Sr Data Analyst

Job Description:

Sr. Data Analyst will be responsible developing an understanding of the relationship of the data that supports business processes and applications.

The analyst will gain insights into the data and the movement of the data from data entry to final data destinations in the back-end files and reporting systems.

Candidates must possess the technical capabilities to extract, retrieve and analyze data on their own.

Be able to dive in and research new and complex data sources to understand how the data is moving in the system and how the data is stored in order to identify any anomalies that may exist.

The analyst should possess strong interpersonal communication skills to be able to bridge the gap between business and technical users to relay both business and technical concepts as it relates to data.

The analyst will be required to document findings and ensure that mappings and lineage are well documented and stored into knowledge storage repositories.

This assignment is for projects that will interact with business and IT to understand business processes and the related data.

Must be able to be on a hybrid schedule (client office) with flexibility to be in the office more, as required

Outside of being an experienced data anaylst (8+ years) Strong technical knowledge / expertise; experienced in data research, strong technical requirements gathering; strong SQL knowledge and data retrieval skills required; knowledge of COBOL / DB2 / Informatica a plus. Ability to use SAS is a plus.