Senior Data Platform BSA: Shape Enterprise Data & Governance

Ascensus; Dresher (Montgomery 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 and technical execution, focusing on data definitions, lineage, and governance within a regulated financial services environment.

You will lead data requirements across models, integrations, and pipelines, collaborating with data architects, engineers, and stakeholders to deliver trusted data as the enterprise source of truth.

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, Informatica.
• Demonstrated ownership of a data dictionary and/or business glossary.
• Strong understanding of source‑of‑truth principles, data consistency, and governance.
• Experience in financial services or fintech with 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 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 requirements

Stakeholder communication

Documentation

Analytical thinking

Data governance

Data modeling

Tools

Oracle

Azure

Informatica

Job description

Ascensus is seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst (Data Platform) to bridge business needs and technical execution, focusing on data definitions, lineage, and governance within a regulated financial services environment.

You will lead data requirements across models, integrations, and pipelines, collaborating with data architects, engineers, and stakeholders to deliver trusted data as the enterprise source of truth.