W2 CTH - Business Analyst - Power BI, Databricks

Life in Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Pittsburgh Tomorrow is seeking an experienced Business Analyst with Power BI and Databricks expertise to partner with business stakeholders and technical teams. You will help deliver data and reporting solutions across the enterprise.

You will collaborate with Power BI developers, data engineers, and QA to refine requirements, support UAT, and manage Jira stories. The role requires strong communication and cross-time-zone coordination.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of business analysis experience.
• Experience with BI/reporting and Databricks.
• Strong communication with stakeholders across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and understand requirements.
• Translate requirements into functional specs for BI/reporting solutions.
• Understand business processes and reporting needs for Power BI and Databricks.

Skills

Power BI

Databricks

SQL

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder mgmt

UAT

Jira

Cross-team collab

Tools

Jira

Job description

Role: Business Analyst - Power BI, SCM, & Databricks

Location: Pittsburgh, PA -15219

Mode of Work: Hybrid - 2 Days Onsite

Employment Type: 3 Months Contract To Hire

Experience: 8+ Years

Role Summary

We are looking for a Business Analyst with Power BI and Databricks knowledge who can work closely with business stakeholders and technical teams to deliver data and reporting solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather and understand requirements.
• Analyze business requirements and mock-ups and translate them into functional requirements.
• Understand business processes, application functionality, and reporting requirements.
• Work closely with Power BI Developers, Data Engineers, and QA teams to define and refine requirements.
• Track cross-team dependencies and conduct requirement and solution walkthrough sessions.
• Support Power BI reporting and analytics requirements and understand report functionality.
• Have a good understanding of Databricks, data sources, tables, and data flow supporting Power BI reports.
• Coordinate UAT activities and conduct UAT feedback sessions.
• Analyze UAT feedback and document enhancement requirements.
• Create and track Jira stories, tasks, defects, and enhancements.
• Coordinate multiple walkthrough sessions throughout the report development and delivery lifecycle.
• Support end-to-end report delivery from requirement gathering through UAT and production.
• Collaborate with teams across different time zones.
• Communicate requirements, dependencies, issues, and delivery status to stakeholders.

Required Skills

• Strong Business Analysis and requirement-gathering skills.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of Power BI and business reporting.
• Knowledge of Databricks and SQL.
• Experience working with Development, QA, Data Engineering, and Business teams.
• Experience with UAT and Jira.
• Ability to work with global teams across different time zones.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in Data & Analytics / Business Intelligence projects.
• Experience working with Power BI and Databricks-based reporting solutions.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments.