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Amazon WWPS Tech Team BI Analyst, WWPS Technical Operations in Arlington, Virginia
Description
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s leading cloud services provider, providing virtualized infrastructure, storage, networking, messaging, and many other services to customers all over the world. AWS runs a globally distributed environment, operating at massive levels of scale. Businesses, educational institutions, and governments depend on AWS for secure cloud services and solutions. For more information on AWS, please visit http://aws.amazon.com.
Would you like to help the Worldwide Public Sector business at AWS more effectively support the Solutions Architecture (SA) team?
As a Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst on the Public Sector Technical Operations team, you will be responsible for the process of turning data into actionable information. As a BI Analyst you will be a major contributor on the Public Sector SA team with the mission to get business insights into the hands of our business leaders so that they can make data-driven decisions to guide the business. You will be responsible for working closely with leadership to ensure reports are relevant and helpful, defining and delivering on reporting timelines, and training audiences on how to use our data tools. You will think strategically, act effectively, write effectively, and display strong analytical and critical thinking skills. You will build strong cross-group working relationships and demonstrate exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
Key Responsibilities of the team include, but are not limited to:
Be a key contributor to all aspects of Public Sector SA reporting and analysis ensuring timeliness, completeness and accuracy of reporting
Work closely with our Global Business Operations and other Business Intelligence teams to make sure we are aligned to company standards and methodologies in all things data reporting
Be a subject matter expert on BI best practices including understanding the relevant AWS and 3rd-party tools that are available.
Identify current reporting gaps and create road maps to bridge those gaps.
Help Public Sector SA team balance short term tactical goals with long term strategies
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust. We are dedicated to supporting our new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.
Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life—both in and outside of work.
This role will sit in our new headquarters in Northern Virginia, where Amazon will invest $2.5 billion dollars, occupy 4 million square feet of energy efficient office space, and create at least 25,000 new full-time jobs. Our employees and the neighboring community will also benefit from the associated investments from the Commonwealth including infrastructure updates, public transportation improvements, and new access to Reagan National Airport.
By working together on behalf of our customers, we are building the future one innovative product, service, and idea at a time. Are you ready to embrace the challenge? Come build the future with us.
Key job responsibilities
Enable SA leaders for success by proactively providing them business insights to manage their book of business;
Partner with other support teams (e.g., TA, HR, Enablement, Sales Operations) to deliver cross-functional, best-in-class support to SA leaders;
Design, build, and operate a framework to measure and evaluate SA effectiveness and impact;
Work closely with other operations and business intelligence teams across SMGS to make sure we are aligned to company standards and methodologies in all aspects of data reporting;
Be a subject matter expert on BI best practices including understanding the relevant AWS services, 3rd-party tools, and programming languages that are available (e.g., Redshift, Tableau, SQL).
About the team
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Basic Qualifications
2+ years of analyzing and interpreting data with Redshift, Oracle, NoSQL etc. experience
Experience with data visualization using Tableau, Quicksight, or similar tools
Experience with one or more industry analytics visualization tools (e.g. Excel, Tableau, QuickSight, MicroStrategy, PowerBI) and statistical methods (e.g. t-test, Chi-squared)
Experience with scripting language (e.g., Python, Java, or R)
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree, or Advanced technical degree
Knowledge of data modeling and data pipeline design
Experience with statistical analysis, co-relation analysis
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
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