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Data Analyst 3 - Hybrid Richmond, VA

Novalink Solutions LLC
Posted 5 days ago, valid for 22 days
Location

Richmond, VA, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Contract

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This role is pivotal in analyzing, modeling, and forecasting financial data related to Azure cloud services and on-premises data center workloads. The ideal candidate combines financial acumen with strong data analytics skills to support strategic decision-making and cost optimization initiatives.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Analyze and interpret IT financial data across Azure and VITA environments, including consumption, billing, and chargeback models.
  • Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports to visualize cost trends, server migration impacts, and workload optimization opportunities.
  • Perform variance analysis on monthly and annual IT spend, identifying anomalies and opportunities for savings.
  • Manually maintain and enhance datasets from Apptio, Azure Portal, and SharePoint sources to ensure accuracy and completeness.
  • Document processes and procedures for financial reporting and analysis
  • Collaborate with the technical cloud team, I&O team and finance stakeholders to align cost models with operational realities.
  • Support Azure migration planning by modeling server cost scenarios and forecasting reserve capacity needs.
  • Contribute to FinOps strategy development by providing insights on cost drivers and utilization patterns.


Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field.
  • Advanced level of proficiency in Power BI, including Power Query and DAX, Excel (advanced), and data visualization best practices.
  • Some data modeling and data manipulation skills to maintain data sets from multiple, heterogenous sources
  • High familiarity with Azure cost management, Apptio, and cloud billing structures.
  • Understanding of server migration strategies and workload cost modeling.
  • Ability to translate technical data into insights for technical teams and managers

Preferred Qualifications:

  • FinOps certification or training.
  • Experience with Azure Reserved Instances and Just-In-Time (JIT) capacity planning.
  • Knowledge of enterprise architecture and strategic IT planning frameworks.


Requirements

Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field.
Required
4
Years
Advanced level of proficiency in Power BI, including Power Query and DAX, Excel (advanced), and data visualization best practices.
Required
6
Years
Some data modeling and data manipulation skills to maintain data sets from multiple, heterogenous sources
Required
5
Years
High familiarity with Azure cost management, Apptio, and cloud billing structures.
Required
5
Years
Understanding of server migration strategies and workload cost modeling.
Required
5
Years
Ability to translate technical data into insights for technical teams and managers
Required
5
Years
Ability to work independently and apply critical thinking to analyze complex financial data and develop actionable recommendations.
Required
4
Years
Proficiency in Power BI, including independently updating data, performing queries, and managing and analyzing datasets with little to no assistance.
Required
6
Years
Ability to translate complex data into clear, accurate, and actionable information for leadership and decision-making.
Required
4
Years





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