Summary: Data Analyst will obtain data through advanced computerized models; extrapolating data patterns through advanced algorithms; developing simple graphs and charts to explain how the mathematical information will influence the specific project or business; and presenting to managers how to best alter their business models to generate profitable future trends while maintaining compliance with clients’ missions and objectives, including reading and analyzing related federal regulations. Data Analysts support the team during migration and conversion efforts to bring clients into the new process or software. The Data Analyst will be involved in all aspects of the team’s delivery services.

Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a business or technical discipline

Required Years of Experience: 5 years or 8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education

Responsibilities:

• Use data to understand business patterns and trends
• Analyze internal and external data through quantitative research
• Communicate findings to the company through standard and ad hoc reports
• Document Process flows
• Elicit, define or refine, and trace requirements of business and technical nature
• Provide testing or testing support of software and business process compliance to requirements and design software or architectures
• Promote best practices in business analysis and reporting
• Collaborate with technical and cross-functional teams

Minimum Qualifications:

• Previous experience in business intelligence, analysis, or other related fields
• Experience working with VA Vista Package (required)
• Knowledge of software requirements and testing tools
• Knowledge of business process engineering, requirement engineering, and testing practices.
• Possess the ability to create/analyze requirements accountability records.
• Ability to verify that software and its documentation is compliant with applicable requirements functionally.
• The candidate must be able to work in a team environment and be proficient in MS Office applications, including Word and Excel.
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize and multitask

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of statistical, business process modeling, and business reporting tools
• Microsoft SharePoint
• ISO/CMMI experience
• Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle Process, especially Agile Development (SCRUM and/or Kanban)
• Rational, Atlassian JIRA experience
• VHA Systems such as
  • Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW)
  • VHA Support Service Center (VSSC)
  • VHA Reports and Measurement Portal (RAMP)
  • Primary Care Management Module (PCMM)
  • The National Patient Care Database (NPCD)

ThunderYard Solutions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our community, and our customers. All applicants will be considered for employment without discrimination of race, color, religion, or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status, protected veteran status, family medical history or genetic information.

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