IT Data Analyst

IT Data Analyst — City of Steamboat Springs

Pay Range: $73,585 – $106,698

Bring data to life in the heart of the Yampa Valley.

Join a highly engaged workforce that proudly serves our community with excellence and distinction. As the City’s IT Data Analyst
, you’ll turn complex information into clear insights that shape city services—impacting everything from public safety and mobility to parks & recreation and the Yampa Valley’s sustainability.

• Serve with purpose: Your work informs decisions that touch residents, visitors, and local businesses every single day.
• Belonging matters: We’re committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion—celebrating the collective sum of experiences that make our city and valley vibrant.
• Well‑being first: We support mental, physical, and financial health—with a team that strives to make this the best place you’ve ever worked.

• Collaborate with city departments to understand priorities, improve data literacy, and turn requirements into clear specs.
• Train staff to navigate and update dashboards, making data accessible for all.

• Cleanse, analyze, and interpret data to guide operational and strategic decisions.
• Design secure, reliable pipelines and integrations (APIs, ETL, SFTP) that automate data flow and elevate quality.
• Streamline workflows, consolidate reporting platforms, and migrate/archival of historical datasets to modern systems.

• Craft intuitive dashboards and reports (Power BI, SSRS) that surface actionable insights.
• Respond to ad hoc requests with timely, accurate analysis.
• Develop advanced, custom reporting in Workday to support financial and human capital analytics.
• Serve as the technical owner for our strategy management solution—building metrics for internal teams and public‑facing transparency dashboards.

• Maintain an inventory of data assets (sources, owners, refresh cadences, reporting tools).
• Standardize definitions, naming conventions, and business rules; strengthen classification, retention, and risk practices.
• Contribute to policies and standards that ensure reliable, secure, and compliant reporting.

• Uphold our City values:
  Service, Teamwork, Integrity, well‑being, Respect, Compassion
  —and prioritize safety at all times.
• Love translating complex analysis into clear, actionable insights for diverse audiences.
• Are organized, resourceful, and calm under multiple requests and deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Bring advanced proficiency with SQL Server and relational databases; expertise in Power BI and SSRS
  .
• Have experience with ETL tools (SSIS, Power Query) and scripting (
  Power Shell, Python, R).
• Understand data governance, quality assurance, and accessible dashboard design.

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field —or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in data analytics/business intelligence/reporting within multi‑system, multi‑department environments (public‑sector experience preferred).
• Experience with system integrations, data conversion/migration, and advanced, custom reporting in enterprise systems;
  Workday experience preferred.

• You may occasionally support after‑hours data refreshes, upgrades, outages, and emergency response.
• The role includes some hands‑on work in office environments (e.g., under‑desk hardware access).

The City of Steamboat Springs is an equal opportunity employer