Business Analyst, Innovation lab
Amazon is hiring a Business Analyst for its Innovation Lab in Bangalore, Karnataka. The official opening is job 10581406, with employing entity ASSPL–Karnataka. The matching official search-result card gives the original posting date as 16 October 2026.
This is an experienced job, not an internship. Applicants need a bachelor's degree, at least one year of data-analytics or automation experience, and at least one year of capacity planning, operations planning, business analysis or similar experience. Both experience conditions appear in the basic qualifications; the listing does not say they must be added together as separate years.
Opening summary
- Employer: Amazon, ASSPL–Karnataka.
- Position: Business Analyst, Innovation lab.
- Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
- Work context: Innovation Lab at BLR8, including physical pilot support.
- Degree: Bachelor's required.
- Experience: Relevant 1+ year requirements described above.
- Core tools: SQL, Excel and data-mining tools.
- Reference: 10581406.
- Salary amount and deadline: Not disclosed.
What the Innovation Lab tests
The lab pilots automation solutions before they are scaled across Amazon's operations network. The description gives autonomous mobile robots, automated packing equipment and internally developed tools as examples. The business analyst helps establish whether each trial is working and provides evidence for decisions about wider deployment.
This makes the role closely connected to operational experimentation. A useful dashboard needs to reflect a trial's actual success criteria, while an analysis needs to explain defects or underperformance rather than simply displaying a number.
Data platform and reporting responsibilities
The analyst will write SQL queries and extracts to bring pilot data out of operational systems. Responsibilities include maintaining dashboards, setting up alerts and exception reports, and monitoring the health of data jobs, dashboards and sources. The employer states a reliability target of 100% availability for these systems.
When jobs fail or information is missing or mismatched, the analyst is expected to investigate root causes. The work also includes defining each pilot's metrics, baseline and data-collection method before a trial begins. Clear definitions are important so that the team can compare outcomes meaningfully.
The role owns the lab scorecard and daily pilot report and prepares information for weekly business reviews and leadership updates. It also involves analysing trends, proposing specific actions and supporting readiness analysis when a solution moves to another site.
Physical pilot work and safety
The description explicitly includes hands-on pilot execution on the floor when required. Tasks include following an agreed test plan, collecting time studies, recording downtime and faults, and keeping the issue log current. The analyst must follow and enforce safety controls, including pre-trial checks for automation zones.
Do not interpret this as a purely work-from-home reporting role. The location is Bangalore and the responsibilities involve physical lab activity. A detailed attendance pattern, shift schedule or relocation arrangement is not supplied, so candidates should confirm these with the recruiter.
Qualifications and technical skills
In addition to the degree and experience requirements, applicants need knowledge of data pipelining and extraction using SQL. Moderate or advanced SQL and Excel knowledge is required, together with experience in data-mining tools such as SQL, SAS, SPSS or similar tools.
Preferred qualifications include SQL, Python or R, scripting, Excel, table joins and aggregate analytical functions. These preferred items should not be confused with a requirement to be equally expert in every language listed. Read the basic and preferred sections of the live role separately.
Application preparation
As optional preparation, consider an example where you defined a metric, checked a dataset, found a root cause and communicated an actionable result. Be ready to explain your actual SQL or reporting contribution and how you noticed and resolved a data-quality problem.
For a lab-connected role, it may also help to explain how you documented a test or worked with operational colleagues. These are preparation suggestions, not an employer-announced interview syllabus or additional mandatory qualification.
Compensation, timing and applying safely
The official listing does not publish a numerical salary, closing date or fixed employment duration. Online salary estimates should not be presented as Amazon's confirmed offer. Recheck the live status before applying and ask for written terms if selected.
Amazon's careers site warns that it does not ask for recruitment fees or deposits. Use the official application route and the exact job reference. An accommodation information link is available for candidates who need support during the hiring process.
