Data Business Analyst — Banking Data & Insights

Optimum Infosolutions; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimum Infosolutions in Malaysia seeks a Data Business Analyst to be the primary contact for data-related queries across banking domains. You will identify data elements, datasets, and data products, explain data definitions and lineage, and translate requirements into actionable data mappings.

You will collaborate with Group Technology and data engineering, maintain business glossary definitions, and provide SME support for data platforms such as DWH, Data Lakes, and Feature Stores.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience as a Business Analyst or Data Business Analyst
• Banking or financial services experience preferred
• Hands-on with enterprise data platforms or analytics environments
• Strong data concepts including models, datasets, and data lineage
• Working knowledge of SQL for data exploration and validation
• Experience mapping business requirements to systems, tables and columns
• Familiarity with Power BI, Denodo or similar tools

Responsibilities

• Act as the go-to point of contact for data-related queries from business users across banking domains
• Support business users in identifying the right data elements, datasets, and data products for their use cases
• Explain data definitions, lineage, and usage in business-friendly terms
• Resolve data queries by working across data platforms, products, and source systems
• Elicit, analyse, and document data-focused business requirements
• Translate business requirements into logical and physical data mappings, including source systems, tables and columns
• Work closely with Group Technology and data engineering teams to ensure accurate interpretation of requirements
• Create and maintain business glossary definitions, data element descriptions, and domain terminology
• Provide SME support for enterprise data platforms and data products (e.g. DWH, Data Lakes, Feature Stores)
• Assist with UAT planning and execution for data-related initiatives, including validation of data against business expectations
• Proactively manage data demand intake and prioritisation for assigned domains

Skills

Data analysis

SQL

Power BI

Data governance

Data lineage

Requirements mapping

Tools

Denodo

OAS

Feature Stores

Job description

Optimum Infosolutions in Malaysia seeks a Data Business Analyst to be the primary contact for data-related queries across banking domains. You will identify data elements, datasets, and data products, explain data definitions and lineage, and translate requirements into actionable data mappings.

You will collaborate with Group Technology and data engineering, maintain business glossary definitions, and provide SME support for data platforms such as DWH, Data Lakes, and Feature Stores.