IT Business Analyst

6 month to start contract.

95% Remote but the candidates will be onsite likely 1-2 times per month at one of the following locations : Rosslyn VA , Irving TX, Stamford CT or Ft. Myers FL

About this role:

Our client has exciting career opportunities for a Business Analyst within the Data Strategy and Enablement group. This role will provide support for business processes (including but not limited to Enterprise, Account and Person data management) with a focus on Government, Public Sector and Education.

What you ll do:

Drive data quality initiatives on improving the accuracy of our Government, Public Sector and Education account data that s leveraged in critical business processes throughout the enterprise with focus on organization hierarchy structures

Collaborate across business and technical teams, both on site and offshore, to create business deliverables such as Data flow diagrams, Business Requirements, Functional Requirements, User Stories and User Acceptance Tests

Obtain understanding of relevant business area(s), technical options, limitations, costs and risks to communicate tradeoffs and recommend solutions or suggest alternatives to proposed solutions to shape requirements

Independently drive critical data workshops with business and IT stakeholders to develop requirements and execution process while managing dependencies across teams

Review data records/attributes on a periodic basis and to ensure data quality and curate data insights that will ultimately improve the transparency and value of data across Gartner

Ensure quality through adherence to and supporting processes and procedures, including the maintenance of documentation on shared file systems

Review delivery team output to ensure requirements are correctly interpreted; define and execute test cases

Provide support to other business analysts, business process owners and project managers to help drive business initiatives

What you ll need:

6+ years of experience as a Business/Data Analyst; prior experience in working in Data Warehouse, Master Data Management, Analytics environment a plus

Knowledge of Government/Public sector organizations, hierarchies and structure required

Knowledge of Education organizations, hierarchies and structure a plus

Expert level communication with both technical and non-technical personnel, both oral and written

Strong analytical, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills including ability to clearly and concisely gather, interpret, analyze and document Business Process, User and Data Functional requirements in a structured way

Ability to breakdown complex business problems and workflows into meaningful components that are understandable by various levels

Well versed with in utilizing tools such MS Excel, MS Word, Google Suite, MS Visio, Lucid Chart, JIRA, Confluence

Advanced SQL Skills Required

Basic understanding of data analysis tools and techniques is a plus

Experience with business intelligence and data visualization systems is a plus (Tableau, Power BI)

Data governance experience is a strong consideration

Knowledge and experience with Scrum/Agile methodology

Completed Bachelors Degree required for consideration