Business Data Analyst
£650 UMB
6 month contract
Hybrid - 2 days onsite either in: Manchester, Leeds, Cmyru, Yorkshire, Halifax or Edinburgh.
We're recruiting on behalf of a leading UK bank for a Data Governance Business Analyst to support a major data retention and backup transformation programme. This role is key in shaping the bank's long-term retention (LTR) strategy, ensuring compliance with regulatory mandates (GDPR, FCA, PRA) while modernising legacy backup systems.
Project: Implement a new strategic backup solution across the bank to replace existing legacy infrastructure in preparation for data centre migration. The Customer Journey Managers (CJMs) will need to analyse data structure, linage, and dependencies within these systems.
Core Responsibilities
- Data Analysis & Governance
• Data Mapping – Identify, document, and classify data sources across legacy and new systems.
• Data Lineage Analysis – Track data movement from source to storage to ensure proper governance.
• Data Dictionary Development – Standardise naming conventions, attributes, and metadata across systems.
• Data Cleansing & Transformation – Identify inconsistencies in data structures and propose remediation strategies.
- Requirement Gathering & Process Documentation
• Stakeholder Workshops – Engage with business units, regulatory teams, and IT to define retention requirements.
• Gap Analysis – Compare current backup retention policies with regulatory obligations and target system capabilities.
• Process Modelling – Document how data flows through the bank’s systems and how long it must be retained.
• Retention & Disposal Policies – Work with legal and compliance teams to define policies for secure long-term storage and timely data disposal.
- Technology & Systems Involvement
• New Platform (Dell Data Protection Suite)
• Define how data will be migrated and structured within the new backup environment.
• Work with engineers to ensure compliance with security, encryption, and access control policies.
• Help establish automation workflows for retention, archival, and disposal.
• Legacy Backup Systems
• Analyse existing backup infrastructure and data storage mechanisms.
• Determine how legacy data will be transitioned without compliance risks.
• Identify dependencies between applications and legacy data stores to avoid business disruption.
• Cloud & Hybrid Storage Considerations
• Work with Cloud Ops & IT Security teams to define secure data transfer strategies.
• Align long-term retention policies with multi-cloud and on-prem storage environments.
• Ensure auditability and access logging for retained data.
- Regulatory & Compliance Alignment
• Cross-Business Data Retention Standards – Ensure data meets different retention rules across banking functions (e.g., financial transactions, customer records, internal documentation).
• Risk & Compliance Coordination – Align retention strategies with GDPR, FCA, PRA, and internal data governance frameworks.
• Data Expiry & Secure Disposal – Establish automated policies for secure deletion of data past its retention period.
Ideal Candidate Profile – Key Skills & Experience
- Business Analysis & Data Governance
✔ Strong experience in data analysis, data governance, and regulatory compliance.
✔ Ability to map and document data lineage and understand how data moves across systems.
✔ Experience working in a data-heavy environment with structured/unstructured data.
✔ Process modelling experience – capable of defining workflows and documenting retention policies.
- Technical Knowledge
✔ Familiarity with backup & recovery solutions, preferably Dell Data Protection Suite.
✔ Understanding of legacy backup solutions and challenges in migrating data to modern platforms.
✔ Experience with structured (SQL, relational DBs) and unstructured (file systems, cloud storage) data management.
✔ Awareness of cloud backup strategies and hybrid storage models.
- Stakeholder & Compliance Experience
✔ Experience collaborating with regulatory, risk, and compliance teams.
✔ Strong stakeholder engagement skills – ability to communicate technical findings to business users.
✔ Understanding of data retention policies and information security best practices.
- Problem-Solving in an Ambiguous Environment
✔ Ability to define clarity in complex, poorly documented data environments.
✔ Self-sufficient and proactive – capable of identifying issues and working towards solutions.
✔ Flexible in approach – comfortable navigating a changing organisational structure.
Pontoon Solutions is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone’s chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.
£650 UMB
6 month contract
Hybrid - 2 days onsite either in: Manchester, Leeds, Cmyru, Yorkshire, Halifax or Edinburgh.
We're recruiting on behalf of a leading UK bank for a Data Governance Business Analyst to support a major data retention and backup transformation programme. This role is key in shaping the bank's long-term retention (LTR) strategy, ensuring compliance with regulatory mandates (GDPR, FCA, PRA) while modernising legacy backup systems.
Project: Implement a new strategic backup solution across the bank to replace existing legacy infrastructure in preparation for data centre migration. The Customer Journey Managers (CJMs) will need to analyse data structure, linage, and dependencies within these systems.
Core Responsibilities
- Data Analysis & Governance
• Data Mapping – Identify, document, and classify data sources across legacy and new systems.
• Data Lineage Analysis – Track data movement from source to storage to ensure proper governance.
• Data Dictionary Development – Standardise naming conventions, attributes, and metadata across systems.
• Data Cleansing & Transformation – Identify inconsistencies in data structures and propose remediation strategies.
- Requirement Gathering & Process Documentation
• Stakeholder Workshops – Engage with business units, regulatory teams, and IT to define retention requirements.
• Gap Analysis – Compare current backup retention policies with regulatory obligations and target system capabilities.
• Process Modelling – Document how data flows through the bank’s systems and how long it must be retained.
• Retention & Disposal Policies – Work with legal and compliance teams to define policies for secure long-term storage and timely data disposal.
- Technology & Systems Involvement
• New Platform (Dell Data Protection Suite)
• Define how data will be migrated and structured within the new backup environment.
• Work with engineers to ensure compliance with security, encryption, and access control policies.
• Help establish automation workflows for retention, archival, and disposal.
• Legacy Backup Systems
• Analyse existing backup infrastructure and data storage mechanisms.
• Determine how legacy data will be transitioned without compliance risks.
• Identify dependencies between applications and legacy data stores to avoid business disruption.
• Cloud & Hybrid Storage Considerations
• Work with Cloud Ops & IT Security teams to define secure data transfer strategies.
• Align long-term retention policies with multi-cloud and on-prem storage environments.
• Ensure auditability and access logging for retained data.
- Regulatory & Compliance Alignment
• Cross-Business Data Retention Standards – Ensure data meets different retention rules across banking functions (e.g., financial transactions, customer records, internal documentation).
• Risk & Compliance Coordination – Align retention strategies with GDPR, FCA, PRA, and internal data governance frameworks.
• Data Expiry & Secure Disposal – Establish automated policies for secure deletion of data past its retention period.
Ideal Candidate Profile – Key Skills & Experience
- Business Analysis & Data Governance
✔ Strong experience in data analysis, data governance, and regulatory compliance.
✔ Ability to map and document data lineage and understand how data moves across systems.
✔ Experience working in a data-heavy environment with structured/unstructured data.
✔ Process modelling experience – capable of defining workflows and documenting retention policies.
- Technical Knowledge
✔ Familiarity with backup & recovery solutions, preferably Dell Data Protection Suite.
✔ Understanding of legacy backup solutions and challenges in migrating data to modern platforms.
✔ Experience with structured (SQL, relational DBs) and unstructured (file systems, cloud storage) data management.
✔ Awareness of cloud backup strategies and hybrid storage models.
- Stakeholder & Compliance Experience
✔ Experience collaborating with regulatory, risk, and compliance teams.
✔ Strong stakeholder engagement skills – ability to communicate technical findings to business users.
✔ Understanding of data retention policies and information security best practices.
- Problem-Solving in an Ambiguous Environment
✔ Ability to define clarity in complex, poorly documented data environments.
✔ Self-sufficient and proactive – capable of identifying issues and working towards solutions.
✔ Flexible in approach – comfortable navigating a changing organisational structure.
Pontoon Solutions is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone’s chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.
