
Senior Business Intelligence Specialist
- Olympia, WA
- $93,804-123,084 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Perform data analysis on large volumes of data using data stories, data patterns, or other data engineering tools to ensure data reported represents expected business practices.
- Perform analysis of documented business requirements to validate the scope.
- Provide insights for the development efforts pertaining to various business requirements.
- Liaise with technical and business groups, communicating effectively between the two entities.
- Analyze documentation and technical specifications of any new application or data source under development or consideration to determine its intended functionality.
- Create and maintain detailed test plans, test conditions, test criteria, test cases, test scripts, test cycles, test data, and issues logs.
- Peer review and provide feedback for other team members' work products.
- Provide and/or participate in solution design.
- Perform software administration of SAP Business Objects and/or other dashboarding tools.
- Perform user security configuration in SAP Business Objects and/or other dashboarding tools.
- Unit test code using manual and automated test processes.
- Regression tests the application and reporting solutions when defects have been corrected and resubmitted.
- Develop in-depth understanding of underlying data, data model, and court business domains to ensure reports meet expectations.
- Ability to model data using tools like Business Object Information Design Tool or Tableau Prep.
- Gathers report requirements and analyzes, develops and maintains operational, statistical, and management reports for a variety of stakeholders.
- Addresses problem tickets to resolve issues within mission critical systems as assigned.
- Work collaboratively to enhance or improve business processes via integration, or as necessary, minimize the impact of integration on those processes.
- Development and testing of reports using Tableau Prep, Business Intelligence tools, Extract, Transform, and Load solutions, and/or SQL queries.
- Evaluate results of integration efforts, then report and make recommendations based on findings.
- Coordinate and perform in-depth tests, including end-user reviews, for modified and new systems.
- Communicate data problems and issues to key stakeholders, including both technical and business end users.
- Eight (8) years of experience in a complex information technology environment.
- SQL Programming Language knowledge and ability to generate queries and reports.
- Technical and business requirements analysis.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment.
- Hands-on troubleshooting skill.
- Ability to create automated test scripts.
- Knowledge of SQL 2012 or higher, including programmable objects such as stored procedures.
- Knowledge of SAP Business Objects or other ad hoc reporting tools and/or knowledge of dashboarding tools such as Tableau and Power BI.
- Practical application knowledge with the reporting tools to demonstrate appropriate development, testing, and maintenance of business and data layer objects, queries and reports of high complexity.
- Interpreting complex instructional manuals, guidelines, and procedures.
- Skills in analytical thinking, problem solving, troubleshooting, resolving conflicts and bringing others to consensus.
- Specialized knowledge in software development methodologies, design, and implementation.
- Proven analytical and quantitative skills and an ability to use metrics to back up assumptions, develop business cases, and complete root cause analysis.
- Familiarity with data analysis, verification of data, and data science principals.
- Proficient in utilizing Microsoft 365 products, including Teams, Outlook, Word, OneNote, PowerPoint, and others, with expertise appropriate to the responsibilities of the role.
- Familiarity with Windows Active Directory set up for users.
- Strong customer service orientation and focus.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- Good written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to conduct research into data, software, and reporting solutions as required by the business.
- Ability to present ideas in a business-friendly and user-friendly language.
- Highly self-motivated and directed.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Team-oriented and skilled in working within a collaborative environment.
- The workweek may fluctuate depending on workload or agency needs.
- Overnight travel may be required based on business needs.
- This position is not overtime eligible.