Data Analyst
Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia, 23116, USA
Listed on 2026-10-10
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IT/Tech
Data Analyst, Data Engineering
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Data Analyst
Location:
Mechanicsville, VA, (Hybrid)-Onsite 2–3 days per week Position Type:
Contract Interview Mode:
Web Cam
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze and interpret IT financial data across Azure and VITA environments, including consumption, billing, and chargeback models.
- Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports to visualize cost trends, server migration impacts, and workload optimization opportunities.
- Perform variance analysis on monthly and annual IT spend, identifying anomalies and opportunities for savings.
- Manually maintain and enhance datasets from Apptio, Azure Portal, and SharePoint sources to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Document processes and procedures for financial reporting and analysis
- Collaborate with the technical cloud team, I&O team and finance stakeholders to align cost models with operational realities.
- Support Azure migration planning by modeling server cost scenarios and forecasting reserve capacity needs.
- Contribute to Fin Ops strategy development by providing insights on cost drivers and utilization patterns.
Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field.
- Advanced level of proficiency in Power BI, including Power Query and DAX, Excel (advanced), and data visualization best practices.
- Some data modeling and data manipulation skills to maintain data sets from multiple, heterogenous sources
- High familiarity with Azure cost management, Apptio, and cloud billing structures.
- Understanding of server migration strategies and workload cost modeling.
- Ability to translate technical data into insights for technical teams and managers
- Fin Ops certification or training.
- Experience with Azure Reserved Instances and Just-In-Time (JIT) capacity planning.
- Knowledge of enterprise architecture and strategic IT planning frameworks.
Skill |
Required /Desired |
Amount |
Actual Years of Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field. | Required | 4 |
Advanced level of proficiency in Power BI, including Power Query and DAX, Excel (advanced), and data visualization best practices. | Required | 6 |
Some data modeling and data manipulation skills to maintain data sets from multiple, heterogenous sources | Required | 5 |
High familiarity with Azure cost management, Apptio, and cloud billing structures. | Required | 5 |
Understanding of server migration strategies and workload cost modeling. | Required | 5 |
Ability to translate technical data into insights for technical teams and managers | Required | 5 |
Ability to work independently and apply critical thinking to analyze complex financial data and develop actionable recommendations. | Required | 4 |
Proficiency in Power BI, including independently updating data, performing queries, and managing and analyzing datasets with little to no assistance. | Required | 6 |
Ability to translate complex data into clear, accurate, and actionable information for leadership and decision-making. | Required | 4 |
Flexible work from home options available.
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