Datawarehouse Analyst

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Datawarehouse Analyst Position Description

We are seeking two (2) Datawarehouse Analysts to join our team. The selected candidates will work onsite in Tallahassee, FL alongside the project team.

Summary:

• Responsible for gathering and assessing business information needs and preparing system requirements.
• Performs analyses, development, and evaluation of data mining in the Snowflake cloud data warehouse environment which includes data design, database architecture, and data management utilizing Informatica PowerCenter, Intelligent Data Quality, and Enterprise Data Catalog.
• Uses data mining and data analysis tools including Power BI and Tableau. Reviews and validates data loaded into the data warehouse for accuracy. Interacts with user community to produce reporting requirements.
• Provides technical consulting to users of the various data stores and advises users on conflicts and inappropriate data usage.
• Responsible for prototyping solutions, building solutions, preparing test scripts, and conducting tests for Snowflake data population including data replication, extraction, loading, cleansing, and transforming the data.
• Responsible for enterprise data modeling.
• Maintains knowledge of software tools, languages, scripts, and shells that effectively support the Snowflake cloud data warehouse environment.

Education:

• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or other related field. Or equivalent work experience.

Experience:

• A minimum of 7 years of IT work experience utilizing data management tools, business intelligence tools, and data warehousing.
• Extensive experience with Informatica PowerCenter and Snowflake is preferred.

Primary Job Duties/ Tasks

• Participates in strategic planning for the Informatica and Snowflake infrastructure, environment and process
• Administers the Informatica and Snowflake infrastructure, environment and process
• Analyzes transactional data stores and develops data warehouse models to optimize the warehouse data stores for reporting and analytics
• Prototypes, builds, and tests extraction, transformation, and load (ETL or ELT) jobs
• Prototypes, builds, and tests data quality processes and related jobs
• Ensures data warehouse metadata is collected and maintained
• Prototypes, builds, and tests Power BI reports and dashboards
• Prototypes, builds, and tests Tableau reports and dashboards
• Coaches and mentors peers in data warehousing concepts and the use of the tools utilized to analyze data, design the warehouse models, and populate the warehouse.
• Assists with the development and maintenance of methods and practices documentation.

Job Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

• Extensive knowledge of data warehouse and data mart concepts
• Ability to model transactional data for data warehousing usage
• Knowledge of and skill in Snowflake cloud data warehouse functionality
• Extensive knowledge of and expert skill in use of Informatica PowerCenter and Cloud functionality
• Extensive Knowledge of and expert skill in administration of Informatica and Snowflake
• Knowledge of and skill in Informatica Data Quality functionality
• Knowledge of and skill in Informatica Data Catalog functionality
• Knowledge of and skill in Power BI functionality
• Knowledge of and skill in Tableau functionality
• Knowledge of and skill in relational database platforms including DB2, SQL Server, and Oracle

General Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs):
The selected candidates must be able to apply common knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas:

• Communication: Have the ability to clearly convey information, in both written and verbal formats, to individuals or groups in a wide variety of settings (i.e.; project team meetings, management presentations, etc.). Must have the ability to effectively listen and process information provided by others.
• Customer Service: Works well with clients and customers (i.e.; business office, public, or other agencies). Able to assess the needs of the customer, provide information or assistance to satisfy expectations or resolve a problem.
• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions.
• Flexibility: Is open to change, new processes (or process improvement), and new information. Has the ability to adapt in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles. Ability to receive and give constructive criticism, and maintain effective work relationships with others.
• Interpersonal: Shows friendliness, courtesy, understanding, and politeness to others.
• Leadership: Motivates, encourages, and challenges others. Is able to adapt leadership styles in a variety of situations.
• Problem Solving: Able to identify, evaluate, and use sound judgement to generate and evaluate alternative actions, and make recommendations as accordingly.
• Team Building: Encourages, inspires, and guides others toward accomplishing the common goal.
• Quality Assurance: Knowledge of the ideologies, techniques and tools for quality assurance and control. The ability to put the ideologies, techniques, and tools into practice.

*** Please note that any false information on your resume or application could lead to the offer being withdrawn or even termination after hire.***

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