Business Analyst — Cloud Governance

Position Summary

• Support the design, implementation, and improvement of cloud governance policies, standards, and compliance processes.
• Act as a bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure cloud governance aligns with company goals and policies.
• Work on cloud policy lifecycle management, compliance detection, notifications, and reporting.
• Promote a culture of compliance, transparency, and accountability in cloud operations.

• Act as liaison between cloud governance, engineering, platform owners, Service Now, CIS, and other teams.
• Gather and document requirements for governance platform capabilities.
• Define and document cloud infrastructure standards and compliance requirements.
• Partner with engineering teams to deliver "policy as code” solutions, including detection, notification, and reporting.
• Facilitate approval, communication, and lifecycle management of cloud standards and rules.
• Manage exception handling when standards cannot be followed.
• Work with adjacent teams to ensure compliance data is integrated into governance platforms.
• Analyze dashboards and reports to identify compliance trends, risks, and areas for improvement.
• Present data-driven insights and recommendations to leadership.
• Create guidance and training materials on cloud governance best practices.

• 5+ years' experience as a Business Analyst.
• 3+ years' experience in Data Analysis.
• Expert in SQL for querying and analyzing data.
• Strong knowledge of AWS cloud environment in relation to data engineering and data science.
• Proficient with data visualization tools such as Databricks, Athena, or Tableau.
• Skilled at analyzing complex datasets and communicating results clearly.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with Confluence and Jira.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, or related field.

• Experience with Lucid Chart or similar diagramming tools.
• Familiarity with UAT and data testing.
• Experience with data governance or compliance reporting.
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Adoption and successful implementation of governance policies and standards.
• Delivery of accurate compliance and governance metrics.
• Stakeholder satisfaction with governance processes.
• Measurable improvement in cloud compliance scores and operational efficiency.