Sr. Data Analyst

Position: Data Analyst

Location: Scottsdale, AZ - Onsite

Duration: Full Time

Essential Duties:

• Makes recommendations for enhancements to current procedures, including assessments of the effort involved, alternatives, and implications.
• Translate business, research needs, and questions into quantifiable metrics to create dashboards, reports, and other technical solutions
• Periodically review configuration for enhancement opportunities; reviews need and provides ongoing support of data requirements through understanding of system data and metadata content for production of reports and associate analysis.
• Evaluate the impact of implementing new enhancements and make recommendations regarding the timing and implications of moving forward; identifies key data elements, tables, fields and properties affected to ensure ongoing data integrity.
• Reviews, updates, and implements system administration procedures including, but not limited to data validation, duplicate resolution, system change requests and system integration/user acceptance testing to ensure ongoing integrity and security of data consistent with university policies and procedures.
• Identify appropriate data sources to address stakeholder needs Query, transform and clean complex data; join data accurately across multiple data streams Acquire, clearly define and interpret datasets from an enterprise data warehouse environment
• Use quantitative skills to create informative reports and well-designed, useful data visualizations
• Work iteratively on data solutions with an eye toward enhancing the accuracy of analytics and better-addressing stakeholder needs
• Communicate business data in clear and concise ways to stakeholders in reports and dashboards

Desired Skills:

• Evidence of an advanced degree in Business Analytics, IT, or related field
• Experience working in a higher education setting, preferably with higher education student data
• Experience with Alteryx, evidence of certification is a plus
• Advanced SQL skills including CTEs, window functions, and complex joins as well as basic ETL functions
• Ability to develop and execute queries and reports within a database including Redshift, Postgres, or related
• Ability to proficiently manipulate, report and analyze enterprise data
• Advanced data visualization skills in Tableau, Looker, Power BI or related
• Proficient with Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Outlook as well as the corresponding Google Suite tools including docs, sheets, and slides
• Ability to work effectively in an environment requiring balancing multiple competing deadlines and priorities
• Skill managing small to medium sized projects
• Experience with Jira or related project management tools
• Skill in thinking critically and developing creative solutions to challenging problems

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, Information Technology or closely related field AND six years prior relevant experience in a large, multi-user data environment including responsibility for development of customized queries and reports OR, Any equivalent combination of experience, and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

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