Data Business Analyst- Yorkshire Water

Infinity Quest; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data analytics firm in York and North Yorkshire is seeking a skilled Business Analyst to bridge business needs with technical delivery in the Water Utilities domain. You will lead discussions on requirements, document business processes, and collaborate with reporting teams for effective dashboard creation. The ideal candidate will have 6-10 years of experience and a strong analytical background in transforming data requirements within Azure data environments. This role is pivotal for translating complex business needs into clear data strategies.

Qualifications

• 6 to 10 years of experience as a Business Analyst.
• Strong analytical skills with a domain understanding of Water Utilities.
• Hands-on expertise in defining KPIs and dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirement analysis discussions with business stakeholders.
• Document business processes and reporting flows across utility systems.
• Work closely with reporting teams to define dashboard requirements.
• Create business requirements documents and data mapping documents.

Skills

Analytical skills

Understanding of Water Utilities

Coordination across stakeholders

Data quality expectations

Business process documentation

Job description

• 1. End-to-End Requirement Analysis – Lead discussions with business stakeholders to capture KPIs, reporting needs, and operational expectations. Document business processes, data dependencies, source behaviors, and reporting flows across utility systems.
• 2. Data Interpretation & Integration Alignment – Understand ingestion, transformation, data quality expectations, and Lakehouse layers at a conceptual level. Define business rules, data mappings, and semantic model requirements supporting downstream reporting.
• 3. Power BI Reporting Coordination – Work closely with reporting teams to define dashboard requirements, drill-downs, metrics, and visualization logic. Validate report outputs and ensure KPIs are accurate, consistent, and aligned with business objectives.
• 4. Cross-Functional Collaboration – Coordinate with architects, data engineers, QA teams, and reporting teams to ensure requirement clarity. Bridge the gap between business needs and technical delivery across ingestion modeling reporting.
• 5. Documentation & Governance – Create BRDs, FRDs, user stories, business rules, and data mapping documents with clear acceptance criteria. Support KPI dictionaries, metadata definitions, and reporting documentation to maintain consistency.

The Business Analyst plays a critical role in translating business needs into clear, structured data and reporting requirements across the Azure data platform. With 6 10 years of experience, the ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, domain understanding of Water Utilities, and hands-on expertise in defining KPI, dashboard, and semantic model requirements for enterprise reporting. This role requires strong coordination across stakeholders, high-level understanding of Azure data pipelines, and the ability to drive clarity in complex data environments.