Data Informatics Analyst II at Brightstar Lottery

Location:

Schenectady, NY, US, 12305

Requisition ID: 18594

Brightstar is an innovative, forward-thinking global leader in lottery that builds on our renowned expertise in delivering secure technology and producing reliable, comprehensive solutions for our customers. As a premier pure play global lottery company, our best-in-class lottery operations, retail and digital solutions, and award-winning lottery games enable our customers to achieve their goals, fulfill player needs and distribute meaningful benefits to communities. Brightstar has a well-established local presence and is a trusted partner to governments and regulators around the world, creating value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. Brightstar has approximately 6,000 employees. For more information, please visit www.brightstarlottery.com.

Responsibilities

We are seeking a skilled Data Analyst II to join our dynamic data and reporting team. In this role, you will be responsible for report and analytics migration, evolving reporting and analysis, with a focus on Power BI, Snowflake data engineering, and real-time data integration. You will work closely with business users and internal teams to ensure data reliability, platform modernization, and user enablement.

The Way We Work:

• Agile Approach: We follow agile methodologies, emphasizing adaptability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Open Communication: We require open dialogue, knowledge sharing, and constructive feedback.
• Innovation and Learning: We foster a culture of innovation, allowing engineers to explore new technologies and grow their skill sets.
  
  

Responsibilities:

• Applies a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to maintaining and enhancing Power BI datasets, reports and Snowflake data pipelines.
• Actively being part of team migrating the Business Objects Reports and Tableau dashboards to Power BI reports and dashboards.
• Applies best practices in developing reports, dashboards in Power BI, Business Objects and Tableau.
• Learn and understand a broad range of Brightstar’s data resources and know how, when, and which to use.
• Provides technical support, training and guidance to business users, facilitating migration from current reporting system to Power BI and snowflake stack.
• Develops and maintains Snowflake data engineering solutions to support scalable, secure, and high-performance reporting environments.
• Report key insight trends, using statistical rigor to simplify and inform the larger team of noteworthy story lines that impact the business.
• Build automated data solutions and dashboards, maintains report forms and formats, information dashboards, data generators, canned reports and other end-user information portals or resources.
• Able to convert the proof-of-concept code and modules into production deployable code using functional, object-oriented programming.
  
  

Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• 2-3 years of experience in enterprise reporting, data engineering, or software development.
• Strong expertise in Power BI, including dataset management, dashboard development, and workspace administration.
• Proven experience with Snowflake data engineering, including data modeling, pipeline development, and performance tuning.
• Strong expertise in SQL & Python.
• Solid understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills, with a commitment to customer satisfaction and service excellence.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Bonus: Experience using AI-assisted development and testing tools to accelerate dashboard creation, automate data validation, or enhance report quality.
• Exposure to machine learning workflows or AI model integration is a plus.
  
  

Preferred Knowledge & Tools:

• Power BI Service, DAX, Power Query, and Fabric Event Streams.
• Snowflake SQL, Streams, Tasks, and Data Sharing.
• SQL and Python.
• CI/CD pipelines, GitHub, and DevOps practices.
  
  

Success Profile

• Leading Complexity
• Leading People
• Leading the Business
• Leading Self
  
  

At Brightstar, we consider a wide range of factors in determining compensation, including background, skills, experience, and work location. These factors can cause your compensation to vary. The estimated starting compensation range is $58,500 - $110,000. The actual pay offered may end up being higher or lower. The Company will comply with all local pay requirements and collective bargaining agreements, where applicable.

Base pay is only one part of our Total Rewards program. Sales roles may be eligible for commission payments, while other roles are eligible for discretionary bonuses. In addition, we offer employees a 401(k) Savings Plan with Company contributions, health, dental, and vision insurance, life, accident, and disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, wellness programs, and identity theft insurance. Note: programs are subject to eligibility requirements.

All Brightstar employees have a role in information security. Annual training will be assigned and required as appropriate.

Nearest Major Market: Albany