Senior Data Analyst - Application Modernization

Job Title: Data Analyst(5+State projects exp.)

Agency: WLF (Wildlife & Fisheries)

Project: LDWF Application Modernization

Location: 100% Remote

Duration: 07/01/2026 – 06/30/2029 (Long-term contract)

Project Overview

The Louisiana Office of Technology Services (OTS) is leading a large-scale Application Modernization initiative for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries (LDWF).

This effort focuses on:

• Migrating legacy systems to modern platforms
• Improving data accessibility and quality
• Standardizing enterprise data architecture
• Supporting long-term scalability and operational efficiency

The Data Analyst will play a critical role in data migration, integration, and analysis to support this transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and integrate data from multiple internal and external sources
• Perform data profiling, validation, and discovery to assess data quality
• Clean, transform, and standardize data for migration and reporting

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• Gather, analyze, and translate business requirements into data solutions
• Develop and maintain data documentation, including data dictionaries and mapping documents
• Support data modeling and design for modernized systems
• Write and optimize SQL queries to extract, manipulate, and validate data
• Maintain and update existing dashboards and reports
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, business analysts, and stakeholders
• Assist in data migration and integration efforts (legacy → modern systems)
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and compliance with standards

Required Qualifications (Mandatory)

• Minimum 12+ years of experience in data migration or data integration projects
• 10+ experience with SQL (query writing, joins, data extraction)
• Experience with:
• Data cleaning and transformation
• Data profiling and quality analysis
• Basic reporting and dashboard maintenance
• Ability to work with relational databases
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience interpreting and documenting business requirements

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Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• 6+Experience with Python or R for data analysis
• Hands-on 8+ experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Looker
• Experience completing full lifecycle data migration projects (legacy to cloud or modern systems)
• Familiarity with ETL processes and tools
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Experience collaborating within a development team

Technical Skills

Core Skills:

• SQL (advanced querying, joins, aggregations)
• Data Migration & Integration
• Data Profiling & Cleansing

Optional / Plus Skills:

• Python / R
• Tableau / Power BI / Looker
• ETL tools (Informatica, SSIS, etc.)