Data Analyst

Akaasa Technologies; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Akaasa Technologies is seeking a Sr. Data Analyst to analyze data in our Data Lake and deliver actionable insights to business users. The role involves building dbt models, SQL transformations, and Power BI dashboards to tell compelling data stories.

Hybrid work is available with 3 days in the office, 2 days remote, based in Dallas, TX or Miami, FL. You will collaborate with stakeholders, mentor junior analysts, and help shape data quality and reporting across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field; advanced coursework or certifications preferred.
• Ability to articulate data-driven insights clearly to a diverse audience.
• Identifies issues in data and processes, proposing effective solutions.
• Builds strong working relationships across teams and functions.
• Provide guidance and support to Data Analyst 1 in their daily tasks.
• Upholds ethical standards and sets a positive example for junior team members.
• Manages complex challenges with poise, maintaining focus under pressure.
• Actively contributes to change initiatives and encourages innovation within the team.
• Collaborates effectively with other departments to achieve shared goals.
• Takes on leadership roles in projects, mentoring junior analysts and guiding team efforts.
• Holds self and others accountable for meeting deadlines and achieving quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain dbt models (staging, intermediate, mart layers).
• Write and optimize SQL for data transformation and analysis.
• Design and enforce data testing/validation (dbt tests, source freshness checks).
• Maintain documentation (dbt docs, data dictionaries, lineage).
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business questions into metrics/dashboards.
• Manage version control workflows for dbt projects (Git-based).
• Monitor data quality and troubleshoot pipeline failures.
• Proficient in advanced data cleaning techniques, such as normalization, handling categorical variables, and merging datasets.
• Experience using Python (pandas, NumPy) or R for complex data manipulation.
• Create interactive dashboards (Power BI), use calculated fields, and design complex visualizations.
• Knowledge of best practices in data visualization and custom visualizations.
• Understanding of data models to support business reporting needs.
• AWS, Snowflake, Azure
• AWS Glue, AWS Appflow, Lambda, S3, Funnel, Athena
• Support CI/CD workflows for dbt deployments

Skills

SQL

Data cleaning

Data storytelling

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Certifications preferred

Tools

dbt

Power BI

Snowflake

AWS

Azure

AWS Glue

Lambda

S3

Athena

Git-based

Job description

POSITION

Sr. Data Analyst

Start date & Location

Hybrid with 3 days a week in office and 2 days remote

Dallas, TX or Miami, FL

REQUIRED SKILLS

Note: In this Sr Data Analyst role, You will work closely with analysis of data in our Data Lake and provide meaningful insights for Business Users Using dbt model, Power BI Dashboards and Datasets in Snowflake.

• • Build and maintain dbt models (staging, intermediate, mart layers)
  • Write and optimize SQL for data transformation and analysis
  • Design and enforce data testing/validation (dbt tests, source freshness checks)
  • Maintain documentation (dbt docs, data dictionaries, lineage)
  • Partner with stakeholders to translate business questions into metrics/dashboards
  • Manage version control workflows for dbt projects (Git-based)
  • Monitor data quality and troubleshoot pipeline failures.
  • Proficient in advanced data cleaning techniques, such as normalization, handling categorical variables, and merging datasets.
  • Experience using tools like Python (pandas, NumPy) or R for complex data manipulation
  • Ability to create interactive dashboards (Power BI), use calculated fields, and design complex visualizations that tell a compelling data story.
  • Knowledge of best practices in data visualization and experience with custom visualizations.
  • Understanding of how to create and maintain data models to support business reporting needs.
  • AWS, Snowflake, Azure
  • AWS Glue, AWS Appflow, Lambda, S3, Funnel, Athena
  • Support CI/CD workflows for dbt deployments

Qualifications

• • Bachelor's degree in a related field; advanced coursework or certifications preferred.
  • Ability to articulate data-driven insights clearly to a diverse audience.
  • Identifies issues in data and processes, proposing effective solutions.
  • Builds strong working relationships across teams and functions.
  • Provide guidance and support to Data Analyst 1 in their daily tasks.
  • Upholds ethical standards and sets a positive example for junior team members.
  • Manages complex challenges with poise, maintaining focus under pressure.
  • Actively contributes to change initiatives and encourages innovation within the team.
  • Collaborates effectively with other departments to achieve shared goals.
  • Takes on leadership roles in projects, mentoring junior analysts and guiding team efforts.
  • Holds self and others accountable for meeting deadlines and achieving quality outcomes.