Data Analyst

Allied Consultants, Inc is a proudly Austin based firm with over 33 years of experience delivering top-tier technical and business professionals within Texas State Agencies. We are currently seeking an experience Data Analyst to play a key role within a high-impact technical services team. • • Location of job: Onsite. Candidates must be local to Austin, TX, within a 50 mile radius. • • Responsibilities The client seeks highly qualified candidates to fill the Data Analyst position within the client's Environmental Epidemiology and Disease Registries Section. This position will perform senior level consultative services and technical assistance work in the area of client's analysis for program related activities. Work involves analyzing client's priority initiatives and special projects utilizing business analysis best practices in coordination with agency business and technical units. Duties include: assessing, analyzing, researching, documenting data requirements, assuring the use of data best practices and standards, assisting in the coordination and optimization of client's operations and program functions and providing recommendations. Data reporting analysts transform data into information that can be utilized to make business decisions and actions. Their work involves acquiring data from other sources, creating reports on a regular basis, correcting any code issues, and ensuring that databases remain error-free and organized. This position is responsible for assisting with the analysis across numerous related initiatives and leading special projects as assigned by agency leadership. These responsibilities include: developing data analysis tools; defining data requirements; providing recommendations to project leadership. This position will also work with staff to initiate, facilitate or participate in projects to maximize the success of multiple and diverse projects. Works under limited direction with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Qualifications Minimum Requirements: 8 years of: • Ability to research, gather, assemble, correlate and analyze facts; to devise solutions to problems; and to prepare concise reports and/or to analyze and solve complex and difficult problems and prioritize information and issues. • Required Ability to transform data into information that can be utilized to make business decisions and develop and present reports identifying gaps in technology and operational effectiveness to executive stakeholders. • Develops or contributes in the development of as-is / to-be data models to identify opportunities for greater operational efficiencies. • Skilled in effectively mapping data and identifying improvements. Establishes benchmarks and develops framework for operational trend analysis and performance measurement • Required Experience with the analysis of data policies and procedures to determine their effect on automated systems and system functional areas. • Acquires data from various sources, creates reports on a regular basis, and performs deep analysis of underlying trends and correlations. Develops metadata, tables and user interfaces to define clear reports for business users • Required Uses creativity and specialty reporting tools to define and develop data reports, dashboards, and data visualizations. Preferred: 5 years of: • Uses creativity and specialty reporting tools to define and develop data reports, dashboards, and data visualizations. • Experience developing strategic and project SDLC materials, including gap analysis, recommendations, roadmaps, requirements, design documents, system and data flow diagrams, test cases, and use cases. 1 year of: • State or Federal Public Sector experience Overview At Allied Consultants, we value our consultants and are committed to providing an exceptional experience including: • Highly competitive pay rates • Local support staff for responsive, personal service • Comprehensive benefits package, including: • Medical insurance (with employer cost sharing) • Life insurance • A 401(K) plan with company match • Flexible spending through a cafeteria plan Candidates selected for interviews will be subject to a criminal background check and may be required to pass a drug screening, in compliance with federal and state regulations. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of these checks. Allied Consultants is a proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.