Business Analyst

Indianapolis, INDescriptionAt CSpring, we believe in the power of data to drive decisions and real-world impact. We’re a purpose-driven consulting firm specializing in data strategy, data engineering, and data analytics. Our clients span the public and private sectors, and our work helps them solve complex problems, gain insights, and achieve measurable results. We're seeking talented professionals who are collaborative, curious, and committed to making a difference that thrive at the intersection of data, technology, and business strategy. Whether you're passionate about transforming public programs, enabling executive decision-making, or modernizing legacy systems, you'll find meaningful work and purpose here.Why You’ll Love Working HerePurposeful Projects – Improve systems that serve real people by delivering smarter data, streamlined processes, and strategic insight.People-First Culture – We’re as committed to your growth as we are to delivering high-impact solutions. You’ll find support, autonomy, and community here.Strategic, Hands-On Work – From data architecture and documentation to client workshops and solution delivery, you’ll influence every step of the process.Collaborative Trust – Our clients rely on us to listen carefully, deliver consistently, and guide wisely. We partner with integrity, curiosity, and heart.What You’ll DoYou'll bridge business stakeholders and technical delivery teams across data, analytics, reporting, and operational initiatives, in two connected areas: portfolio and business operations support, and data governance support.Support the planning, implementation, monitoring, documentation, and continuous improvement of grant-related data, analytics, reporting, business operations, and data-governance initiatives.Define and document business needs, project scope, deliverables, dependencies, milestones, risks, assumptions, and measures of success with leadership, program areas, technical teams, and grant stakeholders.Support intake, scope definition, requirements documentation, work planning, Azure DevOps tracking, status reporting, and risk and issue management.Maintain accurate, timely, and auditable project records, including requirements, work items, decisions, action items, status reports, risks, issues, changes, and supporting documentation.Support development of materials needed for grant management, leadership updates, stakeholder communications, implementation monitoring, and performance reporting.Identify dependencies and risks that could affect timelines, data availability, reporting readiness, project outcomes, or grant deliverables; document and escalate issues through established governance channels.Lead or support end-to-end data mapping for priority data assets, including documentation of entities and fields from source systems through staging, curated, reporting, and analytic layers, as applicable.Document business definitions, reference and code sets, business rules, transformation logic, reporting calculations, and data dependencies — and coordinate with data owners, stewards, subject-matter experts, engineers, and vendors to resolve data-definition conflicts and obtain documented decisions.Support development and maintenance of metadata, business glossary entries, lineage records, data dictionaries, mapping inventories, and stewardship or ownership assignments; assist with documenting and monitoring data-quality rules, thresholds, exceptions, remediation activities, and resolution status.Develop governance scorecards and progress reporting, which may include mapping completeness, lineage coverage, glossary completeness, unresolved data-definition issues, data-quality issue severity, and time to resolution.RequirementsA bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics, Analytics, Programming, Business or related field; or equivalent experience.2+ years of relevant business analyst and/or project management experience.Experience in gathering and documenting business and technical requirements and use cases.Experience with participating in and facilitating joint requirements gathering sessions.Ability to support grant-funded initiatives by maintaining organized, accurate, and timely project documentation; tracking deliverables and dependencies; communicating status and risks; and working within defined program, fiscal, reporting, and compliance expectations.Experience with program documentation and compliance tracking, and with cross-functional and multi-stakeholder coordination.Demonstrated ability to quickly adapt and use novel tools, as needed.Exceptional analytics, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities, and exceptional communication skills, both oral and written.Excellent change management and relationship management skills, and the ability to be a bridge between business and IT.Ability to work in a team environment with multiple and fluid demands, and to maintain effective and professional working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.Proficiency with Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in a professional setting.Bonus ExperienceFamiliarity with Informatica platforms including Enterprise Data Catalog.Experience with data lineage tools and methods, and with data mapping, lineage, and metadata documentation.Understanding of the data analysis life cycle and its application in a business setting.Experience in leading workshops or training sessions with a user community.Experience supporting federally funded, grant-funded, or other externally funded initiatives with defined deliverables, reporting requirements, implementation timelines, and accountability expectations.Familiarity with grant-funded project documentation, implementation tracking, outcomes reporting, sustainability planning, or audit-ready records.Experience supporting rural health, public health, healthcare access, health equity, health systems, community health, or related initiatives.Experience supporting cross-agency, cross-sector, vendor-supported, or multi-stakeholder initiatives.Working knowledge of how to implement and grow adoption of business applications.Come Build With UsAt CSpring, we unlock the potential of people and data. If you're ready to lead meaningful projects, collaborate with passionate teams, and grow your career in a people-first consulting environment—apply today!