A Project Business Analyst in a data analytics and cloud setting is responsible for supporting project management activities by analyzing data, monitoring project progress, and ensuring that project goals align with organizational objectives. They work closely with project managers and stakeholders to gather requirements, assess risks, and work close with the technical team to deliver the project.
Key responsibilities include managing requirements, facilitating communication among team members on project needs and requirements, manage end user testings, and manage project documentation. The role requires a strong communication, strong analytical skills, proficiency in data visualization tools, and a good understanding of cloud technologies.
Roles and Responsibilities
a) Involve in various stages of the systems development life cycle; adopting waterfall, agile or hybrid development methodology.
b) Involve in project planning and budgeting.
c) Plan and lead project delivery.
d) Involve in procurement (e.g. Call RFP/ITQ, evaluate and award to selected vendor).
e) Manage and work closely with various stakeholders (e.g. end users, senior management and external vendor).
f) Conduct user requirement gathering sessions for the development / implementation of new system or enhancements to existing systems.
g) Manage project implementation, application testing, supporting application patches and upgrades are in accordance with project methodologies and policies.
h) Manage project based on the project plan and timeline to meet identified business needs, within agreed parameter of cost, duration and quality.
i) Mitigate project risks.
j) Understand IT management policy, quality management policy and security guidelines to ensure the development processes, procedures and system are designed to comply with these policies and guidelines.
k) Evaluate potential solutions and make recommendations to resolve business problems.
l) Provide guidance and coaching to junior team members.
m) Conduct end user training if required.
Requirements / Qualifications
a) Degree/Master in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
b) Seven (7) years’ experience in providing data warehouse or advanced analytics solutions.
c) Minimal Four (4) years’ experience in project management.
d) Thorough understanding of data warehouse concepts, dimensional design, and advanced analytics techniques.
e) Experience in any Data Management, Business Intelligence or Advanced Analytics tools.
f) Ability to manage/influence users, vendors and coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams.
g) Strong analytical skills and ability to work independently, as well as in a team.
h) Exposure to hospital information / clinical systems is an added advantage.
i) AWS cloud experience is a must.
j) Experience in Tableau Cloud, Informatica IDMC and Databricks projects is preferred.
Preferred Skills:
• Experience with big data technologies like Apache Spark and Hadoop on Databricks.
• Experience in AWS Services focusing on data and architecting.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools like Tableau or Power BI.
• Understanding of DevOps principles for managing and deploying data pipelines.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of data governance and data cataloguing tools, especially Informatica IDMC.
