Ascending

Design, develop, and maintain data reporting solutions by collaborating with stakeholders, optimizing SQL queries, and improving reporting processes. | Strong SQL Server development skills, experience with SSRS, Report Builder, Visual Studio, and preferably mortgage or financial industry reporting experience. | Title: Data Analyst Location: Remote, 1st week onsite in Richmond VA Candidate has to live within the commuting distance to Richmond VA. Job Description: We are seeking a Data Reporting Analyst/Developer, an Information Technology Systems specialist responsible for analyzing, designing, developing, and maintaining data reporting solutions across various business units. This role leverages data analytics platforms, reporting tools, and visualization techniques to optimize reporting processes, uncover business insights, and drive efficiencies. The ideal candidate will work closely with business leaders, engineers, analysts, and subject matter experts to understand data reporting needs, enhance legacy reporting systems, and implement improved deployment methodologies. By bridging the gap between business processes and business intelligence, this role plays a key part in mining, summarizing, and analyzing data from multiple sources to drive informed business decisions. Key Responsibilities: • Collaborate with business stakeholders, analysts, and engineers to understand data and reporting challenges and develop effective reporting solutions. • Gather and translate business requirements into data specifications, defining necessary processes and changes. • Design and develop reports, dashboards, scorecards, and tabular data to meet business needs. • Develop and maintain reports using SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Visual Studio, and Report Builder. • Write, optimize, and maintain complex SQL queries to support reporting needs. • Analyze report requests to ensure alignment with business objectives, eliminating redundant or unnecessary data points. • Identify opportunities to optimize reporting structures and deployment methodologies. • Validate and reconcile data discrepancies across multiple sources to ensure accuracy and consistency. • Debug and resolve reporting and query errors efficiently. • Document and catalog current reporting structures for improved organization and accessibility. • Conduct independent data mining exercises, applying various analytical techniques to extract insights. • Troubleshoot and resolve data, reporting, and analytics issues raised through service requests. • Provide recommendations for process improvements and critical metrics tracking. • Participate in projects, QA testing, and implementation efforts. • Support overall project execution by ensuring reporting solutions meet performance criteria. Required Skills & Qualifications: • Strong expertise in business data analysis with the ability to structure and interpret complex data for actionable insights. • Advanced proficiency in SQL development on Microsoft SQL Server, including writing, optimizing, and maintaining SQL queries. • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Reporting Services (SSRS), Report Builder, and Visual Studio for data and reporting solutions. • Experience in data analytics and report writing for a mortgage or financial institution is highly preferred. • Strong understanding of business needs and ability to foster trust and confidence with stakeholders. Core Competencies: • Analytical Mindset – Ability to approach data methodically, uncover insights, and recommend solutions. • Strong Communication – Effectively collaborates with stakeholders to understand reporting needs and explain technical concepts. • Problem-Solving Skills – Identifies reporting inefficiencies and develops creative, scalable solutions. • Independent Thinker – Self-motivated and capable of leading initiatives without constant supervision. • Highly Organized – Manages multiple reporting tasks efficiently, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery. Thanks for applying! Powered by JazzHR Remote About the Company: ASCENDING

Lead and optimize infrastructure operations including system upgrades, cloud adoption, incident resolution, and team management to ensure high availability and SLA compliance. | 10+ years of infrastructure operations experience with expertise in virtualization, Microsoft server environments, cloud solutions, SAN, networking, disaster recovery, and team leadership. | Manager, Infrastructure Operations 100% Remote within the U.S. Contract with potential to extend or convert About the Role We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Operations Manager to lead and optimize infrastructure services across data center and cloud environments. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with team leadership, ensuring high availability, security, and operational excellence. Key Responsibilities Oversee infrastructure operations supporting a 24x7 environment , ensuring 99.9%+ uptime and SLA compliance. Provide technical leadership for system upgrades, cloud adoption, and complex troubleshooting. Act as a Level-3 escalation point , leading root cause analysis and major incident resolution. Participate in on-call rotation and serve as lead for major outages (1-hour SLA). Plan lifecycle refresh and upgrades across server, storage, network, and cloud. Drive monitoring, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives. Manage and mentor a team of systems engineers, fostering collaboration and best practices. Partner with IT leadership to align infrastructure strategy, standards, and security. Qualifications 10+ years of infrastructure operations/architecture experience in enterprise environments. Strong expertise with: VMware and Hyper-V virtualization platforms Microsoft Server (2003–2019), Active Directory, DNS/DHCP Office 365, Azure, Cloud DR solutions, VEEAM, SCOM, IDERA SAN (NetApp), Brocade switches, networking (LAN/WAN, TCP/IP) Client/Dell server and blade systems Proven experience implementing monitoring and disaster recovery solutions (RPO/RTO). Demonstrated success managing and developing technical teams. Excellent communication skills with ability to present to leadership.