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Working Title: IT Advanced Data Analyst

Job Class: Information Technology Specialist 4

Agency: Minnesota IT Services

+ **Job ID** : 90883

+ **Location** : St. Paul

+ **Telework Eligible** : Yes #LI-Hybrid

+ **Full/Part Time** : Full-Time

+ **Regular/Temporary** : Limited

+ **Who May Apply** : Open to all qualified job seekers

+ **Date Posted** : 12/17/2025

+ **Closing Date** : 01/05/2026

+ **Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit** : Minnesota IT Services

+ **Division/Unit** : Office of Higher Education

+ **Work Shift/Work Hours** : Day Shift

+ **Days of Work** : Monday - Friday

+ **Travel Required** : No

+ **Salary Range:** $37.07 - $61.14 / hourly; $77,402 - $127,660 / annually

+ **Job Class Option** : Data Systems

+ **Classified Status** : Unclassified

+ **Bargaining Unit/Union** : 214 - Professional Employees (MAPE)

+ **End Date** : anticipated duration of three (3) years

+ **FLSA Status** : Exempt - Professional

+ Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : No

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,800+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (https://mn.gov/mnit/about-mnit/careers/) (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position serves our partners at the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE). MNIT OHE designs and supports large and complex database and reporting systems. The team leads the technical design of agency systems, business practices, and process automation.

This position is temporary and includes full state fringe benefits; it is anticipated to last three (3) years.

As an Advanced Data Analyst, analytical thinking, advanced level SQL skills, knowledge of working data process flows, and problem solving are the most critical skills required of this position. The nature of this role is instrumental in the success between analyzing data, documenting requirements, designing a solution, writing complex queries and making recommendations towards implementation of the system/project; it also places a premium on creative and effective problem solving, planning and analytical activities. This position must work effectively with the developer(s) and business owners to create solutions that meet user and technical requirements to ensure the data quality, and the functionality of the system is met and tested.

This position will assist with diverse data analysis activities for student loan data, data feeds, financial reporting and other areas at the Office of Higher Education as needed. This position will be a key staff member helping OHE with technical issues surrounding ad hoc data requests and will be expected to become proficient and be able to trouble shoot data issues and understanding the correlation between tables and multiple data sets used for OHE reporting.. This person will be expected to understand the technical design of data warehouse systems, identify issues and opportunities to enhance data management and reporting, and is responsible for both detailed and high-level problem solving, data analysis, and data extraction using SQL. They will create and maintain documentation.

**This position requires an employee to be onsite at 1450 Energy Park Dr. Saint Paul, Minnesota at least 50% of the time, with some opportunity to perform work from a telework location.** Telework (https://mn.gov/mmb-stat/policies/1422-telework.pdf) for Minnesota IT Services is available on a limited basis. Employees will be required to meet current telework eligibility requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of the following qualifications in their resume.** Resume tips here. (https://mn.gov/mnit/about-mnit/careers/hiringprocess.jsp) **:

Position requires a minimum of four (4) years of IT related experience performing IT data analysis or quality assurance for large scale, enterprise business initiatives.

Experience must include:

+ Experience leading data analysis and data reconstruction efforts.

+ Experience with SQL, leading SQL development and code reviews.

+ Experience with data validation.

+ Experience providing technical support and administration for data systems.

+ Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.

+ Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.

A master’s degree in Information Technology or an IT related field substitutes for three (3) years of experience, OR an IT related bachelor’s degree substitutes for two (2) years, OR an IT related associate’s degree substitutes for one (1) year.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Knowledge of dimensional data modeling and physical database design.

+ Experience with various reporting/analytical dash-boarding products.

+ Knowledge of data warehousing.

+ Experience with statistical/trend analysis, data visualization, mining, operational reporting, analytical reporting, ad-hoc queries, executive dashboards, and report distribution.

+ Ability to troubleshoot, perform root-cause analysis, and propose solutions.

+ Ability to examine data structures, which may include Data Warehouse/BI Query, and utilize information obtained.

Additional Requirements

It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:

+ SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)

+ Criminal History Check

+ Reference Check

+ Social Security and Address Verification

+ Education Verification

+ Other legally required checks

Minnesota IT Services does not participate in E-Verify. Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicant for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email [email protected] . Please indicate what assistance is needed.