Job Summary
Job Description Migration Business Analyst
Position Title
Migration Business Analyst
Location
Hybrid Offshore
Reporting To
Project Manager Migration Lead Programme Manager
Role Summary
The Migration Business Analyst is responsible for analysing documenting and managing business and data migration requirements for enterprise transformation and migration programmes The role acts as a bridge between business stakeholders data owners migration teams technical architects and testing teams to ensu
Responsibilities
he individual will support data assessment business process analysis migration strategy definition data mapping reconciliation and stakeholder engagement throughout the migration lifecycle
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Key Responsibilities
Business Analysis Requirements Management
Elicit analyse and document migrationrelated business requirements
Understand currentstate and futurestate business processes impacted by migration
Conduct stakeholder interviews workshops and requirementgathering sessions
Translate business requirements into functional migration specifications
Support migration governance meetings and provide status updates
Data Discovery Assessment
Analyse source systems and associated data structures
Identify data objects attributes relationships and dependencies
Assess data quality issues business rules and cleansing requirements
Support data profiling and data readiness assessments
Document data ownership and stewardship responsibilities
Data Mapping Transformation
Define sourcetotarget mapping specifications
Collaborate with business SMEs and technical teams to establish transformation rules
Validate mapping logic against business requirements
Maintain mapping documentation and change control records
Ensure traceability between business requirements and migration specifications
Migration Planning Execution Support
Support development of migration strategy and migration waves
Participate in migration planning workshops
Identify migration risks assumptions dependencies and constraints
Support mock migrations cutover planning and deployment activities
Assist in migration issue triaging and resolution management
Testing Validation
Define migration validation and reconciliation criteria
Support System Integration Testing SIT User Acceptance Testing UAT PQ testing and migration testing activities
Review test scenarios and test evidence
Facilitate defect triage meetings with business and technical teams
Ensure migrated data meets business acceptance criteria
Stakeholder Management
Act as primary liaison between business stakeholders and migration delivery teams
Facilitate workshops and decisionmaking sessions
Obtain approval of migration requirements mappings and validation results
Communicate project progress risks and issues to stakeholders
Compliance Documentation
Ensure migration documentation complies with organisational standards and regulatory requirements
Maintain auditready documentation and traceability
Support validation activities in regulated environments eg GxP CSV Life Sciences
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Required Skills Experience
Education
Bachelors degree in Business Administration Information Technology Life Sciences Computer Science or related field
Experience
510 years of Business Analysis experience
3 years of experience in data migration system migration or transformation projects
Experience working in Agile and Waterfall delivery models
Experience supporting enterprise applications content management systems document management systems ERP CRM or Veeva platforms
Business Analysis Skills
Requirements elicitation and documentation
Process mapping and workflow analysis
Gap analysis
Workshop facilitation
Stakeholder management
Change impact assessment
Data Migration Skills
Data profiling and analysis
Sourcetotarget mapping
Data transformation rules
Data reconciliation
Data quality assessment
Migration validation and testing
Tools Technologies
Preferred experience with
Veeva Vault
RIM Systems
SQL
Excel Advanced
JIRA
Confluence
Azure DevOps
Power BI
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Preferred Life Sciences Experience
Veeva Vault Migration Programmes
Regulatory Information Management RIM
Clinical Systems
Quality Management Systems
Pharmacovigilance Systems
GxP and Computer System Validation CSV
Controlled document migration projects
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Key Competencies
Analytical Thinking
Problem Solving
Attention to Detail
Stakeholder Engagement
Communication Facilitation
Risk Identification Management
Documentation Excellence
Collaboration Teamwork
Leadership Influencing Skills
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Key Deliverables
Business Requirement Documents BRD
Functional Requirement Specifications FRS
Data Assessment Reports
SourcetoTarget Mapping Documents
Migration Business Rules
Data Validation and Reconciliation Reports
Migration Readiness Assessments
Migration Risk and Dependency Logs
UAT Support Documentation
Stakeholder Signoffs
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Success Measures
Approved Migration Requirements
Accurate SourcetoTarget Mapping
Reduced Migration Defects
Successful Mock Migration Execution
Successful Production Cutover
Business Acceptance of Migrated Data
Ontime Delivery of Migration Milestones
Compliance with Regulatory and Quality Requirements
Things to know before you apply
- Work authorization: Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
- Accommodations: If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.
- AI in hiring: We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help us screen and assess applications more efficiently. Our team performs additional human review and ultimately decides who moves forward in our hiring process.
- Open position: Unless otherwise stated, this job posting is for an open position on our team.
- Language proficiency: We ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
- Inclusion: Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
