Senior Business Analyst, Data (Tableau)

the Client; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 114,000; Part time

Job summary

the Client seeks a Senior Business/Data Analyst Contractor with cloud-data experience to elicit business needs, perform detailed analysis, model processes, and partner with project teams to deliver new Cloud-Data Lake capabilities for various applications.

Hybrid role in Parsippany, NJ, with on-site Monday–Thursday and remote Friday, 40 hours/week. Contract duration is 7 months, pay rate $75.00–$83.00/hour (USD). Must be authorized to work in the U.S.; visa sponsorship not available.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–7 years SAP techno-functional experience with sales, purchasing, inventory management, IBP.
• Ability to map SAP datasets to non-SAP cloud platforms (e.g., for Sales datasets — modeling of sales orders with invoices, shipment, master data).
• Write the functional specifications of the data sets created.
• Liaise with data team to bridge the functional needs.
• Experience in SDLC and Agile/Scrum: eliciting/user stories/backlog/Sprint reviews.
• Experience in data modeling and process re-engineering.

Responsibilities

• Solve complex business problems using business process redesign and cloud computing.
• Assess AS-IS processes and develop new processes to leverage GCP capabilities of SAAS.
• Document gap analyses of capabilities, requirements and needs against technology.
• Develop SOPs and a Data Lake handbook.
• Prepare findings, recommendations, and new operating models for data projects.
• Collaborate with project teams during planning, delivery reviews, and UAT.

Skills

SAP techno-functional

Data modeling

SDLC & Agile/Scrum

Process re-engineering

Stakeholder communication

Google Cloud

Tools

Jira

Job description

Senior Business Analyst, Data (Tableau)

Location: Parsippany, NJ

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid — Monday–Thursday on-site, Friday remote

Contract Details

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  Position Type: Contract
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  Contract Duration: 7 months
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  Pay Rate: $75.00–$83.00 / Hour (USD)
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  Shift / Schedule: Core EST business hours, 40 hours/week
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  Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Business/Data Analyst Contractor that has Cloud-Data experience that will have the responsibility for eliciting business needs, performing detailed analysis and documentation, modeling processes, evaluating impacts, prioritizing business requests, and partnering with the project teams to ensure the successful delivery of new Cloud-Data Lake capabilities in support of various applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Solve complex business problems utilizing business process redesign and cloud computing technologies
• Assess AS-IS processes and develop new processes and/or business flows to leverage Google Cloud Platform (GCP) capabilities of Software-As-A-Service (SAAS)
• Consult with data engineering team and functional unit owners and document a gap analysis of capabilities, requirements and needs against technology
• Apply business process re-engineering methodologies for systems modernization
• Develop new standard operating procedures documentation and a handbook for Data Lake
• Prepare and present findings, recommendations, new operating models, and new workflows in consultation with the data engineering team
• Create methodology to measure process performance against established metrics
• Responsible for completing assignments with the ability to work on 1–3 projects
• Understand the business needs and requests, identifying solutions, gathering information, and translating business needs into documented artifacts that are understandable to business and IT personnel alike
• Work with the business users to analyze processes and system issues and turn them into actionable system changes that benefit the requesting party(s), improve efficiency in operations and overall performance
• Collaborate with project teams and business partners during project planning, incremental software delivery reviews, and User Acceptance testing to ensure the software has been implemented based on the specifications

Required Skills

• Minimum 5–7 years of progressive hands-on SAP techno-functional experience with a strong understanding of SAP datasets like sales, purchasing, inventory management, Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
• Ability to direct the team to map the SAP datasets in a non-SAP cloud platform (e.g., for Sales Datasets — modeling of sales orders with invoices, shipment, master data, etc.)
• Responsible for writing the functional specifications of the data sets created
• This role is with the analytics team; however, this resource should liaison with the data team to bridge the functional needs
• Experience in SDLC and Agile/Scrum methodology, including: eliciting/documenting user stories/acceptance criteria, backlog management, and Sprint reviews
• Modeling experience (e.g., process flows, use cases, swim lane diagrams, AS-IS / TO-BE diagrams, mock-ups/wireframes)
• Experience in data modeling
• Experience in process re-engineering
• Knowledge of Information Security Awareness
• Understanding of web applications
• Very strong communication skills (verbal and written)
• Strong collaboration skills
• Very strong customer focus and client interface skills
• Strong skills in building working relationships
• Strong planning, organizing, and follow-up skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Time management
• Meeting facilitation
• Strong relationship management skills — ability to interact well with all levels of management, quickly and effectively build credibility and relationships

Preferred Skills

• Experience in Google Cloud technology is a plus
• Experience in Jira is a plus