The Role
The Business Analyst will lead requirements gathering for a Microsoft Fabric data analytics solution, focusing on dashboard development, stakeholder engagement, and requirements documentation post-ERP migration.
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Business Analyst – Microsoft Fabric
Location: Remote
Salary: $90-140k
Sabot Consulting seeks a Business Analyst Consultant to lead requirements gathering for a new data analytics and dashboard solution, leveraging Microsoft Fabric as the primary platform. This role supports post-ERP migration (PeopleSoft to Workday) and focuses on Power BI dashboard development, requirements documentation, and stakeholder engagement within a higher education setting.
Responsibilities:
Must Have:
About Us: Sabot Consulting is a management consulting company focused on providing technical and management consulting to IT executives and managers in strategic, operational, and project-based practice areas. Our focus on providing expert staff that have the knowledge, experience, and professionalism to engage the client at all levels is the key to our success.
Location: Remote
Salary: $90-140k
Sabot Consulting seeks a Business Analyst Consultant to lead requirements gathering for a new data analytics and dashboard solution, leveraging Microsoft Fabric as the primary platform. This role supports post-ERP migration (PeopleSoft to Workday) and focuses on Power BI dashboard development, requirements documentation, and stakeholder engagement within a higher education setting.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct interviews and workshops with Institutional Research, IT, Finance, HR, Student Affairs, Academic Affairs, and other departments to gather business needs and data requirements.
- Facilitate review and approval of requirements documentation with the project team.
- Assess the current data landscape post-ERP migration, identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement.
- Define requirements for a Microsoft Fabric-based system, including data sources, integration needs, security (Microsoft Sentinel/Defender), and governance (Microsoft Purview).
- Develop requirements for Power BI dashboards, including KPIs, user roles, data refresh schedules, and UX preferences.
- Document all findings in a comprehensive Requirements Specification Document.
- Develop and manage a timeline for requirements gathering and deliverables.
- Ensure availability and capacity to meet project milestones.
Must Have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in higher education environments.
- Proven track record in requirements gathering for Microsoft Fabric data infrastructure projects.
- Experience supporting organizations post-ERP migration, especially within Workday and PeopleSoft.
- Strong background in Power BI dashboard development, including scope and outcomes.
- Familiarity with data governance and security best practices (Microsoft Purview, Sentinel/Defender).
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and requirements elicitation methodology.
- Proficiency in documentation, validation, and communication tools and techniques.
- Master’s degree in Business, Information Systems, or related field
- Experience with data warehouse integration and reporting in higher education.
- Ability to align business needs with technical specifications.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- Experience with licensing analysis for enterprise data platforms.
About Us: Sabot Consulting is a management consulting company focused on providing technical and management consulting to IT executives and managers in strategic, operational, and project-based practice areas. Our focus on providing expert staff that have the knowledge, experience, and professionalism to engage the client at all levels is the key to our success.
Top Skills
Microsoft Defender
Microsoft Fabric
Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Sentinel
Power BI
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The Company
What We Do
Sabot is the IT executive’s trusted advisor. We provide independent analysis, advisory, and management consulting. We increase IT’s value to the business through risk reduction, efficiency, and improved business alignment. Sabot specializes in IT strategy, enterprise architecture, IT operational effectiveness, requirements analysis, and project management. We are true client advocates with no preset technology or vendor biases. Sabot has a 20 year track record providing independent thinking and honest advice to CIOs of some of the largest and most complex organizations.
