Data Analyst

Skywalk Global is seeking a Data Analyst to support cost optimization and strategic planning across Azure cloud services and on-premises workloads. This onsite role in Richmond, VA focuses on turning IT financial data into clear reporting, forecasts, and insights that help teams align spending with operational realities.

• Analyze and interpret IT financial data across Azure and VITA environments, covering consumption, billing, and chargeback models.
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports to track cost trends, illustrate server migration impacts, and identify workload optimization opportunities.
• Conduct variance analysis for monthly and annual IT spend, flagging anomalies and pointing to potential savings.
• Manually maintain and enhance datasets sourced from Apptio
  , Azure Portal
  , and Share Point to keep data accurate and complete.
• Document processes and procedures used for financial reporting and analysis.
• Collaborate with the technical cloud team, I&O team, and finance stakeholders to ensure cost models reflect real operational conditions.
• Support Azure migration planning by modeling server cost scenarios and forecasting reserve capacity needs.
• Contribute to Fin Ops strategy by providing insights on cost drivers and utilization patterns.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field (Required 4 Years
  ).
• Advanced Power BI proficiency, including Power Query and DAX
  , plus advanced Excel and data visualization best practices (Required 6 Years
  ).
• Some experience with data modeling and data manipulation to maintain datasets from multiple heterogeneous sources (Required 5 Years
  ).
• High familiarity with Azure cost management
  , Apptio
  , and cloud billing structures (Required 5 Years
  ).
• Understanding of server migration strategies and workload cost modeling (Required 5 Years
  ).
• Ability to translate technical data into insights for technical teams and managers (Required 5 Years
  ).
• 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.
• Ability to work independently, apply critical thinking to analyze complex financial data, and deliver actionable recommendations (Required 4 Years
  ).
• Ability to independently update data, run queries, and manage and analyze datasets with little to no assistance (Required 6 Years
  ).
• Ability to translate complex data into clear, accurate, and actionable information for leadership and decision-making (Required 4 Years
  ).

Power BI
, Power Query
, DAX
, Excel
, Azure
, Apptio
, Azure Portal
, Share Point ,
Azure Reserved Instances
, Just-In-Time (JIT)