The Amazon Aviation Security (AvSec) team is seeking a highly motivated individual to serve as a Senior Business Analyst. In this critical role you will utilize broad technical skills to develop data visualization tools build automated solutions and convert data into actionable insights that drive business decision making and process improvement. The Senior Business Analyst will leverage a variety of data platforms sources and analytical tools to provide timely meaningful and consumable information to the AvSec network. They will build deep contextual and domain knowledge to ensure data quality. This role requires a selfstarter with strong data analytical skills a keen attention to detail and good track record of hitting deadlines. A successful candidate will have the ability to tackle multiple requests and efficiently execute deliverables.
Key job responsibilities
Interact with internal and external customers to understand business requirements
Data mining and modeling through multiple platforms (Advanced Excel QuickSight SQL and MySQL)
Provide data management processes such as accessing raw data feeds building queries and macros writing VBA code organizing data and designing reports that present statusataglance visualization for business performance
Design prepare report and interpret large sets of data with accompanying business recommendations enabling stakeholders to make effective decisions
Building and managing related key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure control and benchmark reporting processes with a high level of accuracy
Monitoring existing metrics building new metrics and partnering with internal teams to identify process and system improvement opportunities
Ability to thrive in an ambiguous environment given high levels of autonomy and responsibility
Innovating to improve customer experience
Ability to travel domestically or internationally up to 25 of the time.
Eligibility Requirements
This role is regulated by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and may be subject to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requirements. Successful candidates must therefore complete all screenings prescribed by the TSA and the U.S. CBP.
Individuals hired into this position will have unescorted access privileges to airport security identification display areas (SIDA). For this reason eligibility for this role will be limited to individuals who pass a security screening as required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and TSA (as applicable).
This position may be subject to Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and alcohol testing. Federal law requires Amazon to determine an applicants history of DOT drug and/or alcohol violation(s) or refusal(s) to test before hiring applicant into a safetysensitive position.
This position requires an employees full and unimpaired skills and judgment to safely execute their job duties to ensure the safety and security of Amazon AIR personnel thirdparty contractors Airport personnel cargo and equipment. This position is therefore designated as a safety sensitive position and is subject to mandatory preemployment and where permitted posthire drug testing.
A day in the life
The successful candidate will collaborate with AvSec team leaders to identify business issues gather and analyze data and propose datadriven solutions. This role will interface with business stakeholders to discover and validate data requirements and technical stakeholders to validate these requirements are feasible and scalable. The Senior Business Analyst will work within the Strategy & Performance team and will collaborate with peers on various phases of project management.
About the team
The Amazon AvSec team is responsible for regulatory compliance security and loss prevention across Amazons aviation operations. The organization has four core pillars: Security Management Systems Programs Security Operations and Credentialing. The organization is committed to identifying and mitigating risk to people Amazon assets the Amazon brand and regulatory compliance through developing implementing and continuously improving bestinclass aviation security procedures standards and guardrails between which Amazon operates. By supporting our customer teams across Amazons aviation operations to implement process improvements mitigate risk resolve equipment issues and implement new processes to improve performance AvSec contributes to safe and secure air cargo transportation for our customers.
Bachelors degree
5 years of tax finance or a related analytical field experience
3 years of writing SQL queries and creating business intelligence reports using Tableau Power BI experience
Experience defining requirements and using data and metrics to draw business insights
Experience with Excel
Experience with SQL
Experience making business recommendations and influencing stakeholders
Masters degree in Logistics Transportation Industrial Engineering Business Administration Math Computer Science Information Systems or similar field
Advanced SQL skills
Experience communicating across all levels of management peers and customers
Analyst/Project Management experience
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $106400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.