Remote Data Analyst — Power BI & Power Platform

LMI Consulting, LLC

United States

Remote

USD 70,000 - 118,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

LMI is seeking a Data Analyst to support VA projects with data analysis, reporting, and Power Platform solutions. You will translate business questions into data requirements, develop dashboards, and provide decision-ready insights to improve processes and performance.

Responsibilities include building Power BI reports, writing SQL queries, data cleansing, and coordinating with VA stakeholders and internal teams. A strong Excel and Power Platform background is essential.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in CS/DS/IS/Engineering/Math/Analytics or related field.
5+ years in data analysis, BI, reporting, or equivalent.
Power BI hands-on: create/maintain reports and dashboards.
SQL querying: filtering, joining, and relational keys.
Excel proficiency with formulas, data manipulation, and quality checks.
Ability to gather requirements and document processes.
Comfort with data entry, documentation updates, ticket management.
Strong communication and data-quality judgment.
Eligibility for Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

Build, update, and maintain Power BI reports, dashboards, and visualizations; connect to approved data sources and develop basic measures, calculations, and filters.
Write and adapt SQL queries to extract, filter, join, and validate data across relevant sources; apply an understanding of relational tables, relationships, and keys to support accurate reporting.
Perform hands-on data entry, cleansing, reconciliation, validation, and quality checks; identify discrepancies and coordinate their resolution.
Translate stakeholder questions into data requirements, metrics, filters, business rules, validation checks, and reporting outputs; document processes, assumptions, and known limitations.
Support the configuration and maintenance of simple Power Apps, Dataverse tables/forms, and Power Automate workflows such as notifications, approvals, and data movement.
Assist with testing, user acceptance testing, issue reproduction, and documentation of defects, enhancements, and change requests.
Create, update, prioritize with guidance, and track work items through the sprint or delivery cycle in Jira, Azure DevOps, Aha!, or comparable tools.
Coordinate with client stakeholders and teammates to track requests, action items, status, dependencies, and follow-ups; communicate progress and elevate blockers.
Use Excel, Power Query, and other approved tools for basic analysis, manipulation, and recurring reporting support.
Maintain accurate process documentation, user guides, standard operating procedures, data definitions, and project/status materials.
Own assigned analysis and reporting work through delivery; perform quality and reasonableness reviews, help improve team standards, and provide guidance or peer review as appropriate while following approved data-handling and Power Platform practices.