VDOT Data Analyst 3
Richmond, VA - USA
Job Summary
Job Title:VDOT - Data Analyst 3 (799862)
Location: RichmondVA
Duration: 8 months
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze and interpret IT financial data across Azure and VITA environments including consumption billing and chargeback models.
- Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports to visualize cost trends server migration impacts and workload optimization opportunities.
- Perform variance analysis on monthly and annual IT spend identifying anomalies and opportunities for savings.
- Manually maintain and enhance datasets from Apptio Azure Portal and SharePoint sources to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Document processes and procedures for financial reporting and analysis
- Collaborate with the technical cloud team I&O team and finance stakeholders to align cost models with operational realities.
- Support Azure migration planning by modeling server cost scenarios and forecasting reserve capacity needs.
- Contribute to FinOps strategy development by providing insights on cost drivers and utilization patterns.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Finance Data Analytics Information Systems or related field.
- Advanced level of proficiency in Power BI including Power Query and DAX Excel (advanced) and data visualization best practices.
- Some data modeling and data manipulation skills to maintain data sets from multiple heterogenous sources
- High familiarity with Azure cost management Apptio and cloud billing structures.
- Understanding of server migration strategies and workload cost modeling.
- Ability to translate technical data into insights for technical teams and managers
Preferred Qualifications:
- FinOps certification or training.
- Experience with Azure Reserved Instances and Just-In-Time (JIT) capacity planning.
- Knowledge of enterprise architecture and strategic IT planning frameworks.
| Skill | Required / Desired | Amount | of Experience |
| Bachelors degree in Finance Data Analytics Information Systems or related field. | Required | 4 | Years |
| Advanced level of proficiency in Power BI including Power Query and DAX Excel (advanced) and data visualization best practices. | Required | 5 | Years |
| Some data modeling and data manipulation skills to maintain data sets from multiple heterogenous sources | Required | 5 | Years |
| High familiarity with Azure cost management Apptio and cloud billing structures. | Required | 5 | Years |
| Understanding of server migration strategies and workload cost modeling. | Required | 5 | Years |
| Ability to translate technical data into insights for technical teams and managers | Required | 5 | Years |
Required Skills:
Bachelors degree in FinanceData AnalyticsInformation Systemsor related level of proficiency in Power BIincluding Power Query and DAXExcel (advanced)and data visualization best data modeling and data manipulation skills to maintain data sets from multipleheterogenous sourcesHigh familiarity with Azure cost managementApptioand cloud billing of server migration strategies and workload cost to translate technical data into insights for technical teams and managers