Business Analyst-reporting tools BI

Job Description

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is seeking two Business Analysts who will serve as a

member of the Data Warehouse and Decision Support (DWDS) section in the Bureau of Information

Technology Services (BITS) in the Division of Management Services. The DWDS team is responsible for the

statewide longitudinal data warehouse (SLDS), development, system testing, analysis, and maintenance and

integration of data in the SLDS, WISEdash and other reporting systems (Microsoft Fabric / Power BI). These

systems require extensive K-12 sector knowledge and experience integrating complex data and developing

dashboards and reports to convey that information to DPI staff, school districts and the general public. This

person will be a member of a team practicing the Agile / Scrum development methodology.

This person will work on the transition of reporting and software features into technical requirements, such as

epics, features, and stories following Agile / Scrum-based software development, as well as determine release

plans and project scope. This position will work with and serve as a liaison between management and

business units within DPI, external stakeholders, product owners, developers, and the scrum master and

product owner to identify and analyze opportunities for improving reporting processes and business systems.

This position will be responsible for conducting research, analyzing and documenting system requirements and

business rules, and creating user stories. This position will also be responsible for creating functional

requirements and specifications, preparing process flow diagrams, and assisting with quality assurance.

Under general supervision of the DWDS section manager, this person will work closely with others to

accomplish project objectives, or function independently to accomplish daily work requirements as a member

of the DWDS team. Objectives, priorities and deadlines are established in consultation with the department

program area leaders, project managers, and DWDS and IT managers.

Required Skills :

• Prior experience in data warehousing or reporting projects (3-5 years)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including meeting facilitation skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently
• Possess a fundamental understanding of end-to-end customer dashboard use integration and

dependencies

for decisions to be made by any stakeholder level.

Required Technical Skills :

Preferred Experience :

Requirements

Top Required Skills & Years of Experience : 3-5 years of experience in the below

Nice to Have Skills :

Project details :

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is seeking two Business Analysts who will serve as a member of the Data Warehouse and Decision Support (DWDS) section in the Bureau of Information Technology Services (BITS) in the Division of Management Services. The DWDS team is responsible for the statewide longitudinal data warehouse (SLDS), development, system testing, analysis, and maintenance and integration of data in the SLDS, WISEdash and other reporting systems (Microsoft Fabric / Power BI). These systems require extensive K-12 sector knowledge and experience integrating complex data and developing dashboards and reports to convey that information to DPI staff, school districts and the general public. The candidates will be working to gather requirements, assure quality and generally build out the agency’s modernized WISEdash Public portal.

Requirements

Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience Proven work experience with enterprise data governance Required 3 Years Proven work experience with the OneTrust platform (Data Mapping, Data Discovery, Data Catalog, Assessments) Required 2 Years Proven work experience creating documentation for internal and external audiences, technical and business audiences Required 3 Years Proven work experience supporting the creation and presentation of knowledge and training Required 3 Years