Senior Data Analyst

Gentis Solutions is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to join our team. This contract-to-hire position is with one of our Fortune 50 clients interested in full-time consultants. The ideal candidates will have the required skills listed below and will be eligible and open to being hired by our client at the end of the project's duration. This position works alongside an existing team and leverages enterprise-level technologies and processes. If you would like to work at a company that has been recognized for its diversity and inclusion, its work to drive positive social change, and as an environmental leader, make sure you apply below.

Requirements

• Ability to interact well in a team environment
• Well-versed with the concepts and application of entity definition, idempotency, normalization/de-normalization of relational models, naming convention, data types, dimensional modeling and modeling for key-value-based databases.
• Demonstrates solid understanding of architectural components and system design principles for effective contribution to all design discussions
• Various backgrounds in data acquisition, modeling and manipulation

Desirable Skills

• Proficient in using and designing with ERwin Data Modeler for SQL Server, Cassandra, Kafka, MS Azure Databases and Data Stores, or other similar technologies

Typical Duties

• Articulate and/or translate business problem statements to data requirements to proactively work on design and analysis prior to system design for timely delivery
• Create and maintain reports and automation of data quality under purview
• Understand and review existing data models and patterns to identify improvements, recommend improvements in functionality, performance, etc.
• Ideate and develop multiple options for any given problem and present with sound logic and reasoning
• Learn and work in a fast-changing technology landscape to design retail systems of the future
• Become familiar with Kroger store and supply chain systems and sources of truth for various master data
• Recommend and present analysis on data as required
• Coordinate and align all other technology teams to ensure operational delivery processes are governed and monitored to expedite issue remediation
• Standardize and solidify Kroger's data processes and quality
• Assist in developing business reporting
• Increase data availability, standardization and automation processes
• Problem solve and investigate issues
• Participate in all phases of system testing Work successfully in an Agile Project across multiple feature and component teams
• Complete estimates and work plans in Program Increments (PI) Meetings as appropriate for design, development, implementation and rollout tasks