Data Analyst

JOB TITLE: Business Analyst/Sr Data Analyst (755005)
DURATION: 6 Months
LOCATION: 1401 E Broad St, Richmond, VA
AGENCY: Department of Transportation(VDOT)
INTERVIEW: Both Phone and In Person
3 days a week on site.
LOCAL RICHMOND, VA candidates only.
ABOUT:
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• Local Richmond, VA candidates ONLY required due to onsite requirement
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• This position requires onsite 3 days a week with 2 remote
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• Contractor will be responsible for purchasing parking through VDOT’s Parking Management Office or procuring their own parking
Responsibilities: Work with the Project team members and business stakeholders to understand business processes and pain points Develop expertise in source system datasets and data lifecycle

Profile source data which may contain a spatial component; review source data and compare content and structure to dataset requirements; identify conflicts and determine recommendations for resolution
Conduct entity resolution to identify matching and merging and semantic conflicts
Elicit, record, and manage metadata
Diagram current processes and proposed modifications using process flows, context diagrams and data flow diagrams Discover and document requirements and user stories with a focus on improving both business and technical processing Decompose requirements into Epics and Features and create clear and concise user stories that are easy to understand and implement by technical staff
Utilize progressive elaboration; map stories to data models and architectures to be used by internal staff to facilitate master data management
Identify and group related user stories into themes, document dependencies and associated business processes Assist Product Owner in maintaining the product backlog
Create conceptual prototypes and mock-ups
Collaborate with staff, vendors, consultants, and contractors as they are engaged on tasks to formulate, detail and test potential and implemented solutions
Perform Quality Analyst functions such as defining test objectives, test plans and test cases, and executing test cases Coordinate and Facilitate User Acceptance Testing with Business and ensure Project Managers/Scrum Masters are informed of the progress

QualificationsRequired:The candidate must have a minimum of 10 years of experience delivering business data analysis artifacts
5+ years of experience as an Agile Business Analyst; strong understanding of Scrum concepts and methodology
Experience organizing and maintaining Product and Sprint backlogs
Experience translating client and product strategy requirements into dataset requirements and user stories
Proficient with defining acceptance criteria and managing acceptance process
·Exceptional experience writing complex sql queries for Sql Server and Oracle
·Experience with Azure Databricks
·Experience with ESRI ArcGIS
Experience with enterprise data management
Expertise with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server)
Experience with reporting systems – operational data stores, data warehouses, data lakes, data marts
·The candidate must have exceptional written and oral communications skills and have the proven ability to work well with a diverse set of peers and customers
Preferred:
Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) and/or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Certification Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)
Disclaimer: i-Link Solutions Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We especially invite women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply. EEO/AA/M/F/Vet/Disability
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $60.00 - $70.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Schedule:

8 hour shift
Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

Are you local to Virginia?

Experience:

SQL: 10 years (Required)

License/Certification:

CBAP (Preferred)
CSPO (Preferred)

Location:

Richmond, VA 23173 (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

Richmond, VA 23173 (Required)

Work Location: In person