VDOT - Master Data Analyst - In Person

VDOT - Master Data Analyst - In-Person 3 days

Hybrid Schedule - Candidate must be able to work onsite 3 days a week .

• local candidates strongly preferred dueto onsite requirement
• candidate must have experience working in data management as ananalyst

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Business Integrated SolutionsDivision (BISD) is seeking a Master Data Analyst with demonstrated experiencein data analytics to work as a key member of the Data Management team. This analyst will support teams working in Agile (Sprint) as wellas traditional Waterfall methodologies for Software Development Lifecycle(SDLC).

Responsibilities include analyzing problems; documenting business processes anddata lifecycle; developing data requirements, user stories and acceptancecriteria; and testing. VDOT is a fast-paced organization with very highstandards for work quality and efficiency. This position is expected to handlemultiple projects, and remain flexible and productive, despite changing prioritiesand processes. Ongoing improvement and efficiency are a part of our culture,and each team member is expected to proactively contribute to processimprovements.

Responsibilities :

Work with the Project team members and business stakeholders to understandbusiness processes and data flows

Develop expertise in the customers' datasets and data lifecycle

Profile source data; review source data and compare content and structure todataset requirements; identify conflicts and determine recommendations forresolution

Conduct entity resolution to identify matching and merging and semanticconflicts

Conduct data attribute mapping back to the data source

Elicit, record, and manage metadata

Diagram current processes and proposed modifications using process flows,context diagrams and data flow diagrams

Discover and document requirements and user stories with a focus on improvingboth business and technical processing

Decompose requirements into Epics and Features and create clear and conciseuser stories that are easy to understand and implement by technicalstaff

Utilize progressive elaboration; map stories to data models and architecturesto be used by internal staff to facilitate master data management

Identify and group related user stories into themes, document dependenciesand associated business processes

Assist Product Owner in maintaining the product backlog

Create conceptual prototypes and mock-ups

Collaborate with staff, vendors, consultants, and contractors as they areengaged on tasks to formulate, detail and test potential and implementedsolutions

Coordinate and Facilitate User Acceptance Testing with Business and ensureProject Managers / Scrum Masters are informed of theprogress

Qualifications

Required :

The candidate must have a minimum of 10 years of experience delivering businessdata analysis artifacts

5 years of experience as an Agile Business Analyst; strong understanding ofScrum concepts and methodology

5 year of experience writing complex queries to analyze data

Experience translating client and product strategy requirements into datasetrequirements and user stories

Proficient with defining acceptance criteria and managing acceptanceprocess

Experience with enterprise data management

Expertise with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook,Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server)

The candidate must have exceptional written and oral communications skillsand have the proven ability to work well with a diverse set of peers andcustomers

Preferred :

Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)

Experience using Team Foundation Server and work item tracking

Experience with automated testing tools such as Test Complete

Required / Desired Skills

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount of Experience

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Experience

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Delivering business and systems analysis artifacts such as Business Requirements Documentation (BRD), Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)

Required

Advanced experience in writing complex queries to analyze data

Required

Experience with enterprise data management, data analysis, and data lifecycle

Required

Agile Business Analyst; strong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodology

Required

Questions

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Question1

Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment?

Question2

Please list candidate's email address.

Question3

Please confirm and validate that candidates are able to interview and work in-person.