POSITION DESCRIPTION
TITLE:
EXTENDED TITLE:
FLSA STATUS:
Project Lead
SAS Project Lead
Exempt
CATEGORY:
Professional
GRADE:
J (Technology Support)
JOB SUMMARY: Leads team in establishing the data warehouse, business intelligence and
reporting strategy; designing and implementing the EPCC’s data warehouse and data models;
and the development of reporting systems, standards and templates.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Provide vision and leadership for the planning, design, implementation
and maintenance of the EPCC’s data warehouse, online analytical
processing (OLAP) applications, extract, transform & load (ETL)
applications, ad-hoc, production reporting systems, and other
associated applications. Work with data users and providers to
understand reporting requirements, source data systems and data
quality issues.
YEARLY
PERCENT OF
TIME
30%
with
and
data
and
20%
3. Establish and lead the development of reporting standards and
methodologies. Responsible for data warehouse/business intelligence
projects and resolve project issues and escalate to Administrative
Application Manager as appropriate.
20%
4. Assist the Administrative Application Manager in the training and
development of end-users and IT community; knowledgeable in the
use of data warehouse applications.
10%
5. Identify and lead the documentation of system specific standards.
5%
6. Develop and recommend annual budget for approval to the
Administrative Applications Manager.
5%
7. Keep abreast of emerging data warehouse, reporting, and other
business intelligence tools and technologies.
5%
8. Perform other duties as assigned or directed.
5%
2. Coordinate data warehouse and reporting requirements
application Data Base Administration (DBA), programmers
systems administrators. Manage data quality issues related to
warehouse, reporting, and ETL processes.
Communicate
coordinate issues with appropriate offices.
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Effective: 06/16/08
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REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: Manager, Information Technology
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide work direction to staff assigned to functional
area.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technologies.
EXPERIENCE: Seven (7) years
SPECIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
1. Skills/Abilities:
¾ Project and team leadership/management skills; ability to build and lead a
team of technical professionals.
¾ Strong conceptual, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and technical
skills.
¾ Project management skills; ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks and
projects simultaneously.
¾ Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to communicate
clearly and effectively.
¾ Experience and understanding of data warehouse, business intelligence and
reporting concepts, processes, and toolsets.
¾ Ability to translate information and reporting needs into technical solutions.
¾ Understanding of relational database principles, architectures, and SQL
programming.
¾ Ability to work independently and manage/develop/evaluate team members
and projects as required.
¾ Understanding of SAS, Oracle, and Microsoft AS/SQL database, data
warehouse and business intelligence toolsets.
¾ Ability to work effectively in a diverse community and meet the needs of
diverse student populations.
2. Equipment Used: Personal and mainframe computers, UNIX Dec Alpha Servers, NT
servers, printers and a variety of equipment associated with a general office
environment.
3. Software Used: Oracle development environment, SQL, SQLPlus, PLSQL, ProC++,
ProCobol, UNIX, Microsoft Office including Access, Excel and Word, Data warehouse
and business intelligence toolsets. Basic knowledge of Statistical Analysis System
(SAS).
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Duties require little physical effort in work with light (up to 10lbs), easy to handle
materials. Duties performed causes light fatigue of eyes, fingers, or other faculties due to
long periods of standing, sitting, and/or repetitive motion.
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:
Alternative or combined skills in understanding, negotiating, selecting, developing, and
motivating people are important to the highest degree due to constant interaction with
other people, at any level within the organization or the community, position’s
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accountability for the development, motivation, assessment, and reward of employees,
and to deal with irrational situations where the outcome is unpredictable.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Job is performed in general office or comparable working area with occasional
distractions such as noise, interruptions, or congested work areas with exposure to some
disagreeable elements.
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