NCDIT - Specialist- Senior

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Job description

Short Description:
The Specialist works closely with State Agencies to understand their business needs, assists in development and/or recommendations to support the evaluation of programs, improvement of services, financial transparency, compliance and safety.

Complete Description:
This is a hybrid position. The candidate will be expected to work onsite every Wednesday.
The Department of Information Technology (DIT) serves as the
Technology Center for the Client. Services that DIT provides reach a
client base of state and local government agencies, as well as schools,
colleges and universities. This position is within the NC DIT's Data Analytics
team within the Government Data Analytics Center which supports the development
of enterprise business intelligence applications.

The Specialist works closely with State Agencies to
understand their business needs, assists in development and/or recommendations
to support the evaluation of programs, improvement of services, financial
transparency, compliance and safety. This position is a technical resource who
fosters partnership and collaboration across government agencies to assist in
data driven decisions.
The Specialist will assist with a portfolio of
development efforts and have the primary responsibilities to:

• Provide
analytics programming support

• Provide enterprise solutions design support

• Perform testing activities

• Perform
systems analysis

• Provide project management support

Skills: Knowledge of advanced business analysis skills and demonstrated experience in the use of data and its transformation into information Required 5 Years Ability to write test documentation such as test plans, cases, and results Required 5 Years Good problem solving and analytical skills Required 5 Years Ability to multi-task and manage multiple assignments Required 5 Years Demonstrated experience using complex SQL queries to extract and analyze data Highly desired 5 Years Demonstrated knowledge of SDLC project management methodology supporting application development Highly desired 5 Years Experience with project workflow and issue tracking systems required, such as JIRA Highly desired 5 Years Experience in SAS programming or SAS tools such as SAS Studio, Enterprise Guide, Visual Analytics, or Viya Desired 5 Years Experience with Business Intelligence tools, preferably in Databricks or Microsoft Power BI Desired 5 Years

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