Data Analyst with MS Project and Excel exp.

12-18 month contract for a Data Analyst with MS Project and Excel exp. on a remote basis We can only consider US Citizens or US permanent residents for this role We are seeking a hands-on Data Analyst who is a practical data-tools generalist, not a niche cloud data warehouse specialist. This person will clean, merge, and move project data across Excel, Microsoft Project Professional, and a newly selected SaaS PPM platform (Project Insight), while connecting work that today lives in Jira, ServiceNow, Zephyr, OneNote, and related tools. Responsibilities Act as the hands-on data person who does the work: clean, format, merge, and load project data rather than only gathering requirements. Master and maintain Excel-based extracts and updates (including multi-column prioritization data) and reconcile them into Microsoft Project Professional plans without row misalignment. Support implementation of Project Insight as the emerging system of record for project plans and related project data. Integrate and connect data across the current toolchain as the team grows, including Excel, Microsoft Project Professional, Project Insight, Jira, OneNote, Zephyr, ServiceNow, and related sources. Merge multiple versions of the same files and keep metadata aligned across Agile and Waterfall workstreams. Stay ahead of incoming data files so the program lead can speak to the plan without manually repairing data all day. Help avoid "junk in, junk out" as Project Insight onboarding and training begin, including preparing data ahead of and during early implementation. Connect the dots across tools quickly; learn what is needed to integrate sources (including BI / Power BI and SAP touchpoints discussed as future integration needs). Required Skills Hands-on Data Analyst / data-tools generalist profile (not a Snowflake or Databricks specialist role). Expert-level Microsoft Excel . Strong Microsoft Project Professional skills, including updating and reconciling large plans. Comfort working across Agile and Waterfall metadata and project structures. Proven ability to merge multiple file versions and fix formatting / alignment issues in large datasets. Ability to learn new SaaS PPM tooling quickly ( Project Insight is newly selected and kickoff is imminent). Practical experience integrating or moving data between common project and ITSM tools (examples discussed: Jira, ServiceNow, Zephyr, OneNote). Detail orientation and capacity to work under time pressure while plans scale (example discussed: plans growing toward approximately 5,000 tasks). Preferred Skills Prior exposure to PPM / project portfolio tools and establishing a system of record for project plans. Familiarity with Power BI and/or SAP data touchpoints in a project or PMO context. Experience supporting program or PMO leaders by owning the data layer while they operate at a higher level. Any prior Project Insight experience (nice to have; tool is newly adopted). #J-18808-Ljbffr Catapult Solutions Group