Technical Business Analyst EDP Platform Engineering

Remote role in USA only

Term: 6+ Months
Engagement: W2 only (No C2C)

Position Overview

We are seeking a Technical Business Analyst to support our Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) Engineering team. This role is critical in driving process improvement, platform optimization, cost management, and infrastructure resiliency, while advancing the organization s goal of expanding EDP data entitlement to 82%.

You will partner closely with platform engineering, architecture, and operations teams to deliver insights, streamline processes, and support strategic decision-making across the EDP ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

1. Process Improvement & Strategic Analytics

• Analyze EDP workflows and operational processes to identify optimization opportunities.

• Define and track KPIs; build dashboards for platform performance monitoring and decision-making.

• Provide analytical support to the Enterprise Data Council for product strategy and data governance.

• Standardize and document operational procedures across architecture, engineering, and support functions.

• Contribute to the lifecycle management of IT platform products (Databricks, AWS services, Ataccama, etc.).

2. FinOps & Cloud Cost Management

• Drive cloud cost optimization initiatives with a focus on anomaly detection and cost avoidance.

• Maintain cost models and estimation frameworks for infrastructure services and resiliency solutions.

• Support Reserved Instances (RI) and Savings Plans (SP) optimization to achieve annual 10% savings.

• Deliver strategic cost reporting, variance analysis, and insights for leadership and vendor management.

• Contribute to pricing models for disaster recovery and resiliency implementations.

• Support vendor engagement with AWS, Databricks, and other cloud providers.

3. Infrastructure Operations & Resiliency

• Monitor utilization, performance, and operational health of EDP services.

• Provide support for Level 1 and Level 2 operations (EDP Vanguard Operations & Support Team).

• Assist in capacity planning, infrastructure automation, and resource allocation.

• Contribute to resiliency implementation planning, with focus on nuclear-critical pipelines.

• Support RTO/RPO analysis and cost modeling for disaster recovery.

• Participate in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipeline analytics initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Business Analytics, Data Science, Information Systems, or related technical field.

• 3 5 years of progressive experience in data analysis, BI, or cloud operations.

• Advanced proficiency in SQL, Python, or R for data analysis and automation.

• Hands-on experience with AWS and FinOps practices.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.

• Experience with data visualization and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Quicksight).

• Understanding of infrastructure monitoring and cost optimization principles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with big data platforms (e.g., Databricks).

• Familiarity with cloud cost management tools and advanced FinOps methodologies.

• Experience in the utilities or energy industry.

• Knowledge of ITIL, process improvement frameworks, or operational excellence practices.

• AWS certifications (Cloud Practitioner, Solutions Architect, or FinOps Certified).

• Hands-on exposure to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines.

• Understanding of resiliency architecture and disaster recovery planning.