Amazon - Seattle, WA
posted 2 months ago
At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To achieve this, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven individuals. The Business Analyst II role is pivotal in driving large-scale projects, programs, and technical initiatives. In this position, you will be responsible for converting data into actionable business insights. The ideal candidate is an analysis expert who leverages a variety of data platforms and analytical tools to provide timely, meaningful, and consumable information. You will build deep contextual and domain knowledge, ensure data quality, and create scalable tools. Effective communication of findings using the most influential methods is essential. The complexity of the research and skills required for a Business Analyst extends well beyond basic data entry and extraction. It involves the design and development of automated data pipelines, sophisticated analytical modeling, and intuitive data visualization. You will maintain front-end code using Python, SQL, HTML, Java, and R, or other similar coding languages. This role will have high visibility due to the nature of the toolsets being maintained and the network impact of the analysis conducted. You will have great exposure to a broad scope that will help shape the future of the business. As a Business Analyst, you will own the design, creation, and management of extremely large datasets. From Day 1, you will be challenged with a variety of tasks, ranging from creating datasets, reports, dashboards to metadata modeling and pipeline monitoring. You will interact with internal program and product owners, and technical teams to gather requirements and structure scalable data solutions. You will be responsible for tuning query performance against large and complex data sets and translating analytic insights into concrete, actionable recommendations for business or product improvement.