Azure Data Lake Analyst — Enterprise Analytics & Governance

Pennant Solutions Group; Richmond (VA); Hybride; USD 90 000 - 140 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Pennant Solutions Group in Richmond, VA is hiring a Contract Business Analyst / Data Analyst to help deliver an enterprise Data Lake implementation on Microsoft Azure in a hybrid role. You will bridge business needs with cloud data engineering, influencing governance, validation, and how data is used across the organization.

You’ll lead discovery sessions with stakeholders, translate requirements into Agile-ready epics and user stories, and craft end-to-end documentation including FRDs and BRDs.

Qualifications

• 5 to 15 years of experience as a Business/Data Analyst in enterprise data warehousing or big data initiatives.
• Direct involvement in at least one Enterprise Data Lake/Lakehouse design, development, or migration.
• Expert-level SQL skills with complex joins, window functions, and query optimization.
• Proven ability to produce exhaustive STTM documentation across transformations and metadata.
• Strong knowledge of Data Vault 2.0, Kimball modeling, and Bronze/Silver/Gold architecture.

Responsabilités

• Lead discovery sessions with cross-functional stakeholders to capture data demands and analytics needs.
• Translate requirements into Agile-ready epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria for delivery teams.
• Create end-to-end functional and business documentation (FRDs, BRDs, technical specs).
• Develop STTM matrices detailing ingestion, transformation, and business logic.
• Collaborate with Data Architects and Engineers on Azure-based data platforms and lakehouse architecture.
• Define enterprise KPIs and governance rules to sustain data quality and lineage.
• Support Azure Data Factory, Databricks, and Synapse pipelines and data quality initiatives.

Connaissances

SQL

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder interviews

Data profiling

Data governance

Dimensional modeling

Formation

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IS/Data Management

Outils

Azure Data Factory

Azure Databricks

Azure Synapse

Power BI

Jira

Azure DevOps

Confluence

Description du poste

Pennant Solutions Group in Richmond, VA is hiring a Contract Business Analyst / Data Analyst to help deliver an enterprise Data Lake implementation on Microsoft Azure in a hybrid role. You will bridge business needs with cloud data engineering, influencing governance, validation, and how data is used across the organization.

You’ll lead discovery sessions with stakeholders, translate requirements into Agile-ready epics and user stories, and craft end-to-end documentation including FRDs and BRDs.