Business Data Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop, maintain, and improve domain-specific data products and data models utilizing dbt and Snowflake.

• Collaborate with the Data Domains team to identify and integrate enterprise data for essential business products.

• Convert business requirements into scalable, reusable technical solutions.

• Design and execute solutions for complex ad hoc data requests.

• Conduct data validation, reconciliation, root cause analysis, and quality assurance.

• Examine data quality and production issues and implement sustainable solutions in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

• Design and sustain configuration-driven solutions for intricate business rules.

• Ensure data models are traceable, well-documented, tested, and ready for audits.

• Analyze the interactions among data, business rules, configurations, and downstream reporting.

• Become the technical subject matter expert for designated business domains.

• Work with Business Analysts to transform functional requirements into technical solutions.

• Collaborate with Data Engineering, DevOps, Data Governance, Analytics, and other teams on quality, security, performance, and governance.

• Assess data products and technical designs for scalability, performance, maintainability, usability, and enhancements in quality.

• Create and maintain technical documentation, business rules, configuration documentation, validation procedures, and data definitions.

• Handle confidential and sensitive data in accordance with organizational policies and regulatory requirements.

• No formal supervisory responsibilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Five (5) to Seven (7) years of relevant professional experience in data analysis.

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.

• Proven experience in communicating with diverse stakeholders, including teachers and school leaders.

• Self-motivated to address emergent issues using the best available tools while working collaboratively with team members and data analysts.

• Proficient in MS365.

• Experience in data analysis, modeling, design, and documentation.

• Background in developing reports and/or dashboards using MS Access, MS Power BI, or Excel.

• Familiarity with programming standards and techniques, preferably with experience in writing SQL.

• Capability to effectively communicate technology concepts to both technically proficient and non-technically proficient individuals.

• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.

• Excellent organizational and time management abilities.

• Willingness to travel 10% of the time.

• Ability to pass a required background check.

• Bachelor's degree in mathematics, computer science, technology, or education leadership (preferred).

• Experience working in education with academic data sets (preferred).

• Knowledge of developing dashboards in business intelligence tools like PowerBI (preferred).

• Experience with scripting in Python for ETL processes (preferred).

• Familiarity with Snowflake, DBT, Streamsets, and/or Alation (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligible employees may receive a bonus.

• Health benefits.

• Retirement contributions.

• Paid time off.

• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.