Title: Sr. Data Analyst
Onsite or Hybrid? Hybrid – days on-site: T, W, TH
Location: McClean, VA
Schedule: M-F
Length of contract: 3 months to conversion or extension
Apex Systems needs a
Sr. Data Analyst to help the Product Owner with data analysis, user story writing, and acceptance criteria editing to ensure alignment with the feature objectives.
Proactively bring ideas to the table to increase value to our customers, recognizing roadblocks
early, and presenting ideas and options to key partners
Must Haves: SQL, Excel, Presentation Skills, Jira, Written and verbal skills, Able to write Features, Strong Data Analyst skills, writing stories, UAT Testing, Agile environment.
Preferred- Salesforce
Schedule: 40 Hr. Typically standard hours. * Some planned after hours when needed with time being comped.
Interview Information
Rounds: 2 Rounds
Duration: 45 mins | 30 mins
Interview Type
1st round: MS Teams, Video Mandatory
2nd round: On-site
Interview Times: (1st round): 8/24 @ 10:30 AM and 12 PM 8/26 3 PM & 4 PM
Client Vetting Questions - *Please include answers to these question at the top of candidate resume.
Submittals without answers will not be considered. All candidates must provide responses.
Additions or alterations to answers will not be accepted.
- Please tell us about a time where you ran into a roadblock while using Salesforce , what was the issue, how was the issue resolved?
- What is a challenge that you have faced as a Data Analyst., please explain what was the challenge, solution, and outcome?
- When was the last time you used Jira and what were you contributions using Jira ?
Data Analyst Senior
We’re looking for a candidate that can assist the Product Owner to data analysis, write user stories and edit acceptance criteria, making sure each story aligns to the feature objective
Proactively bring ideas to the table to increase value to our customers, recognizing roadblocks early, and presenting ideas and options to key partners
Troubleshoot product questions and technical challenges
Facilitate meetings to bring tech and non-tech partners together to innovate and problem solve
Demo solution options, existing functionality, and new functionality in various business settings
Understand and proactively utilize Modern Delivery practices
Actively participate in all agile ceremonies
Use applications including Jira, Teams, Salesforce configuration workbook, Confluence, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio
Understand and quickly learn Salesforce technology and value
Understand and quickly learn business use cases and needs
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience
In depth understanding of Freddie Mac system functionality highly desirable
Agile product delivery experience, including requirements capturing, writing user stories, and using Jira technology (preferred)
Salesforce knowledge preferred
Keys To Success In This Role
Outstanding interpersonal, technical, and organizational skills
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and flexibility to manage multiple
requests and tasks against tight timelines
Strong Excel and data comparison experience