Business Analyst 2

Communicate technical information (supported systems data, reporting and analysis results, etc.) verbally and in writing to a wide variety of technical and business experts, as well as non-technical users, in both individual and group settings. This assignment will support the corporate Transmission Field Services, Business Controls and Information team and specifically, the Asset Data Management (ADM) team.

Job Title: Business Analyst 2
Job Number: 12074
Location: Hybrid - Vancouver, WA – 2 – 3 days onsite per week
Travel: Up to 5% to attend meetings/trainings
OT: 5% anticipated
Length: 1+ yrs, up to 5 years
MUST be US Citizen to be eligible to apply for Federal Background Check
Real ID or Passport REQUIRED for in-person interviews and onboarding
 
OVERVIEW
This assignment will support the corporate Transmission Field Services, Business Controls and Information team and specifically, the Asset Data Management (ADM) team. ADM is responsible for providing an accessible, reliable and comprehensive asset data register. The Business Analyst in this assignment will support new reports development for ADM stakeholders, along with quality assurance data analysis. This assignment will assist in achieving the team’s goals of providing accurate and complete data to enable improvements of asset management capabilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the planning and development of a large and complex reporting environment.  Provide recommendations for enhancements and support any implementations of this reporting environment; providing on-going training, guidance and technical management of the environment.
• Collaborate with the Transmission Asset Data Management (ADM) team, its customers and stakeholders to design, develop, recommend and coordinate reporting solutions.
• Communicate, coordinate and collaborate with business teams to translate ambiguous business problems into actionable requirements and to develop customer-focused analytics. 
• Analyze data from multiple data sources to confirm data integrity, analyze root causes, uncover new patterns and answer key questions.
• Identify quality assurance/quality control issues and identify failure or maintenance trends.  Present compiled information to ADM team for awareness and analysis.
• Gather and document reporting requirements and work with IT counterparts to develop reporting solutions.
• Perform routine testing to validate reporting upgrades and verify enhancements meet requirements and do not negatively impact the business.
• Keep abreast of Business Intelligence best practices, and identify and utilize them in reports, metrics and dashboard solutions.
• Provide basic end user instruction and support for utilizing reporting and analytics solutions.
• Collect, organize, and validate data and model results to establish data reporting completeness, accuracy and quality.
• Communicate technical information (supported systems data, reporting and analysis results, etc.) verbally and in writing to a wide variety of technical and business experts, as well as non-technical users, in both individual and group settings.

REQUIREMENTS
Education & Corresponding Experience 

• A degree in Information or Computer Technology, Information Technology, Business Management or a closely-related field is preferred.
  • With an applicable Bachelor’s degree, 5 years of experience is required.
  • With an applicable Associate’s degree, 7 years of experience is required.
  • Without an applicable degree, 9 years of experience is required.
• Experience should be consistent with the specific requirements of business analysis and progressively more technical in nature.

Required Technical Skills & Experience  

• Demonstrated experience with report, information and database designs

Preferred Skills & Experience  

• Experience and knowledge in the following:
  • Web design, content layout
  • HTML background
  • SharePoint design
  • SQL Serving Reporting Services
  • Hyperion
  • Business Intelligence concepts

Additional Requirements  

• Valid U.S. Driver’s License is required.

 
Pre-Employment Requirement
All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment screening that may include drug testing, background/criminal check, and if applicable, must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
 
APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
 
About APR Staffing
APR Staffing was born from the merger of two well-respected technical staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions and Data Resource Group. Both companies have been recent award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest-growing and most-respected professional and technical staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
 
Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative professionals. We provide only high-caliber, professional-grade resources throughout the Pacific Northwest.