Data Analyst

Responsibilities:

  • Work with business partners to define needs, including when requirements are vague or still taking shape
  • Translate business needs into clear requirements and tasks for data engineering and BI developers
  • Review existing reports, spreadsheets, and ERP-driven processes to document current-state logic
  • Analyze and validate data hands-on to confirm assumptions and guide how data is modeled in the platform
  • Define solution scope and hand off well-documented requirements to the build team
  • Monitor data quality and catch issues before they reach business users
  • Troubleshoot data problems and partner with data engineering on upstream root causes
  • Support business teams through build, testing, and rollout to drive full adoption
  • Build strong working relationships with business users, IT groups, and the enterprise data team

Experience:

  • 5+ years of experience in data analysis or data engineering roles
  • SQL: Strong querying and data manipulation skills for analysis, validation, and modeling decisions
  • Requirements: Proven ability to gather requirements and reverse-engineer existing reports and systems
  • Data Modeling: Dimensional modeling and star schema design
  • Power BI: Semantic models and report development for prototyping and validation
  • Platforms: Microsoft Fabric or a comparable modern data platform
  • AI Tools: Practical use of AI assistants (such as Claude or GitHub Copilot) for SQL, data profiling, and documentation, with full ownership of accuracy
  • Strong communicator who builds trust with technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Self-directed and curious, comfortable creating clarity in ambiguous situations
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
Experience: Mid-Level
Job Type: Contract
Job Location: Metro Detroit Hybrid

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