Lead Business Analyst - Data

EPAM Systems; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc in Chennai is hiring a Lead Business Analyst - Data to guide data-centric SDLC delivery by aligning business goals with technical execution. You will own requirements, data mapping, and agile coordination with clients and engineers to ensure clear outcomes.

Responsibilities include connecting stakeholders, capturing requirements, and producing source-to-target mappings while supporting acceptance testing and conflict resolution.

Qualifications

• Broad IT background (5+ years) incl. BA work, BRD/FRD development, and stakeholder management.
• Advanced data analysis, modeling, migration, and mapping capabilities.
• Proficient in SQL and ETL/ELT processes.
• Strong SDLC connector between business and dev teams.
• Familiarity with Jira, Rally ALM, TFS, or ServiceNow tooling.
• Knowledge of Agile with Scrum, Kanban, Scrum Ban, or SAFe.
• Ability to author source-to-target mappings and perform gap analyses.
• Capable of running workshops and sustaining effective Agile ceremonies.

Responsibilities

• Connect business stakeholders and development teams throughout the SDLC lifecycle.
• Capture requirements, suggest viable options, support UAT, resolve conflicts.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to assess feasibility and review test scenarios.
• Document source-to-target mappings and perform database gap analysis.
• Lead workshops and consolidate decisions, actions, and follow-ups.
• Drive Agile ceremonies and write stories tied to Sprint/PI goals.
• Gather requirements for data movement and overall data needs.
• Create process diagrams for complex workflows to guide teams.
• Establish a cloud environment with gathered information.

Skills

SQL

Data analysis

Data modeling

Data migration

Data mapping

SDLC knowledge

Stakeholder management

Agile frameworks

Requirements gathering

Client coordination

Tools

Jira

Rally ALM

TFS

ServiceNow

Gherkin

Job description

We are hiring a Lead Business Analyst - Data to guide data-centric SDLC delivery by aligning business goals with technical execution. You will own requirements, source-to-target mapping, and Agile coordination with clients and engineers to ensure clear outcomes;

Responsibilities

• Connect business stakeholders and development teams throughout the SDLC lifecycle
• Work with clients and business stakeholders to capture requirements, suggest viable functional options, support acceptance testing, and resolve conflicts
• Collaborate with development stakeholders to assess feasibility, remove requirement ambiguity, and review test scenarios and results
• Capture system requirements and manage traceability in Jira, Rally ALM, TFS, ServiceNow, or similar tools for Features, Epics, User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria using the Gherkin BDD approach
• Use Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, Scrum Ban, or SAFe to support delivery execution
• Produce source-to-target mapping documents and perform database gap analysis to document differences in business logic
• Conduct workshops with business users and consolidate decisions, action items, and follow-ups
• Drive Agile ceremonies and processes, and write stories tied to Sprint/PI goals
• Gather requirements for data movement and overall data needs
• Create process diagrams for complex workflows to simplify alignment and guide teams toward goals
• Compile requirements and information needed to establish a cloud environment

Requirements

• Broad IT background (5+ years) including business analysis, BRD/FRD development, and stakeholder management
• Advanced capability in data analysis, data modeling, data migration, and data mapping
• Practical experience using SQL and working with ETL/ELT processes
• Strong experience acting as the SDLC connector between business partners and development teams
• Familiarity with Agile project/change management tooling like Jira, Rally ALM, TFS, or ServiceNow
• Knowledge of Agile frameworks, with experience in Scrum, Kanban, Scrum Ban, or SAFe
• Ability to author source-to-target mapping documentation and perform gap analysis across databases
• Capability to run business workshops and keep Agile ceremonies effective and focused

Nice to have

• Experience across at least two technical stack areas such as DB & backend services, ETL processes, API & web services, batch jobs, notifications and subscriptions, or message queues
• Industry exposure to Manufacturing, BFSI, Insurance, Payments, Healthcare, Life Sciences, ECOMM, or Supply Chain
• Familiarity with software development and/or testing practices
• Involvement in Scrum Master or Project Manager activities
• Experience working onsite at a client location