Thilak Raj

Technical Business Analyst | Data Analyst

Chennai, India 4+ yrs exp 89 · Excellent

About

Technical Business Analyst and Data Analyst with 4+ years across multiple domains, combining requirements analysis with hands-on SQL querying, Power BI dashboard development, and Advanced Excel modeling for enterprise, government, and retail organizations.

Skills & Expertise (24)

Power BI Advanced

8.3/10

Years Exp

SQL Advanced

7.6/10

Years Exp

Advanced Excel Advanced

7.0/10

Years Exp

ETL Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Jira Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Tableau Intermediate

5.5/10

Years Exp

Php Intermediate

5.0/10

Years Exp

JavaScript Intermediate

5.0/10

Years Exp

CSS Intermediate

5.0/10

Years Exp

HTML Intermediate

5.0/10

Years Exp

Python Intermediate

5.0/10

Years Exp

Defect Management Form.io MS Office Suite Miro Draw.io Cross-functional stakeholder coordination Sprint planning Gap Analysis Acceptance Criteria User Stories Requirements Elicitation MIS MySql

Work Experience

Senior System Analyst (Business Analyst)

Sightspectrum Technology Solutions (P) Ltd.

Aug 2025 - Feb 2026

Led discovery workshops with U.S. government stakeholders to analyze current-state business processes and define future-state requirements for large-scale enterprise systems, documenting findings as detailed BRDs. Designed and maintained Power BI dashboards (data modeling, DAX, Power Query) tracking case volumes, system adoption, and UAT progress, giving program managers real-time visibility into a multi-agency rollout. Queried and validated data quality across source systems using SQL, assessing data availability and supporting reconciliation for onboarding of new and enhanced data. Owned UAT coordination defining test scenarios and tracking 200+ defects through resolution in Excel-based trackers — while leveraging AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude) to cut documentation turnaround by ~40%.

Software Engineer (Business Analysis & Data)

Zestl Software Private Limited (Zvolv)

Mar 2024 - Aug 2025

Built and deployed Power BI dashboards (Power Query, DAX, data modeling) for Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail (ABFRL), Bata, Topdrill, and Emirates National School, adopted by 30+ business users to track inventory, procurement, and operational KPIs. Wrote and optimized SQL queries for data extraction, transformation, and validation, supporting reporting pipelines and ad-hoc analysis requests across multiple client environments. Engaged directly with client stakeholders to elicit and validate business requirements, translating them into functional specifications and Excel-based tracking workflows. Conducted As-Is process audits across retail, manufacturing, and education domains, identifying 100+ manual bottlenecks and redesigning To-Be workflows that improved operational speed by ~60% and data accuracy by ~30%.

Associate Software Engineer (Business Analyst)

Hakuna Matata Solutions

Aug 2022 - Feb 2024

Built Power BI reports and Advanced Excel dashboards (pivot tables, lookups, Power Query) supporting requirement traceability and delivery tracking across multiple client accounts. Used SQL to query and validate client data while mapping end-to-end business processes for Kerry Indev Logistics and Tata Electronics, identifying redundancies and producing structured functional documentation. Partnered with business users and product owners to gather and prioritize functional requirements, creating wireframes and process flows to validate understanding before development handoff. Defined user stories and acceptance criteria, maintaining and grooming the product backlog in close collaboration with product owners and development leads.