste

ABAKUS IT SOLUTIONS is looking for a Senior Data Analyst to join a strategic data transformation initiative focused on building a trusted, shared and reusable data foundation. As a Senior Data Analyst, you will act as a key interface between business stakeholders, data owners, data governance teams and technical teams. Your main objective will be to analyse, structure and harmonise business data, contribute to the development of a common data reference framework, and identify opportunities to improve data quality, reuse and consistency. You will work within a multidisciplinary team including a Project Manager, Technical Coordinator and Data Engineer, while collaborating closely with data governance stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse and model business data, including conceptual data models, business concepts and data dictionaries.
• Analyse existing data sources and assess their relevance, quality, usage and integration potential.
• Document business definitions, data origins, collection and update processes, usage, criticality and quality controls.
• Identify data redundancies, inconsistencies and semantic conflicts across different systems.
• Analyse data exchange capabilities, interfaces, dependencies and integration constraints.

Data Governance & Reference Data

• Contribute to the identification and qualification of authoritative/reference data.
• Clarify data ownership and responsibilities across business and technical stakeholders.
• Support data governance decisions by providing structured analysis and recommendations.
• Characterise data according to sensitivity, GDPR status, strategic value, Open Data potential, reuse conditions and dissemination restrictions.
• Contribute to the definition and harmonisation of common business concepts and taxonomies.

Workshops & Stakeholder Management

• Organise and facilitate workshops with business experts, data managers, data owners and technical teams.
• Challenge and clarify existing business definitions and data management practices.
• Build consensus around common concepts, data definitions and potential simplification opportunities.
• Translate complex data topics into clear, actionable recommendations for both business and governance stakeholders.

Data Quality & Reuse

• Identify existing data quality controls and assess expected quality levels.
• Analyse opportunities for data reuse and support the implementation of Only Once principles.
• Identify opportunities to reduce duplicate data collection and storage.
• Assess the functional, organisational and legal impacts of proposed data harmonisation and reuse scenarios.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement and maintenance of the data inventory.
• Build and maintain a structured inventory of business-related data.
• Document data definitions, sources, responsibilities, quality expectations and usage.
• Prepare concise reports, analysis documents, meeting minutes and recommendations.
• Provide the documentation required to support future data catalogue and governance activities.

Your Profile

• Senior-level experience as a Data Analyst.
• Strong experience in business data analysis and data modelling.
• Proven expertise in semantic analysis and harmonisation of business concepts.
• Experience designing or maintaining conceptual data models and data dictionaries.
• Experience in Data Governance and clarification of data responsibilities.
• Proven experience facilitating workshops with business and technical stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of data quality, data reuse and reference data principles.
• Excellent analytical, synthesis and documentation skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Excellent French communication skills, both written and spoken (C2 level).

Nice to Have

• Experience with Only Once principles.
• Knowledge of Open Data principles.
• Experience with reference/master data initiatives.
• Experience in the public sector or complex administrative environments.
• Familiarity with metadata and data catalogue concepts.

Why Join ABAKUS IT SOLUTIONS?

• A challenging and meaningful data transformation environment.
• Collaboration with experienced data, governance and technical professionals.
• The opportunity to work on complex data modelling and harmonisation topics.
• A hybrid working environment based in Namur.
• A role with strong exposure to business stakeholders and data governance decision-making.

If you are a Senior Data Analyst who enjoys transforming complex and fragmented data into structured, trusted and reusable information, we would love to hear from you.