Sr Data Analyst

About Us:

At RELI Group, our work is grounded in purpose. We partner with government agencies to solve complex challenges, improve public health, strengthen national security, and make government services more effective and efficient. Our team of over 500 professionals brings deep expertise and a shared commitment to delivering meaningful outcomes. Behind every solution is a group of experts who care deeply about impact—whether we’re supporting data-driven decisions, modernizing systems or safeguarding critical programs.

Job Summary:RELI Group is seeking a detail-oriented and highly analytical Data Analyst to support the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Multidimensional Information Data Analytics System (MIDAS) Program. The Data Analyst will play a key role in transforming complex healthcare and operational data into meaningful insights that drive program decision-making, reporting, and modernization objectives.

This role involves hands-on data analysis, dashboard and report development, data quality validation, and close collaboration with Data Engineers, Data Architects, Business Analysts, and QA teams within an AWS/Databricks-based environment.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze large, complex datasets to identify trends, anomalies, and actionable insights across CMS healthcare and operational domains.

• Develop dashboards, visualizations, and reports using tools such as QuickSight, Tableau, or Power BI to support leadership and stakeholder decision-making.

• Translate business requirements into analytical specifications, data queries, and reporting logic.

• Write efficient SQL to query, validate, and profile data stored in AWS S3, Redshift, Delta Lake, and Databricks environments.

• Perform data quality assessments, reconciliation, and validation of ingestion and transformation pipelines.

• Partner with Data Engineers to refine transformation logic, metadata standards, and analytic datasets.

• Support monthly/quarterly reporting cycles, compliance-driven analytics, and FISMA/ARS 5.0 data needs.

• Document analysis methods, data definitions, data flows, and business rules in support of auditability and reproducibility.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies (Scrum, PI Planning, retrospectives) and collaborate across MIDAS scrum teams.

• Identify opportunities for automation, standardization, and optimization of analytics and reporting processes.

• Bachelor’s degree in data-analytics, Statistics, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.

• 4+ years of experience in analytical or business intelligence roles.

• Strong SQL experience performing data extraction, validation, and transformation.

• Demonstrated experience with data visualization tools such as QuickSight, Tableau, or Power BI.

• Hands-on experience analyzing datasets in cloud environments (AWS or Databricks preferred).

• Experience conducting data profiling, reconciliation, and root-cause analysis.

• Ability to translate business questions into analytical approaches and communicate findings clearly.

• Strong collaboration skills; able to work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting CMS programs or working with ACA, QHP, HICS, HIOS, or other healthcare datasets.

• Familiarity with Databricks notebooks, Delta Lake, Python, or PySpark for exploratory analysis.

• Experience with data governance, metadata management, or FISMA/ARS 5.0 reporting needs.

• Understanding of CMS TRA/TLC frameworks and Agile (SAFe) delivery methodologies.

Summary of Core Technologies:

• SQL

• AWS (S3, Redshift, RDS, Glue)

• Databricks & Delta Lake (for exploration and data validation)

• BI Tools: QuickSight, Tableau, Power BI

• Python (basic analytical use preferred)

• Agile / SAFe Analytics Delivery

EEO Employer:

RELI Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

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The annual salary range for this position is $120,000.00 to $140,000.00. Actual compensation will depend on a range of factors, including but not limited to the individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, certifications, location, other business and organizational needs, and applicable employment laws. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. RELI Group provides a variety of additional benefits to its employees. For additional details on the benefits that RELI Group offers click here.