Business Analyst (Data Archiving)

TEKsystems; Macclesfield; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking a Business Analyst (Data Archiving) for a 6-month contract in Macclesfield. You will support a large-scale transformation and migration programme, focusing on data archiving, retention and decommissioning of legacy data, working with business, data governance and technology teams.

You will document requirements, create BRDs and data models, facilitate workshops and ensure regulatory compliance within the Life & Pensions sector.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst in data-focused change or transformation programmes.
• Experience delivering data archiving, retention, legacy data management or data migration workstreams.
• Experience in Life & Pensions, Insurance or Financial Services sectors.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyse and document business and data requirements for data archiving and decommissioning.
• Analyse data landscapes, lineage, retention policies and archival needs.
• Collaborate with SMEs, stakeholders and tech teams to identify data dependencies and risks.
• Produce BRDs, process maps, data requirements and gap analyses.

Skills

Business analysis

Agile

Analysis

Data analysis

Systems analysis

Analytic

Sql

Data

Reporting

Job description

Description

Business Analyst (Data Archiving)

6 Month Contract | Hybrid Working (2-3 Days Per Week On-Site)

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst (Data) to support a large-scale transformation and migration programme within a leading Life & Pensions organisation. The successful candidate will play a key role within the Data Archiving workstream, working closely with business, data, governance and technology stakeholders to define, analyse and document requirements relating to the retention, archival and decommissioning of legacy data.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly analytical and inquisitive Business Analyst who thrives on solving complex data challenges, translating business requirements into actionable outcomes and ensuring regulatory, operational and customer data needs are understood and addressed throughout the migration lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyse and document business and data requirements relating to data archiving and legacy system decommissioning.
• Conduct detailed analysis of data landscapes, data flows, lineage, retention policies and archival requirements.
• Work with SMEs, business stakeholders and technical teams to identify data dependencies, risks and opportunities within the migration programme.
• Define and document current-state and target-state processes, data models and operating procedures.
• Support the assessment and classification of historical data to determine retention, archival and disposal requirements.
• Facilitate workshops, requirements gathering sessions and stakeholder reviews.
• Produce high-quality business analysis artefacts including BRDs, process maps, functional specifications, data requirements and gap analyses.
• Ensure alignment with data governance, regulatory and compliance requirements, particularly within the Life & Pensions sector.
• Support testing, validation and business readiness activities associated with archived and migrated data.
• Identify and resolve issues through structured analysis and root cause investigation.

Essential Experience

• Proven Experience as a Business Analyst within data-focused change or transformation programmes.
• Strong Experience delivering workstreams relating to data archiving, data retention, legacy data management, system decommissioning or data migration.
• Experience working within Life & Pensions, Insurance or Financial Services environments.
• Strong understanding of data governance, data quality, metadata, data lineage and regulatory data requirements.
• Experience working with complex data structures and translating business requirements into technical deliverables.
• Excellent stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.
• Ability to work effectively across both business and technical teams.

Desirable Experience

• Experience supporting large-scale migration or platform modernisation programmes.
• Knowledge of FCA-regulated environments and retention requirements relevant to Financial Services.
• Exposure to data archival technologies, enterprise data platforms or cloud-based migration initiatives.
• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery methodologies.

Key Characteristics

• Naturally inquisitive, curious and confident challenging assumptions.
• Strong problem solver with excellent analytical and investigative skills.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to understand complex business and data processes.
• Proactive, self-starting and comfortable operating in an evolving programme environment.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Collaborative, pragmatic and outcome-focused.

Working Arrangements

6-month contract

Hybrid working: 2-3 days per week on-site

Competitive day rate dependent on Experience

Skills

• Business analysis
• Agile
• Analysis
• Data analysis
• Systems analysis
• Analytic
• Sql
• Data
• Reporting

Employee Value Proposition

N/A

Job Title

Business Analyst (Data Archiving)

Location

Macclesfield, UK

Job Type

Contract