Job Title: Data Analyst - Advanced
Type: Contract: 6+ Months
Location: Boston,MA
What great looks like in this role?
Our ideal Advanced Data Analyst candidate is proficient in data management and has a strong analytical capability. You’ll use your skills to provide subject matter expertise and complete in-depth
data analysis, which contribute to the strategic efforts of the team. You’re also detail-oriented and adaptable.
Objectives of the role:
• Participate with various teams to define data requirements, review test cases and process change requests.
• Provide subject matter expertise on the data needs for project deliveries, scope, acceptance, installation, and deployment. Daily and monthly responsibilities
• Review and coordinate with business application teams on data delivery requirements.
• Develop estimation and proposed delivery schedules in coordination with development team.
• Develop sourcing and data delivery designs.
• Review data model, metadata, and delivery criteria for solution.
• Review and coordinate with team on test criteria and performance of testing.
• Contribute to the design, development, and completion of project deliverables.
• Complete in-depth data analysis and contribution to strategic efforts
• Complete understanding of how we manage data with focus on improvement of how data is sourced and managed across multiple business areas.
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree.
• 6+ years of data analysis working with business data initiatives.
• Strong Knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL) and use in data access and analysis.
• Experience in Finance / Insurance Domains preferably in Life Insurance
• Experience or Strong understanding of Agents / Distributors / Advisor Data Flow / Advisor Hierarchies, and Data Relationships
• Experience gathering requirements for Portals and Dashboards
• Experience in developing data mapping specifications
• Experience in developing requirement traceability matrix
• Experience in supporting UAT
• Experience in collaborating with Stakeholders
• Proficient in data management including data analytical capability.
• Excellent verbal and written communications also high attention to detail.
• Experience with Python.
• Presentation skills in demonstrating system design and data analysis solutions.
• Authorized to work in the USA with or without sponsorship now or in the future.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in computer science or engineering.
• Familiar with agile project delivery process.
• Ability to manage diverse projects impacting multiple roles and processes.
• Candidate should be able to troubleshoot problem areas and identify data gaps and issues.
• Ability to adapt to fast changing environment.
• Basic knowledge of columnar database technologies (Vertica, Redshift, etc.).
• Experience designing and implementing automated ETL processes.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks