Requirements
The ideal candidate will be responsible for working closely with Research Analysts to assist with conducting data analysis to make informed decisions. The ideal will also conduct data extraction via SQL as well as prepare and document data requirements and conduct data validation for the automation of data extractions to be used in analytics. The candidate will have experience in designing new data warehouse structures to meet business needs. The candidate must:
- Using excellent communication skills, work closely with lines of business, including Research Analysts to address data needs for analytics.
- Be proficient in SQL.
- Analyze raw system data.
- Mine large datasets and draw valid inferences and actionable insights.
- Use SQL to extract data from a large and complex data warehouse and conduct analysis to ensure the proper data is available to support business needs.
- Align data attributes across disparate systems to ensure common connection points are utilized when joining or integrating data sets.
- Work with technical teams to identify data sources.
- Prepare data requirements, data models and transformation rules for new data warehouse structures, including summary information optimized for analytics.
- Identify areas to increase efficiency and automation of data-related processes.
- Create test cases and perform quality validation of data warehouse content to ensure accuracy.
- Create data flow diagrams to illustrate data lineage and mapping from the data warehouse to end-point publication.
- Analyze code in BI tools (e.g., WebFocus, Tableau) to determine data usage and assist with determining the data usage accuracy.
- Conduct data profiling to identify data quality issues and work with Business and IT teams to resolve the issues.
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE: 5 to 8 years
PREFERRED EDUCATION: 4 year college degree or equivalent technical study or advanced degree