Data Systems Analyst

Job Description

SUMMARY: The Data Systems Analyst is responsible for coordinating with business platform stakeholders to document clear and actionable requirements for data solutions. This role is the key link between business needs and the technical data designs to meet these needs. A good Data Systems Analyst is skilled at listening deeply to understand core needs and business processes and translate them into the language of data, including data elements and data quality rules.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:   Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Collaborate closely with core business owners of systems and business functions to capture data-related requirements and processes;
• Maintain clear and actionable business use-cases and the data requirements to meet these use-cases including data schema and field-level definitions and rules;
• Support technical designers of data solutions (Data Architects, Data Engineers, etc.) in understanding and clarifying the nuances of data requirements from business stakeholders;
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure test cases (unit tests, integration tests, end-to-end tests) demonstrate business use-case requirements are met;
• Support business stakeholders through user acceptance testing to validate data solutions;

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:   

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or a related field, or equivalent training
• Three (3) years of relevant professional experience in data analysis, business intelligence, process engineering, data modeling, and/or data management OR equivalent combination of education and experience
• Demonstrated ability to translate unstructured requests into structured, detailed, and actionable requirement documentation
• Demonstrated success in working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders across both business and technical backgrounds
• Proficiency in querying, exploring, and managing data using SQL
• Familiarity with various data storage types (e.g. relational, graph, object storage, data warehouses), ETL pipelines, data modeling, and data transformations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and SharePoint)
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• Ability to clear required background check

Certificates and Licenses: None required.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or a related field, or equivalent training
• Experience in K12 education as a teacher or researcher or data personnel
• Demonstrated experience with agile development and/or the software development lifecycle to build end-to-end products to drive business outcomes

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position is virtual and open to residents of the 50 states, D.C.

Compensation & Benefits: Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level.  Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position’s level and expected contribution, and the employee’s benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.

We anticipate the salary range to be $78,336.00 to $191,490.00. Eligible employees may receive a bonus.  This salary is not guaranteed, as an individual’s compensation can vary based on several factors.  These factors include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off. 

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.  All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.  It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer. 

Job Type

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.  It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

Stride, Inc. is a Federal Contractor, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)