DATA ANALYST

Requisition No: 631621

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: DATA ANALYST - 60034931

Position Number: 60034931

Salary: $48,000.00 - $55,000.00

Posting Closing Date: 05/08/2022

Data Analyst

Salary Range: $48,000.00 - $55,000.00

This position is located at the Centre of Tallahassee Complex in the Office of Information Technology Services.

The Florida Department of Children and Families is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking, and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

SPECIAL NOTES
Only US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.
All selected male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS). Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov.
If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.

DESCRIPTION: This position reports to the Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Unit Manager and will play an integral part of the EDM team, whose functions support current and future Office of Information Technology activities, specifically enterprise-wide reporting, enterprise-wide data analytics, data exchange, master client management, and technical assistance to all DCF stakeholders. This position is a junior level Operations review specialist and requires some skills in SQL programming and a suite of business intelligence tools.

EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED: (Note: The omission of specific statements does not preclude management from assigning specific duties not listed herein if such duties are a logical assignment to the position.)

• Develop and validate old and new EDM dashboard and reports based on customer business requirements gathered.
• Working with senior team members to create extracts and other implementation strategies in accordance with federal, state, and departmental objectives. Specifically for reports developed inside/outside EDM team.
• Maintain documentation for all dashboards and reports developed.
• Attending meetings and workgroups with other team members to gather business requirements for future deliverables.
• Performing other related duties.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Experience and knowledge in methods of data collection and analysis.
• Knowledge of basic SDLC practices.
• Ability to evaluate and analyze data.
• Solve problems and document workflows and other activities to support leadership.
• Ability to communicate directly.
• Experience with advanced features of MS excel.
• Ability to interpret and communicate complex programming requirements.
• Some knowledge of Power BI, Qlik and other business intelligence tools.

REQUIREMENTS:

• One to three years’ experience utilizing Business Intelligence Tools

PREFERENCES:

• One to three years’ experience in SQL programming.
• One to three years’ developing and deploying Power BI /SSRS reports
• One to three years’ developing and deploying ETL jobs
• One to three years’ API developments.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT: It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and, if applicable, Chapter 408, F.S. No applicant may begin employment until the background investigation results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency. Background investigations shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies. Employees also are subject to background re-screening at least every five (5) years.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.