[Remote] Data Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Planned Systems International (PSI) is a Government Contractor seeking a Metrics Reporting Specialist for their metrics department. This mid-level role involves developing and maintaining Power BI reports, ensuring data accuracy, and collaborating with various teams to support reporting outputs.

Responsibilities

• Analyze current and potential disparate data sources
• Build, update, and maintain Power BI reports and dashboards
• Maintain Measures and Metrics reports to assure the continued accuracy and performance
• Validate data accuracy and participate in routine data quality checks
• Gather user requirements and determine sources of data
• Work with the Measures and Metrics team to create and further define projects and tasks from verbal customer cues and requests
• Assist with the extraction of metrics requirements and assignments for proposed or impending initiatives
• Support all phases of solution deployment activities in Power BI or other accepted reporting/data visualization tools (i.e Power BI Desktop, Power BI Workspaces, Power BI Apps, Power BI Service security and user navigation)
• Assist with documenting processes, data flows, automations, and reporting procedures
• Contribute to meeting notes, agendas, and metrics documentation as needed
• Collaborate with the Measures & Metrics team on metric definitions, reporting updates, and automation opportunities
• Contribute to or write portions of Measures and Metrics documentation
• Support quality and process improvement methodologies to develop and continuously update team and program processes, documentation and artifact templates
• Streamline Power BI M queries where possible
• Work with SQL DBAs to create and refine data sources for Power BI reporting
• Monitor and troubleshoot Power BI data refreshes and refresh issues
• Escalate Power BI refresh issues to the Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW) team
• Document Power BI permissions, workspaces, and report deployment steps
• Gather, prepare, and deliver weekly and ad hoc Power BI based reports via PowerPoint and Excel
• Provide general administrative and reporting support to the Measures and Metrics team
• Possible work in assisting with the design, creation and maintenance SharePoint sites, pages, lists, and libraries

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Engineering, or related technical field
• Equivalent experience or industry certifications may substitute for formal education
• 3–5 years of experience supporting reporting, analytics, or business operations
• Tableau or Microsoft Power BI development experience (visuals, datasets, filters, publishing, workspace familiarity, DAX, and M Query)
• Experience working with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for data presentation
• United States government related work (e.g., Department of Defense, VA)
• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Visio 2013 or higher
• SharePoint Online
• Remote Desktop Connection
• Communication tools (Teams, SharePoint)
• VBA, Microsoft Power Automate
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to support multiple tasks, projects, and deadlines simultaneously and handle changing priorities
• Capable of prioritizing tasks
• Comfortable collaborating with senior technical staff and learning from mentorship
• Detail-oriented and capable of documenting technical processes clearly
• Strong communication skills, including explaining technical issues to non-technical users
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of assigned responsibilities
• Excellent customer service skills (This position works closely with the Customer)
• Customer-service-oriented approach with internal stakeholders
• Self-driven and goal oriented with focus of providing the best possible work product and improving efficiency
• Ability to work well with and communicate effectively with all levels of an organization
• Experience automating tasks using VBA, Microsoft Power Automate, or other scripting languages is a plus
• Understanding of data quality principles and dashboard design concepts
• Experience with Power BI: datasets, measures, and report development
• Experience with SQL: tables, indexes, relationships, complex queries, stored procedures, jobs, job schedules
• Experience with data modeling, ETLs, and SSIS
• Experience with SharePoint, Teams, or workflow/documentation management tools
• Prior exposure to government, VA, or DoD environments is beneficial
• Current Moderate Background Investigation (MBI) and VA network access a plus

Benefits

• Paid leave
• Employer sponsored group medical
• Employer sponsored group dental
• Employer sponsored group vision
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• AD&D coverage
• Legal services
• Identity theft
• Accident insurance
• Flexible spending account and health saving account options offer pre-tax savings for qualified medical, dental, and vision expenses
• Company sponsored 401(k) retirement plan
• Employer contribution match that is immediately vested
• Professional courses
• Certifications
• Tuition reimbursement programs
• Flexible spending account options offer pre-tax savings for qualified medical, dental, and vision expenses

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