Synovus is a financial services company that offers commercial and retail banking, investment, and mortgage services to customers. The IT Data Analyst I role involves supporting data architecture activities for reporting services and business intelligence, working with large data sets to evaluate and implement business strategies, and maintaining data governance standards.
Supports activities related to data architecture for reporting services, and design expertise in data warehouses, data marts, and business intelligence enterprise reporting. Identifies ways to increase the use of business intelligence within the firm, designing end-to-end business intelligence solutions that provide insights and information for key decision-makers.
Participates in and supports new business intelligence initiatives related to supported business area. Participates in meetings with managers and subject matter experts to define and gather requirements and overall objectives.
Works cross functionally with varying data owners across the organization to support the implementation of processes and procedures to ensure that governance, stewardship, transparency and control of Synovus data assets is maintained at all times.
Participates in testing of appropriate toolsets for data governance processes. Builds an enterprise data asset map and data dictionary. Works with Engineering to establish gating, data utilization policies, and external agency guidelines.
Executes system testing. Participates in the analysis and reconciliation of data and reporting projects and initiatives delivery. Maintains and reports all relevant product, site and customer metrics and applies findings to develop appropriate goals and projections. Creates documentation on data requests as they are fulfilled to include validation, testing and user acceptance.
Identifies opportunities for Master Data Management to standardize data definitions. Implements accurate and complete metadata. Identifies and exploits opportunities for enhanced Business Intelligence that align with the company's business architecture and strategy.
Serves as a liaison between internal business customers and Information Technology on tactical projects building a close working relationship with all partners. Participates in new business intelligence initiatives related to the supported business area. Participates in meetings with managers and other subject matter experts to define and gather requirements and objectives.
Each team member is expected to be aware of risk within their functional area. This includes observing all policies, procedures, laws, regulations and risk limits specific to their role. Additionally, they should raise and report known or suspected violations to the appropriate Company authority in a timely fashion.
Performs other related duties as required.
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
One year of experience in Information technology including collecting business requirements related to usage of data, performing data mapping and conducting data quality assessments and developing, utilizing and writing new automation.
