What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Analyst II (Juvenile Court) position at Shelby County Government?
Position Summary
Works under the general direction of the Administrator (Data) to develop dynamic and multifaceted reporting mechanisms by acting as the intermediary between IT and Strategy & Innovation, transmuting data and research needs into automated reporting as the connective thread between the two departments. The candidate will work with the Strategy & Innovation team to develop and run reports and will be responsible for communicating and coordinating programming needs with IT and vendor(s), the data managers.
Pay Grade: 51
Salary Commensurate with Experience and Education
Minimum Qualifications
1. Four (4) years of experience; AND
2. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or ac closely related field; OR
3. An equivalent combination of related education and/or experience.
4. PROOF OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND/OR EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Functions as a data systems integrator by building reports and maintaining databases under the direction of the Director of Research and Data Visualization
2. Works in tandem with the Research Specialist and Data Strategist to maintain the data dictionary by keeping the database current
3. Maintain and monitor data security for continuous improvement and help inform the data security planning
4. Establishes and maintains tools (e.g., reports, dashboards)
5. Collaborate with Strategy and Innovation team as well as interdepartmentally to visualize, interpret, and report data findings
6. Detect and resolve incidence of errors prior to data release
7. Codes, debugs, tests and documents application programs as requested by management.
8. Assists in the development of specifications for software applications as it relates to reporting dynamic data.
9. Performs other related duties as required or directed.
KSA's
1. Knowledge of best practices for juvenile court databases and general knowledge of the metrics and outcomes-tracking landscape for juvenile justice is preferred.
2. Thorough knowledge of relational databases with the ability to work with and communicate technical information simply to other users
3. Specialized knowledge and experience with analyzing major datasets / databases, working with SQL / Java / Python or other statistical coding languages, and working with complex financial datasets (as well as unstructured data).
4. Applicants should have thorough knowledge of Excel and Access, as well as data visualization tools (e.g., PowerBI, GIS).
5.Working knowledge with SAP Crystal Reports preferred.
6. Analytically skilled to initiate development of clear and concise specifications, documentation, and procedures.
7. Ability to coordinate, solve, and complete multiple projects in a deadline-oriented work environment.
8. Ability to work independently or as a member of a team to complete projects by required deadlines.
9. Ability to apply and communicate technical knowledge and principles in designing major software or other systems and conduct user interviews.
10. Ability to interpret and convert business problems to computer language.
11. Ability to communicate technical information and conduct user interviews.
12. Skilled in coordinating efforts of a large project.
Disclaimer
This position is subject to a background check for any convictions that have a substantial relationship to potential job duties. Only convictions that are substantially related to potential job duties will be considered and will not automatically disqualify the candidate.
