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Our client a NYC government agency located in Brooklyn, NY, is looking for a Senior Data Analyst to work with the Information Technology Division for a period up to 60 months (5 YEARS).The Senior Data Analyst will primarily be responsible for detailed field level analysis, profiling, and mapping of the current IBM Mainframe VSAM files loaded into SQL tables. The Senior Data Analyst will create and maintain the master data dictionary and mapping to mission critical applications and inventory of its components. The Senior Data Analyst shall provide the client's Data Management team with technical expertise for the completion of Data Profiling/Cleansing and Conversion/Migration efforts part of ongoing Legacy Replacement initiative.
Mandatory Experience:• Minimum of five (5) years of source-to-target data mapping experience in a mixed Mainframe and Relational Database environments.• Hands-on MS Access programming (Macros, VBA, etc.).• Experience creating data dictionary documentation with business terms, valid values, and definitions.• Experience converting/migrating VSAM data to relational/dimensional SQL distributed databases.• Minimum of three (3) years of recent experience developing applications using IBM DataStage ETL.• Experience extracting field references and calculated data from COBOL programs.Preferred Experience:• Experience extracting business rules from the existing legacy code.• Experience with Data Quality/Profiling tools.• Experience with Data Warehouses / Data Marts.• Hands-on Experience with SSRS or SSIS.Technical Requirements:• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and information gathering skills along with fundamental technique troubleshooting abilities.• Strong SQL knowledge working with complex queries and stored procedures.• Strong analytical skills demonstrated by the ability to receive and analyze requirements and propose a suitable solution that adheres to the team’s methodology.• Ability to work in multiple environments: IBM Mainframe, Windows Server, and SQL Server.• Proficiency in mainframe applications encompassing COBOL and CICS.• Understanding of data structures and their relationship to ETL applications.Tasks and Deliverables:• Participate in identification, inventory, and classification of critical data.• Work with data SME’s to document data quality rules and definitions.• Extract business rules from the existing Legacy code and create Source-to-Target mappings.• Transform business and data quality rules into ETL and/or SQL technical specifications.• Provide technical and analytical support to client's data integrity and quality initiatives.• Collaborate with SME’s and technical leads in identifying and addressing data quality gaps.• Work with IT partners to remediate identified gaps using both manual and automated solutions.• Support processes that proactively detect, correct, and prevent invalid data values.• Defect handling and problem resolution.Vacancy expired!