Data Analyst 3

Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Duration: 6 Months (Remote)

Visa Status: USC, GC, GCEAD, H1B, C2C

Job Description:

This position will support the design and delivery of secure, scalable, and traceable data pipelines in Azure, with a focus on integrating and transforming sensitive, public-facing datasets. The candidate will build ingestion workflows and transformation logic to support reporting, analytics, and public transparency initiatives. This role requires experience with Azure-native tools, strong ETL/ELT capabilities, and a strong commitment to data quality, auditability, and responsible data use. The candidate will be working with an existing software development team in an Agile/Scrum environment.

• Required 3 Years At least 3 years of experience building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines in enterprise environments using Azure-native tools.
• Required 3 Years Hands-on expertise with Azure Data Factory, Dataflows, Synapse Pipelines, or similar orchestration tools.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, or PySpark for transformation logic and data cleansing workflows.
• Required 3 Years Experience with Delta Lake, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, JSON, and Parquet formats.
• Required 3 Years Ability to build modular, reusable pipeline components using metadata-driven approaches and robust error handling.
• Required 3 Years Familiarity with public data sources, government transparency datasets, and publishing workflows.
• Required 3 Years Knowledge of data masking, PII handling, and encryption techniques to manage sensitive data responsibly.
• Required 3 Years Experience with data quality frameworks, including automated validation, logging, and data reconciliation methods.
• Required 3 Years Strong grasp of DevOps/DataOps practices, including versioning, testing, and CI/CD for data pipelines.
• Required 3 Years Experience supporting data publishing for oversight, regulatory, or open data initiatives is highly desirable.
• Highly desired 3 Years Certifications such as DP-203 (Azure Data Engineer Associate) or Azure Solutions Architect are a plus.