Senior Business Intelligence Analyst I

This position requires on-site training for six (6) months at our Data Center located in Daleville, IN and then on-site at least one week per quarter ongoing. 

First Merchants is seeking a Senior Business Intelligence Analyst I to join our team! This position will deliver accurate and sustainable data management and reporting solutions; identify, develop and support implementation of process improvements.

As part of this role you will:

• Perform advanced data profiling, modeling, and business logic analysis and architect complex data management solutions to meet business requirements for enterprise-wide data projects and other data tactics. 
• Provide training to BI teammates and other reporting users to maximize understanding and use of reporting technologies.
• Collaborate with business units to perform requirements analysis and project scoping; perform required business logic transformation.
• Collaborate with business units to analyze business processes and identify, develop, and assist in the implementation of process improvement opportunities.
• Support the implementation of data governance principles and standards in data related projects across the organization.
• Ensure enterprise report delivery works reliably for the business including, but not limited to, reporting systems troubleshooting and supporting report and information delivery.
• Operate in alignment with reporting development lifecycle strategy and business intelligence governance framework.
• Ensure documentation of BI processes is consistently maintained according to best practices.
• Collaborate with data governance analysts and data stewards to ensure data dictionary is appropriately updated to reflect changes resulting from projects and tickets completed including, but not limited to, data flow, business logic and metadata.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering, Data Architecture, and Enterprise Application Management to support alignment of Business Intelligence and Data Governance processes and objectives.
• Completion of periodic attestations, controls, and performance procedures as required.

To be successful in this position, we require the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, management information systems (MIS), business or a related field OR Associate Degree/ two years of college two (2) years of related work/military experience OR four (4) years of related work/military experience (plus additional required experience detailed below).
• A minimum of five (5) years of business intelligence, business analyst, or related experience. 
• A minimum of three (3) years of report writing experience using SQL, Power BI, or similar technology.

The following would be a plus: 

• Business intelligence or related certifications. 
• Knowledge of data governance practices, business and technology issues related to management of enterprise information assets. 
• Experience in finance, credit, risk, or operations related data projects, specifically around data transformation. 
• Experience in banking or the financial services industry.