Business Analyst (Data Program) Contract Opportunity

Location: Kansas City

Our client is seeking a highly motivated Business Analyst (Data Program) to support a large-scale data transformation initiative. This role will serve as a critical link between business stakeholders, product owners, and technical delivery teams, helping drive the successful delivery of scalable, enterprise-level data solutions.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience gathering and translating business requirements into actionable technical deliverables while working in modern agile environments. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically minded Business Analyst who thrives in collaborative, fast-paced environments and enjoys solving complex data and platform challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison between business stakeholders, product owners, and technical delivery teams, translating business concepts into clear technical requirements.
• Develop a strong understanding of both business processes and underlying technical systems.
• Gather, analyze, and document user and technical requirements for new initiatives and ad hoc requests.
• Refine business requirements into detailed technical specifications and acceptance criteria for:
  • Data pipelines
  • Platform capabilities
  • Governance tooling
• Collaborate with architects and engineers to align solutions with:
  • Platform standards
  • Data mesh principles
  • Security and compliance requirements
• Support the design and implementation of:
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Observability practices
  • Data transformation workflows
• Ensure requirements align with data-as-a-product and platform-as-a-product principles, including scalability, reusability, governance, and security.
• Assist with prioritization and trade-off analysis to help teams stay aligned with delivery commitments.
• Apply analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to quickly identify and resolve issues.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Minimum of 4 years of technical business analysis experience
• Strong understanding of agile development methodologies and practices
• Experience working with Atlassian Jira and Confluence or similar agile tools preferred
• Ability to write detailed technical acceptance criteria and collaborate closely with engineers and product owners
• Familiarity with modern data platforms and governance technologies, including:
  • GCP
  • Confluent
  • Kafka
  • Apigee
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting enterprise data transformation initiatives
• Exposure to cloud-native data platforms and modern data stack technologies
• Understanding of governance, compliance, and scalable data architecture principles
• Ability to work across multiple teams and stakeholders in complex IT environments