Business Intelligence Analyst

Overview The Department of Children and Families depends on the core, mission‑critical applications, LINK and IV‑E, Connecticut’s Federally‑reimbursed SACWIS (Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System). Implemented in 1996, available on every desktop, and used by over 2,000 social workers and case managers, the application has been enhanced and modified continually to meet data capture and process functionality requirements driven by good child welfare case practice as well as State and Federal legislation and statute. Additionally, LINK continues to experience change chiefly in compliance with the 1991 Juan F. Consent Decree as well as the agency’s ongoing goal of improving the safety, permanency and well‑being of children in care. The agency is currently committed to developing the next generation Comprehensive Child Welfare information system (CCWIS) and has invested significant resources to ensure that Connecticut has efficient, economic and effective tools to aid our Child Welfare Staff, Providers and the children and families of CT. Scope of Work The agency needs the service of a senior level Tableau Developer. The candidate will serve in the capacity of a Lead Developer participating in various SDLC processes including requirements verification, design and development, testing, maintenance, and support activities per the direction of agency management. The specific focus of this candidate will be to support existing .NET applications as well as participate in the SDLC process of the new SACWIS system and work with the System Integrator to ensure the transfer of knowledge and on‑going maintenance of the solution for a given module. Specifically, the candidate will be responsible for creating/maintaining SSRS reports and SSIS ETL packages, supporting SOA integration initiatives and participating in the SDLC process which includes meetings with the SI, verification of deliverables such as requirements, design, testing, and environment configuration. Responsibilities Must be very organized, pro‑active and self‑directed. Must be a self‑starter and driven. Must drive the work from requirements to implementation. Must have very strong abstract thinking and problem‑solving skills. Must have very good verbal and written communication skills. Develop Tableau Reports. Assist in the design and development of the database architecture including relational data structures, data marts, data dictionaries and logical and physical data models. Develop strategies for data acquisitions, data quality and data discrepancy. Assist in migration and integration of data and processes from legacy systems to new applications and new technologies. Develop and maintain efficient, well documented custom SQL scripts, stored procedures, triggers using Microsoft T‑SQL in accordance with defined business rules and requirements to support application development. Have the ability to access data stored in a variety of database management systems such as DB2, SQL Server and other. Design, develop and implement ETL/ELT solutions for data ingestion, cleansing, business rules execution and Data Distribution. Implement best practices in data modeling, ETL pipelines, near‑time data solutions. Coordinate with Business Analyst and users to validate requirements. Implement solutions to integrate external data with in‑house data. Perform tests and validate data flows and prepare ETL processes according to business requirements. Design and implement a data conversion strategy from legacy to new platforms. Perform design validation, reconciliation and error handling in data load processes. Optimize SSIS Package execution and SQL execution to improve data load performance. Design SSIS packages using data exchange tasks such as file transfer and secured file transfer. Ability to import and export files via FTP/SFTP. Involvement in all stages like requirements gathering, data mapping, data extraction, data loading, data testing, troubleshooting, documentation, performance optimization and maintenance. Develop different kind of reports using Tableau as per user requirement and deploy to report server / integrated SharePoint report server. Experience using dynamic grouping fields, dynamic group sorting, on‑demand sub‑reports, drill down and summary reports, and creating cross‑tab reports highlighting key summary information. Required Skills and Experience 10 or more years of prior experience demonstrating the following knowledge and skills. More than 5 years of experience with Tableau. More than 5 years of experience writing complex SQL queries. More than 5 years of expertise with T‑SQL, SSRS, SSIS, or Talend. Experience with debugging and improving query performance. Experience with deploying SSIS packages using git check‑in, setting up environmental variables and creating respective jobs in SQL Agent. Experience with Transact‑SQL and stored procedures. Experience with creating, deploying and maintaining Talend reports. Experience with code control/version using Team Foundation. Strong problem solving, cross‑functional analysis and forward‑thinking abilities. Flexibility to adapt to changing situations, handle multiple tasks, and meet tight deadlines. Preferred Qualifications Experience with Salesforce. Experience with MuleSoft. Administrative Considerations Work Schedule: Full‑Time 40hrs – Monday – Friday, 8 AM – 5 PM State Resources and Oversight: DCF IS Management Security/Privacy Considerations: Comply with Vendor Qualification, DCF Child Protection Background Check and DCF Non‑disclosure Agreement Candidate must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident #J-18808-Ljbffr