Analytics Student Assistant

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

This is an opportunity to work with seasoned Information Technology Analytics professionals on projects to provide client value involving a wide range of data domains (and processes) that enable a data-driven culture at USF. This will involve Subject Matter Experts throughout the university following agile/SAFe methodology (including project zero-planning Program Increment planning sprints backlog refinements sprint retrospectives client reviews and support) often partnering with other IT groups on security networking infrastructure and applications and using current and leading-edge tools such as Microsoft Fabric PowerBI Azure-Synapse SSIS Git and JIRA throughout all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle.

• Schedule: Hybrid. Fairly flexible as long as available for most team meetings e.g. daily standups bi-weekly planning and retrospective meetings.
• Work Days: Monday - Friday
• Hours Per Week: 20
• Shift Hours: 8AM - 5PM

ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY:

Located in the vibrant and diverse Tampa Bay region of Floridas gulf coast theUniversity of South Florida (USF) is a Preeminent State Research University with campuses in Tampa St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee. Rated as one of the top places to live in the U.S. Tampa Bay offers a high quality of life year-round sunshine and easy access to top-ratedentertainment. USF is one of the nations largest public universities serving more than 50000 students with an annual budget of $1.8 billon. Over the past five years USF has been the fastest-rising university in the nation public or private on the U.S. News and World Reports list of best universities which it ranks as the 44thbest public university in America.

USF is proud to be an innovating partner within the Tampa Bay region listed byForbesas the top emerging tech city in the country.

USF Information Technology (USF IT) provides technology services and support for the University of South Florida. The IT team led by the Vice President and CIO provides the following services: Administrative Services Client Support Communication Services Teaching and Learning Analytics and Reporting Mobile and Web Services Consulting Services Cybersecurity Service and Research Technologies. For more information please visit:USF Information Technology

ADDITIONAL INFO FOR APPLICANTS:

The selected candidate must have current work authorization in the United States. This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

DUTIES:

Work with the Analytics and Data Management Solutions group to design implement and support data analytics products that enable USF client technologists and/or modernize infrastructure (and reduce technical debt) including data literacy and data governance. Provide basic skills support and fresh academic knowledge to our seasoned IT Analytics professionals to increase our bandwidth diversity and creativity across a range of client-focused projects.

Standard Learning Objectives - As a result of this position student will be able to:

• Demonstrate basic employability skills such as: timeliness to work appropriate dress interpersonal communication and time management
• Receive and solicit feedback from supervisor and effectively apply feedback on the job
• Assess workplace and demonstrate how personal talents skills and knowledge fit into the employers goals mission and vision
• Demonstrate his or her professional brand (identity)
• Communicate transferable and functional skills to prospective employers

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Must be current USF student during the appointed semester. Strong problem-solving skills and growth mindset. Good communications organizational interpersonal (teamwork/collaboration) and Microsoft-Office skills. Good SQL query skills for data analysis.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Passion for empowering others to make data-driven decisions. Experience data modeling visualizing and interpretating. Experience across the Software Development Lifecycle including source code and quality control. Experience with financial HR research and/or academic data domains (and processes). Experience using agile/SAFe methodology (including project zero-planning Program Increment planning sprints backlog refinements sprint retrospectives client reviews and support). Security networking infrastructure and/or applications skills including with tools such as Microsoft-Fabric PowerBI Azure-Synapse SSIS Git and JIRA.