Data Analyst I (Full Time) United States

lwtsquad; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with company matching

Paid holidays and vacation

Flexible vacation policy

Sick time off

Job summary

A leading technology company in San Jose is seeking a Data Analyst to transform complex data sets into insightful narratives. The candidate will identify trends and collaborate with multiple teams to improve data-driven decision making. Requirements include proficiency in Python and statistical analysis, along with a relevant degree. This position offers competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package.

Qualifications

• Completion of a relevant degree program or 1 year of relevant experience.
• Strong mathematical skills and ability to analyze data sets.
• Familiarity with programming languages like Java, Scala, or C++.
• Able to legally live and work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Identify and report trends in data sets using statistical techniques.
• Collaborate with IT teams for understanding specific-use cases.
• Define data privacy processes and implement relevant systems.
• Define data privacy and protection processes and implement systems that enforce security.
• Assess the efficiency and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques.
• Turn complex data into information, information into insight, and insight into business decisions.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Data visualization

Python

R

Data cleaning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Applications are accepted until further notice. Please note this posting is to advertise potential job opportunities. This exact role may not be open today but could open in the near future. When you apply, a Cisco representative may contact you directly if a relevant position opens.

Meet the Team

You will work across functions with the Customer Experience, Sales, Marketing, and IT organizations, playing a leadership role in transforming Cisco by developing and implementing analytic models and intelligent automation to drive us toward a data-driven digital organization.

Digital Lifecycle Journey’s (DLJ) digital expertise makes us uniquely qualified to address the evolving expectations of today’s connected customers and partners, along with Cisco sellers. Using real-time connected data, machine learning, and automation; the team enables Cisco sellers and partners to deliver a powerful, personalized experience—throughout the entire customer lifecycle. Digital Lifecycle Journey is focused on providing customers with an immersive digital experience with Cisco. This in turn drives improvements in recurring revenue, cost savings and sales effectiveness for Cisco and its partners.

Your Impact

• Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in sophisticated data sets using statistical techniques and provide ongoing reports and dashboards.
• Collaborate with business and IT teams to understand the different persona specific-use cases, the related business insight, consolidate use cases across persona and drive a common approach towards solving multiple use cases.
• Partner and lead multi-functional teams to realize data relationships through proper threading.
• Define data privacy and protection processes required and implement systems and workflows that enforce security.
• Assess the efficiency and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques.
• Data Analysts are passionate about turning complex data into information, information into insight, and insight into business decisions. They connect with data scientists, engineers, product managers, and executives and deliver high quality analytics insights with the ability to derive actions that can be integrated into different workflows.

Who You Are

You are a data-savvy analyst with a solid grasp of statistics and a talent for redefining complex data sets into clear visual narratives. You excel at meticulous data cleaning and analysis with an ability to communicate insights effectively to customers. With a solid understanding of business context, you are a problem-solver who thrives in collaborative environments. You collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. You're committed to continuous learning, with insights of the latest trends and tools in data analytics to drive strategic decisions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Completion within the past 3 years, or current enrollment with expected completion within 12 months, of a certification or relevant degree program (e.g., Associates, Apprenticeship, Boot Camp, or Certification in a specialized program + 1 year of relevant experience, High School Diploma + 2 years of relevant experience) or Bachelors + 0 years of relevant experience. Relevant fields include: Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related program
• Python, Python libraries, and R with proficiency in statistical analysis and data visualization
• Strong mathematical skills
• Able to legally live and work in the country for which you are applying, without visa support or sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with big-data platforms (Hadoop, Spark)
• Familiarity with programming languages such as Java, Scala, or C++
• Exposure to Machine Learning
• Knowledge of Cloud Computing Platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure)

Why Cisco

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.