Senior Data Analyst

Role:
Data Analyst
Client:
State of LA

Location:

Remote
Duration:
Longterm

• Support grant management activities with USDA, eScholar and FNS;
• Produce data catalogues and reports for USDA;
• Provide technical assistance to FNS division and school systems with Community Eligibility Program (CEP) data collection.

• Must have current experience working with the State’s Department of Education Food and Nutrition Services program within the last six (6) months as well as the U.S. Department of Agriculture federal programs;
• Master’s Degree in Health Information Technology;
• Experience in data analysis using SQL, MySQL and Postgre
  
  SQL queries;
• Proficiency with SAS and R programming for analyzing data sets for trends, patterns and anomalies;
• Experience translating business requirements into functional and technical designs;
• Ability to create complex SQL queries;
• Ability to develop interactive dashboards or visualizations;
• Experience with MS Power BI and/or Tableau;
• Experience with GIT, Git Hub and JIRA;
• Must be able to follow Agile development methodologies;
• Provide effective communications and work well with multiple teams and users at various technical levels (novice to advanced).

• Ability to understand complex business problems;
• Understanding of data conversion challenges and troubleshoot issues;
• Understanding of quality control processes to ensure adherence to State and Federal regulations;
• Understanding of database platforms and database design.