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Principal Data Analyst - Card

Capital One senior full-time

Salary

$131,300 - $149,800 per year

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Description

As a Principal Data Analyst - Card at Capital One, you will leverage analytic and technical skills to innovate, build, and maintain well-managed data solutions and capabilities to tackle business problems.

On any given day, you will be challenged on three types of work – Innovation, Business Intelligence, and Data Management:

Innovation

  • Use Open Source/Digital technologies to mine complex, voluminous, and different varieties of data sources and platforms
  • Build well-managed data solutions, tools, and capabilities to enable self-service frameworks for data consumers
  • Demonstrate ability to explore and quickly grasp new technologies to progress varied initiatives

Business Intelligence

  • Partner with the business to provide consultancy and translate the business needs to design and develop tools, techniques, metrics, and dashboards for insights and data visualization
  • Drive analysis that provides meaningful insights on business strategies

Data Management

  • Drive an understanding and adherence to the principles of data quality management including metadata, lineage, and business definitions
  • Work collaboratively with appropriate Tech teams to manage security mechanisms and data access governance
  • Build and execute tools to monitor and report on data quality

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Degree specialized in a Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics discipline
  • Scripting experience in Python, R, Spark, and SQL
  • Strong desire and experience with data in various forms (data warehouses/SQL, unstructured data)
  • Experience utilizing and developing within AWS services

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree plus at least 5 years of experience in data analytics, or Master’s Degree plus at least 3 years in data analytics, or PhD
  • At least 3 years of experience in at least one scripting language
  • At least 1 year of experience utilizing a business intelligence visualization tool
  • At least 3 years of experience in querying and analyzing and working with data languages and platforms

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics discipline
  • At least 4 years of experience coding in Python, R, Spark, or SQL
  • At least 4 years of experience working within process management and improvement methodologies – Agile, Lean, Six Sigma, etc.
  • At least 2 years of experience utilizing and developing within AWS services
  • At least 2 years of experience delivering Data Governance and Data Quality Management concepts and practices within the financial services industry

Salary Information: McLean, VA: $131,300 - $149,800 for Principal Data Analyst Richmond, VA: $119,400 - $136,200 for Principal Data Analyst

Benefits: Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.

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