Sr Data Analyst Job at Public Consulting Group in Austin

Overview

Public Consulting Group LLC (PCG) is a leading public sector solutions implementation and operations improvement firm that partners with health, education, and human services agencies to improve lives. Founded in 1986, PCG employs approximately 2,000 professionals throughout the U.S.—all committed to delivering solutions that change lives for the better. The firm is a member of a family of companies with experience in all 50 states, and clients in three Canadian provinces and Europe. PCG offers clients a multidisciplinary approach to meet challenges, pursue opportunities, and serve constituents across the public sector. To learn more, visit www.publicconsultinggroup.com.

Our Education team offers consulting services and technology solutions to help schools, school districts, and state education agencies/ministries of education promote student success, improve programs and processes, and optimize financial resources. We work with clients to ensure all students have what they need to succeed.

Role and Services

Position: Data Analyst within the Education practice. The Data Analyst works as part of a deadline-oriented, fast-paced team consisting of consulting and operations staff that delivers services to states and large school districts in areas including special education management systems, data warehousing, federal claiming, and other programs. This role is responsible for executing data migration and integration tasks, validating data quality, and supporting the implementation of data systems. The analyst will work independently to review, format, import/export, transform, validate, and model data to support strategic and operational decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Executes and validates software implementation activities including data migration, data integration, and site preparation.
• Writes advanced SQL queries and performs complex data mining techniques to capture appropriate data.
• Conducts data quality assurance and validation.
• Reviews data analysis and prepares materials and agendas for client meetings.
• Assists strategic customers in submitting electronic data and uploading the data into our systems.
• Creates and maintains data dictionaries, data flow diagrams, etc. for reports and related functions.
• Manages and completes tasks to meet or exceed client expectations.
• Writes advanced SQL queries and performs complex data mining techniques to capture appropriate data.
• Produces reports, dashboards, and data visualizations to satisfy client requirements and support decision-making.
• Presents and interprets results of data analysis to internal stakeholders.
• Performs strategic client management including working with clients to resolve issues, provide support, and build relationships.
• Automates business processes using tools such as Power Apps and Flows.
• Performs business analysis to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborates with IT teams regarding data governance and data warehouse requirements.
• Engages technical team as it relates to emerging data structure and reporting needs, in close partnership with the project leads.
• Travels to and presents at status update meetings to clients.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Data Migration & Integration. Demonstrated experience performing complex data migrations and integrations across multiple systems and formats, including flat files, databases, and APIs. This includes validating data accuracy, resolving discrepancies, and ensuring seamless data flow between systems.
• Data Analysis. Profile data sets, identify patterns or anomalies, map data to internal schemas, document validation and transformation rules, and design and execute import, transformation, and export processes.
• Data Engineering. Understanding of programming logic. Write scripts, queries, formulas, and procedures using tools such as MS Access or similar to automate ETL processes.
• Documentation. Ensure that all data projects have clearly documented scope, requirements, and validation criteria to support data engineering and quality assurance.
• Communication Skills. Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders, presenting findings and gathering requirements to ensure alignment and clarity.
• Project Management. Manage own tasks and timelines, collaborating with internal stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of data-related projects.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree and/or prior data analysis experience
• 3+ years of K-12 experience or education-related environments
• 5+ years data analyst experience

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Visio, Asana, and JIRA
• Experience with Python, SQL or other data platforms

Compensation and Benefits

As required by applicable law, PCG provides a reasonable range of compensation for this role: $77,500-$100,000. Benefits include medical and dental care benefits, 401k, PTO, parental leave, and bereavement leave.

EEO Statement

Public Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to celebrating diversity and intentionally creating a culture of inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, sex, gender identity and/or expression, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. PCG is an equal opportunity employer. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.