Job Description :
Role: Data Analyst
Location: Scottsdale AZ
Duration: 1 year scope
They will work closely with the Project Manager/Scrum Master and development team to design, develop and deliver scalable, extensible and sustainable data and reporting solutions. This person will lead business requirement gathering sessions and deliver technical solutions utilizing Informatica ETL and Oracle SQL Server. The scope of work for this individual covers all stages of the Software Development Lifecycle
Position Description
The Reporting & Data Analyst is a technical resource that serves as a liaison between the business and development team with a focus on data and reporting. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong communication skills both verbally and written. They will have an ability to analyze and distill complex business needs into business requirements. They will work closely with the Project Manager/Scrum Master and development team to design, develop and deliver scalable, extensible and sustainable data and reporting solutions. This person will lead business requirement gathering sessions and deliver technical solutions utilizing Informatica ETL and Oracle SQL Server. The scope of work for this individual covers all stages of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC
Key Responsibilities
Participate in maintaining an implemented data warehouse design
Ensure compliance with security policies through profiles, roles and permission sets
Liaise with customers, development, operations and senior leadership
Analyze and create business, functional and technical requirements utilizing an Agile methodology
Recommend changes in product, process and service offerings; presents high-level benefits of recommendation and explains rationale for selection over alternative solutions
Perform development of new features through declarative programming
Follow established release management guidelines
Guide and oversee acceptance and functional testing; coordinate UAT testing with QA and business
Demonstrate reports for internal customers
Qualifications:
6+ years experience in designing, building, and implementing data and reporting solutions. Significant experience in business analysis, requirements definition and experience in data and reporting projects. .
Critical Skills
3+ years experience in business analysis, requirements definition, building systems solutions and deployment of business requirements to information systems.
5+ years experience in data and reporting projects
2+ years experience with SDLC in an Agile environment
5+ years of data and reporting requirements gathering experience
Strong verbal and written communication skills. Must maintain sufficient business and technical expertise to be comfortable communicating business and technical requirements with a wide audience
Strong analytical/problem solving experience to deal with complex business problems. This includes risk definition, establishing quality control and implementation of end-to-end solutions.
Detailed oriented, highly collaborative and persistent in the face of obstacles or challenges
In-depth knowledge of Application administration; security, standard/custom objects, reports/dashboards, and release management and sandbox environments
Excellent written and verbal communication skills including but not limited to facilitating meetings both in person and virtual settings as well as strong presentation skills.
Ability to effectively produce requirements documents and functional documents.
Additional Knowledge & Skills
Prior experience with Atlassian suite of tools such as JIRA and Confluence
Competent in integration planning, dependency management and business process mapping and process modeling
Encompass project management skills including time management, organization and prioritization
Education
4-year degree in computer science or accounting or related field or equivalent experience