IT Data Analyst 3 (VA799862)
Key Responsibilities:
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Analyze and interpret IT financial data across Azure and VITA environments, including consumption, billing, and chargeback models.
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Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports to visualize cost trends, server migration impacts, and workload optimization opportunities.
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Perform variance analysis on monthly and annual IT spend, identifying anomalies and opportunities for savings.
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Manually maintain and enhance datasets from Apptio, Azure Portal, and SharePoint sources to ensure accuracy and completeness.
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Document processes and procedures for financial reporting and analysis
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Collaborate with the technical cloud team, I&O team and finance stakeholders to align cost models with operational realities.
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Support Azure migration planning by modeling server cost scenarios and forecasting reserve capacity needs.
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Contribute to FinOps strategy development by providing insights on cost drivers and utilization patterns.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field.
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Advanced level of proficiency in Power BI, including Power Query and DAX, Excel (advanced), and data visualization best practices.
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Some data modeling and data manipulation skills to maintain data sets from multiple, heterogenous sources
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High familiarity with Azure cost management, Apptio, and cloud billing structures.
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Understanding of server migration strategies and workload cost modeling.
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Ability to translate technical data into insights for technical teams and managers
Preferred Qualifications:
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FinOps certification or training.
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Experience with Azure Reserved Instances and Just-In-Time (JIT) capacity planning.
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Knowledge of enterprise architecture and strategic IT planning frameworks.