Lead/Senior Business Analyst - Data

EPAM Systems; India; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems seeks a Lead/Senior Business Analyst - Data to bridge development and business stakeholders on SDLC projects. You will drive requirements elicitation, data mapping, and Agile delivery while advising clients and technical teams.

Responsibilities include liaising with stakeholders, conducting workshops, ensuring traceability, and enabling data movement and cloud readiness. Strong SQL/ETL and experience with Agile tools are essential.

Qualifications

• 7–15 years of IT experience with BA focus and stakeholder management.
• Expertise in data analysis, modeling, migration and data mapping.
• Proficiency in SQL and ETL/ELT processes.
• Experience as liaison on SDLC projects between business and development.
• Familiarity with Jira, Rally ALM, TFS or ServiceNow for traceability.
• Knowledge of Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe.

Responsibilities

• Liaise between development and business stakeholders throughout the SDLC.
• Elicit requirements, propose functional solutions and support testing.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to discuss feasibility and review test results.
• Document system requirements and maintain end-to-end traceability.
• Write user stories and drive Agile ceremonies and sprints.

Skills

Data analysis

Data mapping

Requirements elicitation

Stakeholder management

SQL

ETL/ELT

Agile methodologies

Documentation

Tools

JIRA

Rally ALM

TFS

ServiceNow

Job description

We are seeking a Lead/Senior Business Analyst - Data to act as a liaison between development and business stakeholders on SDLC projects, driving requirements elicitation, data mapping, and Agile delivery processes while serving as a trusted advisor to clients and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison between development and business stakeholders throughout the SDLC
• Engage directly with client and business stakeholders for requirements elicitation, propose feasible functional solutions, support acceptance testing, and handle conflicts
• Collaborate with development stakeholders to discuss requirements feasibility, resolve ambiguities, and review test scenarios and results
• Document software system requirements and manage end-to-end traceability using Jira, Rally ALM, TFS, ServiceNow, or similar tools for Features, Epics, User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria using the Gherkin BDD approach
• Apply Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, Scrum Ban, or SAFe throughout project delivery
• Write source-to-target mapping documents and perform gap analysis of databases to document differences in business logic
• Run workshops with business users and summarize action items
• Drive Agile processes and ceremonies, and write stories based on Sprint/PI goals
• Facilitate requirement gathering for data movement and data needs
• Diagram complex processes to simplify discussions and guide teams toward their goals
• Gather requirements and information needed to establish a cloud environment

Requirements

• 7-15 years of overall IT experience, including business analysis, BRD/FRD creation, and stakeholder management
• Expertise in data analysis, data modeling, data migration, and data mapping
• Proficiency in SQL and ETL/ELT processes
• Experience working on SDLC projects as a liaison between development and business partners
• Familiarity with Agile project/change management tools such as Jira, Rally ALM, TFS, or ServiceNow
• Knowledge of Agile frameworks, including at least one of Scrum, Kanban, Scrum Ban, or SAFe
• Skills in writing source-to-target mapping documents and conducting gap analysis of databases
• Capability to run workshops with business users and drive Agile ceremonies

Nice to have

• Familiarity with at least two technical stack areas such as DB & backend services, ETL processes, API & web services, batch jobs, notifications and subscriptions, or message queues
• Background in leading domains such as Manufacturing, BFSI, Insurance, Payments, Healthcare, Life Sciences, ECOMM, or Supply Chain
• Understanding of software development and/or testing practices
• Experience in Scrum Master or Project Manager activities
• Onsite client location experience