Computer Enterprises, Inc.
Computer Enterprises, Inc.

Senior Business Systems Analyst – Data Platform Strategy

Hybrid in Richmond, VA, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 1 day ago
Contract W2
52 Weeks
Hybrid
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Summary

Role: Senior Business Systems Analyst – Data Platform Strategy
Location: Richmond, VA
Rate: $60/hour W2
Schedule: Hybrid | 40 hours/week

Position Overview
We are seeking a senior-level Senior Business Systems Analyst – Data Platform Strategy to support enterprise Data Platform Engineering initiatives. This role serves as the strategic bridge between business stakeholders, executive leadership, and technology teams, helping drive platform strategy, governance, portfolio management, and long-term investment planning across enterprise data platforms.
The ideal candidate brings a strong combination of business analysis, technology strategy, stakeholder engagement, and data platform knowledge. They will partner closely with platform owners, architects, engineers, security teams, infrastructure teams, and business leaders to align platform investments with organizational objectives and ensure successful delivery of enterprise data capabilities. This is not a hands-on engineering role. Instead, the focus is on strategic planning, governance, roadmap development, portfolio management, executive communication, and translating business priorities into actionable technology initiatives.

Key Responsibilities
  • Partner with platform leaders, product owners, and business stakeholders to drive platform strategy and technology alignment.
  • Develop and maintain multi-year platform roadmaps that support business objectives and technology priorities.
  • Facilitate strategic planning discussions and identify platform capability gaps, risks, dependencies, and investment opportunities.
  • Establish and support governance processes for demand intake, prioritization, portfolio management, and investment planning.
  • Evaluate and prioritize platform initiatives while developing business cases and investment recommendations.
  • Translate business objectives into platform capability requirements and ensure alignment with operational, regulatory, security, and strategic goals.
  • Collaborate with architecture, engineering, infrastructure, security, and business teams to drive informed decision-making.
  • Create executive-level presentations, dashboards, KPIs, reports, and governance materials.
  • Monitor portfolio health, roadmap execution, strategic objectives, and business value realization.
  • Support platform governance, standards, policies, and best practices alongside Architecture and Engineering teams.
  • Facilitate governance reviews, risk assessments, compliance activities, and audit support.
  • Influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders without direct authority to achieve organizational objectives.

Required Qualifications
  • 8+ years of experience in Business Analysis, Technology Strategy, Portfolio Management, Product/Platform Management, Data Analytics, or related disciplines.
  • Experience supporting enterprise-scale data organizations and large technology transformation initiatives.
  • Proven ability to facilitate executive-level stakeholder engagement and decision-making processes.
  • Demonstrated success developing strategic roadmaps, governance frameworks, business cases, and long-term technology plans.
  • Strong knowledge of portfolio management, demand management, business process analysis, and strategic planning methodologies.
  • Experience translating business needs into technology and data platform requirements.
  • Exceptional communication, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Understanding of enterprise data platforms and data ecosystem concepts.
  • Familiarity with:
    • Data Warehousing
    • Data Integration
    • Analytics & Business Intelligence
    • Cloud & Hybrid Architectures
    • Data Governance
    • Data Quality Management
    • Metadata Management
    • Data Cataloging
    • Data Security & Access Management
    • Data Observability Practices

Preferred Qualifications
Experience with one or more of the following technologies and platforms:
  • Snowflake
  • Oracle Exadata
  • Denodo
  • Talend
  • Informatica Data Catalog
  • Power BI
  • Cloud Platform Services
  • Agile Portfolio Management Tools
  • Data Governance Programs
  • Data Security Programs
  • Technology Investment Planning

Leadership & Soft Skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to influence and collaborate across diverse business and technical teams.
  • Comfortable presenting to executive leadership and governance committees.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and navigate complex enterprise environments.
  • Experience mentoring junior analysts and supporting team development.
  • Skilled at balancing immediate business needs with long-term technology strategy.

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  • Position Id: 32763
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