Title: Senior Data Analyst
Location: McLean VA
Duration: 4 months
Job Description:
Senior Data Analyst
As a Data Analyst you will leverage analytic and technical skills to innovate build and maintain well-managed data solutions and capabilities to tackle business problems.
On any given day you will be challenged on three types of work Innovation Business Intelligence and Data Management:
Innovation
- Use Open Source/Digital technologies to mine complex voluminous and different varieties of data sources and platforms
- Build well-managed data solutions tools and capabilities to enable self-service frameworks for data consumers
- Demonstrate ability to explore and quickly grasp new technologies to progress varied initiatives
Business Intelligence
- Partner with the business to provide consultancy and translate the business needs to design and develop tools techniques metrics and dashboards for insights and data visualization
- Drive analysis that provides meaningful insights into business strategies
Data Management
- Drive an understanding and adherence to the principles of data quality management including metadata lineage and business definitions
- Work collaboratively with appropriate Tech teams to manage security mechanisms and data access governance
- Build and execute tools to monitor and report on data quality
Our ideal candidate will have:
- Degree specialized in a Science Technology Engineering Mathematics discipline
- Scripting experience in (Python R Spark and SQL)
- Strong desire and experience with data in various forms (data warehouses/SQL unstructured data)
- Experience utilizing and developing within AWS services
Basic Qualifications
- Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a Bachelors Degree in quantitative field (Statistics Economics Operations Research Analytics Mathematics Computer Science or a related quantitative field) plus at least 2 years of experience performing data analytics or currently has or is in the process of obtaining a Masters Degree with an expectation that required degree will be obtained on or before the scheduled start date.
- At least 1 year of experience working with at least one scripting language
- At least 1 year of experience utilizing a business intelligence visualization tool
- At least 1 year of experience querying analysing and working with data languages and platforms
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters Degree in a Science Technology Engineering Mathematics discipline
- At least 2 years of experience coding in Python R Spark or SQL
- At least 2 years of experience working within process management and improvement methodologies Agile Lean Six Sigma etc.
- At least 1 year of experience utilizing and developing within AWS services
- At least 1 year of experience working with and demonstrating knowledge of data governance data quality management concepts and data quality tools (i.e. Informatica DQ)