Data Analyst

The Data Analyst will work with a team to provide high-quality service to our customers in managing a portfolio of systems. This role is responsible for executing data management activities in data quality and data asset management.

This position is a collaborative role that provides support for analysis and research into our data structures, attribution, maintenance, and models to ensure they align with the organization’s strategic data management direction. This position is also responsible for maintaining the visibility and integrity of the portfolio’s data asset inventory by identifying and closing any information gaps.

The Data Analyst will work within an agile team to provide high-quality service to our customers by applying analytical techniques to determine solutions based on client requirements within an IT services/solutions scope. They will analyze and reverse-engineer business and technical artifacts, such as data models, data catalogs, design documentation, and interfaces, to capture, store, and maintain relevant metadata for the systems within the portfolio. This role may also be expected to develop and maintain data quality assessments and data profiles for the systems within the portfolio. As such, they will be expected to work closely with functional and technical data stewards to present their findings and provide recommendations to address any identified issues.

*This position is contingent upon contract need.*

Responsibilities:

• Analyze operational activities to obtain a quantitative, rational basis for decision making and resource allocation

• Conceptually understand and convey to stakeholders and leadership complex topics related to data management, data governance, and data maturity

• Work with subject matter experts (SME) across organizations to collect and update business and technical metadata

• Reverse engineer data models and other design or build artifacts to extract relevant business and technical metadata and load into a metadata repository

• Review submitted data to detect data quality problems and anomalies, and help the organization correct data: both current and historical

• Collects and analyzes data and associated system artifacts for stakeholders to use in perfecting their business practices

• Performs analysis to determine how data might best be applied to benefit the stakeholders

• Develops ETL routines to load and curate disparate data sets

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Years of Experience: 5+

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar and 5+ years of experience

• Clearance Requirements: Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance

• Experience with ETL or data movement software such as StreamSets, DataBricks, Jupyter Notebooks, etc.

• Experience using SQL for data analysis, data quality, and data profiling activities

• Experience leading small 3-4 person teams

• Experience in one or more scripting languages

• Experience in ETL performance optimization

• Experience working with large data sets in enterprise-level data warehousing/lake environments

• Experience creating data mapping documentation for databases, interfaces and applications

• Experience with Agile development methodologies and roles

Qualifications considered a plus:

• Experience with AF Logistics systems and data

• Experience with Python

• Experience in requirements elicitation

• Experience in Information Management, including data design, data transformation, data governance or other major DAMA DMBOK or industry-recognized data management practice

• Experience in working with and defining data

• Excellent written and verbal communications

• Logical thinker; able to articulate thoughts both verbally and diagrammatically

• Experience in logical data modelling and data normalization

• Experience interpreting data and analyzing results using statistical techniques

• Experience with data collection systems and their strategies

About Us
Diné Development Corporation (DDC) is a Navajo Nation owned family of companies that provides government agencies and commercial organizations with high-quality IT, professional, environmental, and research and development services. DDC is dedicated to empowering the Navajo Nation and communities we serve.

Benefits
Eligible full-time employees receive a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, retirement savings with company match, paid time off, voluntary supplemental benefits, and access to an employee assistance program. The package also includes educational assistance, with tuition reimbursement.

EEO Statement
This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing information about compensation, or any other basis prohibited by law. We participate in E-Verify.

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