Data Analyst

Mechanicsville, VA, US • Posted 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago
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Job Details

Skills

  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Apptio
  • Billing
  • Capacity Management
  • Cloud Computing
  • Cost Management
  • DAX
  • Dashboard
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Manipulation
  • Data Modeling
  • Data Visualization
  • Decision-making
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Finance
  • Financial Reporting
  • Forecasting
  • Information Systems
  • JIT
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Migration
  • Modeling
  • Optimization
  • Pivotal
  • Strategic Planning
  • Strategy Development
  • Training
  • Web Portals

Summary

Data Analyst:

This role is pivotal in analyzing, modeling, and forecasting financial data related to Azure cloud services and on-premises data center workloads. The ideal candidate combines financial acumen with strong data analytics skills to support strategic decision-making and cost optimization initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Analyze and interpret IT financial data across Azure and VITA environments, including consumption, billing, and chargeback models.
  • Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports to visualize cost trends, server migration impacts, and workload optimization opportunities.
  • Perform variance analysis on monthly and annual IT spend, identifying anomalies and opportunities for savings.
  • Manually maintain and enhance datasets from Apptio, Azure Portal, and SharePoint sources to ensure accuracy and completeness.
  • Document processes and procedures for financial reporting and analysis
  • Collaborate with the technical cloud team, I&O team and finance stakeholders to align cost models with operational realities.
  • Support Azure migration planning by modeling server cost scenarios and forecasting reserve capacity needs.
  • Contribute to FinOps strategy development by providing insights on cost drivers and utilization patterns.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
  • Bachelor s degree in Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field.
  • Advanced level of proficiency in Power BI, including Power Query and DAX, Excel (advanced), and data visualization best practices.
  • Some data modeling and data manipulation skills to maintain data sets from multiple, heterogenous sources
  • High familiarity with Azure cost management, Apptio, and cloud billing structures.
  • Understanding of server migration strategies and workload cost modeling.
  • Ability to translate technical data into insights for technical teams and managers
Preferred Qualifications:
  • FinOps certification or training.
  • Experience with Azure Reserved Instances and Just-In-Time (JIT) capacity planning.
  • Knowledge of enterprise architecture and strategic IT planning frameworks.
SkillRequired / DesiredAmount of ExperienceTotal YearsLast used
Bachelor s degree in Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field.
Required4 Years
Advanced level of proficiency in Power BI, including Power Query and DAX, Excel (advanced), and data visualization best practices.
Required5 Years
Some data modeling and data manipulation skills to maintain data sets from multiple, heterogenous sources
Required5 Years
High familiarity with Azure cost management, Apptio, and cloud billing structures.
Required5 Years
Understanding of server migration strategies and workload cost modeling.
Required5 Years
Ability to translate technical data into insights for technical teams and managers
Required5 Years
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
  • Dice Id: 10179676
  • Position Id: 8953042
  • Posted 2 hours ago
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