Senior Data Platform Analyst (Governance & Insights)

Ascensus; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascensus is seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst (Data Platform) to bridge business needs with data engineering, ensuring a governed, trusted data platform for enterprise use. You will lead data requirements across models, pipelines, and consumption layers in a regulated financial services environment.

You will own the data dictionary and glossary, partner with Data Architects and Engineering, and ensure end‑to‑end data lineage and quality.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst, Data Analyst, Data Product Owner, or similar data‑focused role.
• Proven experience translating business needs into enterprise‑scale data requirements.
• Strong experience with enterprise data platforms, including Oracle, Azure, and ETL/integration tools.
• Demonstrated ownership of a data dictionary and/or business glossary.
• Strong understanding of source‑of‑truth principles, data consistency, and governance.
• Experience partnering with data architects and engineering teams in complex environments.
• Financial services or fintech experience, including regulated data requirements.
• Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the elicitation, analysis, and documentation of data‑related business requirements for enterprise data initiatives.
• Translate business needs into clear, data‑specific requirements, including data elements, metrics, hierarchies, transformations, and access patterns.
• Own and maintain the enterprise data dictionary and business glossary, ensuring consistency and alignment across teams.
• Partner closely with Data Architects and Data Engineering to ensure requirements are reflected in data models, integrations, and pipelines.
• Document end‑to‑end data flows and lineage from source systems to downstream consumers.
• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and data delivery teams, resolving definition conflicts and clarifying requirements.
• Support backlog refinement and prioritization, ensuring requirements are complete and actionable prior to development.
• Identify and help remediate data quality, consistency, and access issues.
• Reinforce data governance standards, documentation practices, and approved access methods.
• Participate in design reviews, planning sessions, and cross‑functional working groups.
• Support regulated fintech and financial services use cases, including auditability, security, and sensitive data handling.
• Responsible for protecting, securing, and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and/or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to Ascensus or our clients.
• At Ascensus we are guided by our Core Values of People Matter, Quality First and Integrity Always®. They inspire us every day to prioritize an environment of respect for those we serve and one another and should be visible in your actions on a day-to-day.

Skills

Data governance

Stakeholder communication

Documentation

Problem solving

Requirement elicitation

Tools

Oracle

Azure

Informatica

Job description

Ascensus is seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst (Data Platform) to bridge business needs with data engineering, ensuring a governed, trusted data platform for enterprise use. You will lead data requirements across models, pipelines, and consumption layers in a regulated financial services environment.

You will own the data dictionary and glossary, partner with Data Architects and Engineering, and ensure end‑to‑end data lineage and quality.