IT Data Analyst

About the role

Join a highly engaged workforce that proudly serves our community with excellence and distinction. As the City’s IT Data Analyst, you’ll turn complex information into clear insights that shape city services—impacting everything from public safety and mobility to parks & recreation and the Yampa Valley’s sustainability.

Why Steamboat Springs & City Service

• Four-season mountain lifestyle: Trail-to-desk culture, river walks, après-work hot springs, and a tight-knit, welcoming community
• Serve with purpose: Your work informs decisions that touch residents, visitors, and local businesses every single day
• Belonging matters: We’re committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion—celebrating the collective sum of experiences that make our city and valley vibrant
• Well-being first: We support mental, physical, and financial health—with a team that strives to make this the best place you’ve ever worked

What You’ll Do (Impact You’ll Own)

• Partner & Translate
• Collaborate with city departments to understand priorities, improve data literacy, and turn requirements into clear specs
• Train staff to navigate and update dashboards, making data accessible for all
• Build & Modernize
• Cleanse, analyze, and interpret data to guide operational and strategic decisions
• Design secure, reliable pipelines and integrations (APIs, ETL, SFTP) that automate data flow and elevate quality
• Streamline workflows, consolidate reporting platforms, and migrate/archival of historical datasets to modern systems
• Develop & Maintain
• Craft intuitive dashboards and reports (Power BI, SSRS) that surface actionable insights
• Respond to ad hoc requests with timely, accurate analysis
• Develop advanced, custom reporting in Workday to support financial and human capital analytics
• Serve as the technical owner for our strategy management solution—building metrics for internal teams and public-facing transparency dashboards
• Steward & Govern
• Maintain an inventory of data assets (sources, owners, refresh cadences, reporting tools)
• Standardize definitions, naming conventions, and business rules; strengthen classification, retention, and risk practices
• Contribute to policies and standards that ensure reliable, secure, and compliant reporting

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field —or equivalent experience
• 5+ years in data analytics/business intelligence/reporting within multi-system, multi-department environments (public-sector experience preferred)
• Experience with system integrations, data conversion/migration, and advanced, custom reporting in enterprise systems; Workday experience preferred
• Advanced proficiency with SQL Server and relational databases
• Expertise in Power BI and SSRS
• Experience with ETL tools (SSIS, Power Query) and scripting (PowerShell, Python, R)
• Understanding of data governance, quality assurance, and accessible dashboard design

Skills

• Advanced proficiency with SQL Server and relational databases
• Expertise in Power BI and SSRS
• Experience with ETL tools (SSIS, Power Query) and scripting (PowerShell, Python, R)
• Understanding of data governance, quality assurance, and accessible dashboard design

Pay

Pay Range: $73,585 – $106,698

Schedule

On-site municipal role