About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, IT Services and IT Consulting and Engineering Services.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

We are hiring a Junior Data Analyst to support client-facing analytics, reporting, and business intelligence work. In this role you will collect and validate data, build reports and dashboards, and present findings to stakeholders to help drive data-informed decisions.

• Collect, clean, validate, and transform data from multiple sources.
• Build and maintain reports, dashboards, and visualizations (Power BI, Tableau, or similar).
• Write and optimize SQL queries to extract and analyze data.
• Identify trends, anomalies, and actionable insights to support business decisions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into reports.
• Perform data quality checks and document data lineage and assumptions.
• Automate recurring reports and streamline reporting workflows.
• Create and maintain documentation for datasets, reports, and processes.
• Present findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Stay current with data analytics tools, techniques, and best practices.

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What We’re Looking For

Candidates should be early-career analysts with practical experience using core data tools and an eagerness to grow in analytics and BI work.

• 1–4 years of experience in data analysis, reporting, business intelligence, or a related role.
• Strong proficiency in SQL for data extraction and analysis.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Solid Excel skills (PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and data functions).
• Practical knowledge of data cleaning, transformation, and validation techniques.
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills; able to explain findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of cross-functional teams.

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Nice-to-Have (Preferred Skills)

• Experience with Python or R for analysis and automation.
• Familiarity with ETL processes and data warehousing concepts.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
• Understanding of basic statistics, forecasting, or predictive analytics.
• Experience with SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Experience building interactive KPI dashboards.

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Qualifications & Additional Info

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Statistics, Mathematics, Business Analytics, or a related quantitative field. A relevant Master’s degree is a plus.
• Entry-level / early-career role (seniority: Entry level).
• Employment type: Full-time.
• This position requires willingness to relocate within the United States for onsite client projects. Reasonable accommodations will be considered where applicable.
• Confidential Client and Careertakes comply with all applicable US federal, state, and local employment laws.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

If you have questions about how your data is used, please contact us directly.