Job Description

We are looking for a Data Analyst for a 3-month contract position, with possible extensions in Edmonton, Alberta. Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.This is a REMOTE role, with potential travel requirements within Alberta and mandatory meetings in Edmonton with reasonable notice. The schedule is 7.25 hours per day, 36.25 hours a week.Role Description
The ideal candidate for the Data Analyst position will have a strong foundation in data engineering practices, combined with the analytical skills necessary to derive actionable insights from data. This role involves designing, implementing and maintaining robust data pipelines and architectures, as well as performing details data analysis to support business decisions.Role Responsibilities
Data Engineering:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines to ingest, transform, and store large volumes of data both on-premises (SSIS etc.) and in the cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP)?
• Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and availability for analytical and operational use
• Collaborate with software engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements and implement solutions
• Optimize and improve existing data workflows and ETL processes
• Implement data governance and security best practices
• Manage data storage solutions, such as data lakes and data warehouses
• Manipulate, process and extract value from large, disconnected datasets
• Deploy data solutions in the cloud and with database tools (SQL, NoSQL)

Data Analytics:

• Perform exploratory data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and insights
• Develop and maintain reports, dashboards, and visualizations using BI tools (e.g., Power BI, SaaS VA)
• Conduct statistical analysis and modeling to support business strategies
• Communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner
• Use SQL and other query languages to extract and manipulate data from various sources
• Create plans and strategies to integrate data models and improve service delivery
• Develop and share service metrics and performance dashboards
• Facilitate the frequent delivery of services and deliverables to ensure the successful creation of the target state while mentoring Agile Teams to grow their analytics fluency
• Support corporate priorities with data-driven evidence using analytics, visualizations, and data modeling

Required Skills and Experience

• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field
• A minimum of 4 years of experience as a Data Analyst, Data Engineer or a similar position
• A minimum of 4 years of experience working with querying data with Microsoft Transact-SQL Server
• A minimum of 2 years of experience with cloud platforms, including AWS (EC2, S3, RDS), GCP (Big Query, Cloud Storage), or Azure (Azure SQL Database, Blob Storage), with a focus on deploying scalable data solutions and optimizing data pipelines for a range of projects
• A minimum of 2 years of experience with data marts, data warehousing, BI tools, etc.
• Knowledge of ETL process and tools with a minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience designing and implementing data pipelines for transforming and loading data from multiple sources into data warehouses
• At least 1 year of experience with integrating DevOps practices to the development workflow using CI/CD best practices is preferred
• At least 1 year of experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools such as Data Factory, API Management, Talend, etc. is preferred
• At least 1 year of experience with object-oriented/object function scripting languages such as R, Python, Java, C++, Scala, etc. is preferred
• At least 1 year of experience with government IT infrastructure, business direction, strategies, shared service initiatives, and/or applications is preferred

Please note that while all applications are appreciated, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.InSync Systems Inc. is a privately-owned boutique Canadian Resourcing and Consulting Services Company that works closely with a range of corporate clients across multiple industries to bring them solutions that effectively address their business needs.

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