Applications & Data Analytics Specialist - Sr. Lead

About the Role

The Applications & Data Analytics Specialist provides enterprise-level analytical, reporting, application, and data engineering support to enable effective crisis readiness and response from cyber-attacks, storms, wildfires, and operational decision-making. The role leads the architecture and development of dashboards, metrics, and analytics systems; manages the applications and dataflows that support them; and integrates multi-platform data sources to deliver reliable, actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Dashboard & Metrics Development: Design, develop, and maintain standardized enterprise and departmental dashboards, metrics, and scorecards. Govern KPI definitions, metric logic, and visual frameworks. Partner with stakeholders to define new metrics and decision support visualization requirements.
• Power BI Architecture & Reporting: Build and maintain Power BI semantic models, dataflows, and shared datasets. Implement dashboard performance optimization, governance controls, data security, and lifecycle standards. Oversee Power BI environment health.
• Data Platform Engineering: Develop platform-based data extractions, transformations, stored procedures, and analytics models. Implement validation routines, performance tuning, and data quality frameworks. Maintain documentation for metric logic and data lineage.
• Application Oversight & Management: Serve as technical steward for analytics and reporting applications. Coordinate with IT and vendors to resolve issues and implement enhancements. Develop documentation, training, and governance processes.
• Systems Integration & Data Management: Integrate and manage data across internal platforms. Partner with SMEs to eliminate data inconsistencies and improve metric accuracy. Ensure data reliability for real-time dashboards.
• Storm & Weather-Related Cost Forecasting: Utilize cross-model data to produce cost forecasts and scenario analyses. Support resource planning and financial impact assessments.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with Storm Response Operations, Finance, Operations Centers, and IT. Provide real-time dashboard support during activations and drills. Translate operational needs into scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Specialist Level: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. 1+ years of relevant experience.
• Sr. Level: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience. 3-5 years of progressively relevant experience.

Skills

• Build and maintain Power BI semantic models, dataflows, and shared datasets.
• Develop SQL-based data extractions, transformations, and analytics models.
• Integrate data across APIs, operational systems, databases, and finance systems.
• Implement data validation, performance tuning, and governance processes.

Additional Information

Workplace Flexibility: Hybrid
Primary Locations: Louisiana - New Orleans, Baton Rouge; Mississippi - Jackson
Travel Percentage: Up to 25%
Number of Openings: 2