Business Data Analyst - Apollo Technology Solutions LLC

*ON SITE REQUIRED: VRS Hybrid 2 days onsite per week (Tuesday andWednesday)

Job Description:

ABOUT THE ROLE

• The Client Data Office team is seeking one (1) seniorBusiness Data Analyst with strong problem solving, organizational, and communication skills. This role will be expected to collaborate with the Data Office,Business, IT and other stakeholders and play an active role in the Data QualityEnhancement initiative. The individual is expected to be a self-starter who is comfortable prioritizing and effectively managing their daily workload.

• The role will be involved in enhancing data governance, ensuring data quality, and collaborating with stakeholders across departments to analyze, design and deliver data driven solutions.

• The ideal candidate has expertise in business data analysis, excels at communicating technical information to non-technical audiences, and ability to leverage tools like SQL,Power BI, and Tableau.

Essential Duties andResponsibilities:

• ·Work Effectively with business process owners and data owners to ensure data related business objectives are understood and documented.

• ·Gather,evaluate and document requirements related to data for new systems or enhancements based on business user input, technical requirements and constraints.

• ·Managemultiple projects, timelines, and priorities.

• ·Supportindividual team members in the data office as well as various business units by designing customizable tabular or visual reports with available tools.

• Data Analysis

• ·Develop Innovative data strategies for meeting business requirements,including leveraging the capabilities of existing technology tools for acquiring/developing new technology tools.

• ·Designdata-focused automated and manual solutions to solve business problems and achieve business objectives.

• ·Structure Large data sets to find usable information.

• ·Collaborate With various business and technology teams to collect and analyze data.

• ·Create Reports and visualizations for internal teams and stakeholders.

• ·Performassessments, make sound recommendations, and present findings to ensure VRS is procuring or building the most effective value-added solutions.

• ·Createpresentations and reports based on recommendations and findings.

• ·Preparereports, flowcharts, diagrams, detailed documentation and other written materials.

• ·Present Findings through various written and verbal communication channels with key users and agency executives.

• Data Office Support

• ·Serve As subject matter expert on Data Analytics.

• ·Actas a liaison between the business teams and IT teams for data related initiatives.

• ·Participateand assist with the VRS Change Management Process to ensure all activities flowthrough change management (documentation, test plans, approvals,etc.).

• ·Managerisk and provide timely status reports and project updates to stakeholders.

• Provide cross-team support when needed to achieve technical goals,knowledge sharing,

• ·AgencyPerformance Outcomes (APOs) and operational measures (OMs).

• ·Participate In software/hardware security reviews and implements best practices fortheData Office.

• ·EstablishKPIs in coordination with business units to measure the effectiveness of business decisions.

• ·Performspecial projects as assigned.

• ·Other Duties may be assigned.

Required Skills andExperience

• ·Fiveyears' experience working in data analysis, business analysis, data science,data warehousing in Pensions Benefit management, or related industry

• ·Experience Working in an Agile development environment.

• ·Ability To work independently and as part of a team that includes business and technical stakeholders.

• ·Excellent Problem-solving and analytical skills.

• ·Strong Communication

Desired Skills:

• ·Three Or more years' experience designing dashboards and reports using BI tools such as Power BI and/or Tableau.

• ·StrongSQL skills for querying and analyzing data.

• ·Knowledge In Excel, DAX, Python.

• ·Software Development background.

• Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's Degree from a four-year college or university preferred and 5+years experience with technology or data organizations required. An equivalent combination of education and experience may also be considered.

• This will be a contract position starting with a period of at least 6 months. To be effective, this resource would need to be available within the next 6 weeks.VRSdesires to interview proposed individuals before final approval.

• The individual will follow theVRS Hybrid work schedule including 2 days onsite per week (Tuesday andWednesday). The individual may also be called to be onsite for critical meetings and data related discussions. Onsite work will be at the VRScentraloffice at 1200 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219

Required/Desired Skills:

• Five years' experience working in data analysis, business analysis,data science, data warehousing inPensions Benefit management, or related industry

• Experience working in an Agile Development environment

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team that includes business and technical stakeholders

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Three or more years' experience designing dashboards and reports using BI tools such as, Power BIand/or Tableau

• Strong SQL skills for querying and analyzing data

• Knowledge in Excel, DAX, Python

• Software development background

• Experience in Pension BenefitManagement Programs

• Relevant certifications in SQL,Data Analysis, Power BI includingMicrosoft certified Data Analyst or other similar certification.