Business Data Analyst

NV5 Geospatial, Inc. is seeking a Business Data Analyst to work directly with its federal government client at the Federal Center in Lakewood, Colorado. The successful candidate will have primary responsibility for business analysis, process modeling and workflow documentation, and use case development to meet the business needs of the federal client’s Geospatial Business Platform (GBP). This position works directly with clients and project and business leaders to facilitate discovery of and to document analytical data business requirements. This includes analyzing as-is business processes and recommending to-be best-practice solutions related to the development of data standards. This position is contingent on contract award.

Work Setting:  This role offers flexibility in location, with the option to work from any NV5 Regional Office or remotely from home. Occasional travel may be required, typically less than 20%.

NV5 is a global technology solutions and consulting services company with a workforce of over 4,500 professionals in more than 100 offices worldwide.  NV5’s continued growth has been spurred through strategic investments in firms with unique capabilities to help current and future customers solve the world’s toughest problems.  The NV5 family brings together talent across a wide range of markets and fields, including Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors, Architects, Photogrammetrists, GIS Professionals, Software Developers, IT, Project Management Professionals, and more.

At NV5 Geospatial, we are a collaboration of intelligent, innovative thinkers who care for each other, our communities, and the environment.  We value both heart and head, the diversity of our people, and their experiences because that is how we continue to grow as a leader in our industry and expand our individual and collective potential.

• Coordinate and facilitate meetings to collect business requirements for both alphanumeric and spatial data needs.
• Research and understand the business data requirements and potential users of assigned data standards development projects.
• Document the business data requirements for each potential user of the data.
• Analyze the business data process, procedures, and desired outputs to identify problems and determine optimal solutions.
• Use process modeling techniques to facilitate understanding of business processes and the development of data business rules.
• Develop as-is and to-be process models, use case models, activity diagrams, data models and entity relationship models.
• Use process/workflow software such as Microsoft Visio and ER/Studio Business.
• Architect and create process models for review by business subject matter experts.
• Capture business rules for integration in activity diagrams and data model documentation.
• Develop business requirement documents and create functional specifications for alphanumeric and geospatial data systems.
• Use standard templates to develop written technical documentation (such as user requirements, data standard reports, data standard implementation plans, data quality plans, and metadata).
• Develop and document data quality plans for each appropriate section of developed data standard.

The position requires demonstrated professional experience in/with the following:

• Performing business analysis and capturing and documenting business needs for a large diverse organization.
  
• Experience in coordinating and facilitating meetings with business SMEs to capture business data requirements.
  
• Experience using process modeling techniques such as activity diagrams and business process model and notation (BPMN) diagrams to facilitate understanding of business data requirements.
  
• Experience developing as-is and to-be process models, use case models, and conceptual, logical and physical data models.
  
• Experience documenting business data requirements for different types of potential users within a natural resource or land management organization.
  
• Experience mapping and tracing data from system to system in order to solve a given business or data problem.
  
• Experience in concepts, practices, and procedures within a natural resource or land management organization.
  
• Experience working with data stewards, data modelers, business analysts, data administrators, and project managers to interpret and translate business needs into applications and derive alphanumeric and geospatial data requirements including data models, schemas, and domains.
  
• Experience in identifying and documenting reference data sources, integration processes, and domain values.
  
• Knowledge of business analysis, modeling, and wire framing software tools such as
  
• Microsoft Visio and Balsamiq Mockups.
  
• General knowledge of high level (conceptual), logical, and physical data models.
  
• Working knowledge of data modeling software such as Idera ER/Studio Data Architect,
  
• Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect or CA ERwin.
  
• Preference will be given to candidates that demonstrate knowledge of land resource management concepts and practices.
  
• Knowledge and experience with GIS, geospatial data models, and geospatial data concepts are considered pluses.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screening.

NV5 offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, FTO, 401(k) and professional development/advancement opportunities.

NV5 provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. NV5 complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.