CRA Data Analyst (contract)

Title: CRA Data Analyst

Location:

Charlotte, NC

Alternative Locations:

Chandler, AZ

Des Moines, IA

Minneapolis, MN

St Louis MO

Duration: 12 months

Work Engagement: W2

Benefits on offer for this contract position: Health Insurance, Life insurance, 401K and Voluntary Benefits

Summary:

Lead cross functional teams to strategize, plan, and execute a variety of programs, services and initiatives. Drive accountability for assigned initiatives, limit risk exposure, and create efficiencies as appropriate. Review strategic approaches and effectiveness of support function and business performance. Perform assessments through fact finding and data requiring creative approaches to solving complex issues, and develop appropriate solutions or recommendations. Make decisions in highly complex and multifaceted situations requiring solid understanding of business group's functional area or products, facilitate decision making and issue resolution, and support implementation of developed solutions and plans. Collaborate and consult with members of the Business Execution team and team leaders to drive strategic initiatives. Influence, guide and lead less experienced Strategy and Execution staff within the group.

Responsibilities:

• Lead support functions or operations for multiple business groups and contribute to large scale strategic initiatives
• Ensure efficiency, quality, cost effectiveness of solutions, and pipeline management relating to assigned operations
• Research moderately complex business, operational, and strategic initiatives that require analytical skills, basic knowledge of organizational strategy and Business Execution, and understanding of international business
• Work independently to make recommendations for support function by providing support and leadership
• Assist in the planning and execution of a variety of programs and initiatives that may include risk mitigation, efficiency, and customer experience
• Collaborate and consult with team leaders in developing project plans, policies and procedures
• Provide leadership in management of relationships and implementation of programs, services, and initiatives with cross functional business partners
• Conduct Data Mapping.
• Run queries within SQL.
• Documentation of Data Mapping and Data Transportation.
• Consultant with stakeholders on Quality Control measures.
• Assist with communications and trainings regarding data.

Qualifications:

• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
• Strong Data Mapping experience.
• Prior experience writing queries within SQL.
• Prior testing experience and working knowledge of test management tools like ALM.
• Ability to create UAT test plans, test scenarios, and test scripts.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects and recommend prioritization to the business partners and IT team.
• Familiarity with software development life cycle (SDLC) and testing methodologies
• Working knowledge of testing lifecycle (unit, functional, SIT, E2E, UAT, regression).
• Experience working in fast paced agile projects.
• Ability to manage test related activities in JIRA.