We are looking for a senior, technically credible analyst-advocate on data platform and data product engagements, acting as the customer's proxy inside delivery. This is a data specialist, not a software or process BA: the person understands how data moves, how it is structured, where it comes from and what it means in business terms, reads data models and source-to-target mappings, and gets into the data to verify it. SQL fluency is essential. You will understand the client's problem more deeply than anyone in the room, form and defend a transparent point of view, shape the solution alongside the tech lead, and turn that into the requirements and documentation that keep engagements moving. Because this is a consulting role, you can also step beyond requirements into a data product lens, thinking in outcomes, prioritisation and value when an engagement calls for it. It flexes across data platform, data product and governance initiatives.

Requirements

Required background:

- A data-focused technical BA, engagement analyst or consultant, or an engineer / analyst who moved into the analyst seat, or wants to
- Deep data understanding: how data moves, is structured, where it
- comes from and what it means in business terms
- SQL-fluent (must-have): explores, profiles and validates data independently
- Reads and reasons about data models and source-to-target mappings; knows a modern cloud data stack and ETL / ELT
- Strong requirements craft: elicitation, workshops, acceptance criteria, backlog, RAID




- Not a software, process or ERP BA; user-story-only BAs without SQL are not a fit
- Data fluency: how data moves, is structured, sourced, and what it means in business terms
- Requirements elicitation, analysis and prioritisation
- Customer advocacy and stakeholder proxy
- Critical thinking, problem solving and logical reasoning
- Translation between business intent and technical delivery
- Workshop facilitation, acceptance criteria, validation and UAT

Technologies and ecosystems, exposure to - not mandatory:

- SQL (must-have, fluent: explore, profile, validate)
- Data modelling and source-to-target mapping
- Pipelines and ETL / ELT; Jira / Confluence
- Written and communication capabilities:
- Strong, structured written craft: status reports, proposals, specs
- Clear executive communication; produces high-quality material independently

About Simple Machines

Simple Machines is a global, independent technology consultancy operating across Sydney, Current Zealand, London, Poland and San Francisco. We design and build up-to-date data platforms, intelligent systems, and bespoke software at the intersection of Data Engineering, Software Engineering and AI.

We help enterprises, scale-ups, and government turn complex, high-value data into products, platforms, and decisions that drive real impact.

We don't do generic. We build things that matter - We engineer data to life.

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📌 Principal - Technical Business Analyst, Data Products & Platforms (Sydney)
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