Data Platform Analyst III

GAINSCO Auto Insurance; Richardson (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Parental leave

401K + company match

PTO + holidays

Job summary

GAINSCO Auto Insurance is seeking a Data Platform Analyst III to translate complex business and data needs into clear requirements for enterprise data solutions. This senior contributor will partner with business stakeholders, Data Engineering, Architecture, Governance, and Analytics teams to support data initiatives from discovery through deployment.

You will analyze data sources, processes, integrations, and reporting needs while helping teams deliver scalable, reliable, and business-aligned

Qualifications

• Five+ years of experience in business analysis, data analysis, data platform delivery, project management, or related field.
• One+ years of experience in P&C insurance or financial services industry.
• Experience gathering complex business and data requirements and translating to functional/technical specs.
• Experience supporting data platform, data integration, modernization, or analytics initiatives.
• Experience with enterprise data solutions and data governance concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery sessions translating complex business and data needs into requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and source-to-target specs.
• Partner with business and technical teams through planning, design, development, testing, deployment, and production transition.
• Document data flows, processes, integrations, lineage, ownership, quality expectations, and reporting requirements.
• Manage requirements backlog, track risks/dependencies, and resolve gaps or ambiguities.
• Coordinate data validation, testing, defect triage, UAT, and stakeholder approval.
• Mentor analysts and cross-functional partners to improve data literacy and governance practices.

Skills

SQL

Data analysis

Requirements elicitation

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data governance

Azure data services

Snowflake

Power BI

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Business, or related field

Tools

Azure Data Services

Snowflake

Airflow

Kafka

Fivetran

Power BI

Job description

Description

About GAINSCO

Founded in 1978, GAINSCO offers property and casualty insurance with an emphasis on non-standard personal auto policies. It serves drivers nationwide by providing minimum-limits personal auto coverage, making insurance more accessible to a broader market. In 2020, GAINSCO, Inc. and its subsidiaries were acquired, making a significant milestone that strengthened GAINSCO’s ability to grow and expand its reach in the personal auto industry market while continuing to build on its decades of specialized expertise.

Join a team that is dedicated to supporting your professional growth and long-term success.

Who We Are

At GAINSCO, we are a team driven by passion, creativity, and a commitment to excellence. We celebrate achievements, encourage innovative thinking, and recognize the unique strengths each person brings. Our people truly set us apart. If you’re seeking a company where your contributions are valued, your efforts have a visible impact, and your dedication is recognized, take the next step in your career with us.

GAINSCO is seeking a Data Platform Analyst III to translate complex business and data needs into clear requirements for enterprise data solutions. This senior individual contributor will partner with business stakeholders, Data Engineering, Architecture, Governance, and Analytics teams to support data initiatives from discovery through deployment. You will analyze data sources, processes, integrations, and reporting needs while helping teams deliver scalable, reliable, and business-aligned solutions. The ideal candidate combines advanced business analysis skills with strong data knowledge, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to communicate effectively with both business and technical audiences.

What does a Data Platform Analyst III do?

• Lead discovery sessions and translate complex business and data needs into requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and source-to-target specifications.
• Partner across business and technical teams throughout planning, design, development, testing, deployment, and transition to production support.
• Document data flows, process workflows, integrations, business rules, lineage, ownership, quality expectations, and reporting requirements.
• Manage the requirements backlog, track risks and dependencies, and resolve requirement gaps or ambiguities.
• Coordinate data validation, reconciliation, defect triage, User Acceptance Testing, and stakeholder approval.
• Mentor analysts and cross-functional partners while improving data literacy, documentation standards, and data platform analysis practices.

What is required?

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Business, or a related field preferred.

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in business analysis, data analysis, data platform delivery, project management, or a related field is required.
• 1+ years of experience in the Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance or financial services industry is required.

Experience in Personal Auto insurance is preferred.

• 2+ years of experience supporting complex, cross-functional data or technology initiatives is preferred.
• Experience gathering complex business and data requirements and translating them into functional requirements, technical requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and source-to-target specifications is required.
• Experience supporting data platform, data integration, modernization, or analytics initiatives throughout the delivery lifecycle is required.
• Experience analyzing source systems, data structures, integrations, transformations, reporting needs, and data-quality requirements is required.
• Experience facilitating discovery sessions and coordinating testing, data validation, defect resolution, and stakeholder approval is required.Experience supporting enterprise data solutions involving technologies such as Azure data services, Snowflake, Airflow, Kafka, Fivetran, or Power BI is required.
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders, requirements, risks, dependencies, assumptions, and competing priorities.
• Experience mentoring analysts, delivery partners, or business stakeholders on data practices and requirements standards.

Other skills and abilities:

• Advanced skills in requirements elicitation, data analysis, process mapping, user story development, and acceptance criteria.
• Advanced proficiency with SQL and working knowledge of relational and dimensional data concepts.
• Ability to create clear visual representations of data flows, system integrations, lineage, platform interactions, and business processes.
• Working knowledge of data quality, metadata, lineage, master and reference data, reporting requirements, security classifications, and data governance.
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to align business and technical teams.
• Ability to translate complex data and technology concepts into clear, actionable business language.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, including the ability to identify risks, dependencies, data issues, and control requirements early in the delivery process.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and guide cross-functional teams toward shared outcomes.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and mentoring skills.

What else do you need to know?

• Hybrid
• Excellent benefits package medical & dental, vision insurance, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Parental Leave Policy
• 401K + Company Match
• PTO Plan + Paid Company determined Holidays.

**Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity**

All offers are contingent upon a successful background investigation (including employment, education, criminal and DMV verification- when applicable) and a pre-employment drug test with results satisfactory to GAINSCO.

GAINSCO is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

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