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• This role is a hybrid position with the expectation to work onsite (3) three days a week in Boise, Idaho and relocation is not offered for this position.
• Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions Inc. does not sponsor U.S work authorizations for this job position including U.S. immigration filings for initial and/or change of employer paperwork for H-1's, H-1B1's, E-3's, O-1's, and TN's. Ericsson also does not hire F-1's working on CPT orfor this position.

About this opportunity
Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions is seeking a Data Analyst to support business requirements gathering, exploratory data analysis (EDA), and technical specification development for analytics, data, and AI-enabled solutions. Based in Boise, ID (hybrid, 3 days onsite per week), this role sits within the Central Data & AI - Standards & Solutions team and reports to the Director, Data Analytics & AI. It serves as a key bridge between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams, translating complex or evolving business needs into clear, testable, and actionable requirements. The primary focus is front-end discovery, requirements definition, documentation, validation, and delivery coordination - not engineering build activities.
What you will do

• Partner with business stakeholders to gather, clarify, and document requirements for analytics, reporting, data products, semantic models, and AI-enabled solutions
• Translate ambiguous business requests into structured problem statements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical specifications
• Conduct exploratory data analysis using SQL to validate assumptions, assess data availability, and identify data quality issues
• Collaborate with data engineers, analytics engineers, BI developers, and AI/ML practitioners to ensure business logic is accurately reflected in delivered solutions
• Facilitate discovery sessions, requirements workshops, stakeholder interviews, and cross-functional alignment meetings
• Create and maintain documentation including business requirements documents, process flows, metric definitions, test scenarios, and decision logs
• Support Agile delivery by writing user stories, documenting acceptance criteria, and participating in sprint planning and prioritization
• Identify gaps between stakeholder expectations, available data, and technical feasibility; proactively communicate risks and tradeoffs
• Support user acceptance testing and promote consistent use of data definitions and standardized analytics practices

The skills you bring
Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Finance, or equivalent practical experience
• 2+ years of experience in a data analyst, business analyst, BI analyst, product analyst, or similar requirements-focused role
• 1-2 years of hands-on SQL experience (joins, filters, aggregations, CTEs, exploratory profiling)
• Demonstrated ability to gather stakeholder requirements and translate them into clear documentation for technical teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to adapt style for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or equivalent
• Understanding of data warehousing concepts (tables, views, dimensions, facts, grain)
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and follow through on commitments

Nice to have
Familiarity with Snowflake, dbt, Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, or GitLab; exposure to Agile methodologies, data governance practices, Power BI semantic models, or AI/ML analytics initiatives
Why join Ericsson?
At Ericsson, you'll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what's possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You'll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You'll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply?
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Ericsson uses a merit-based hiring approach that values people with different experiences, perspectives and skillsets. We truly believe this approach drives innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer, learn more.
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Primary country and city: United States (US) || Hybrid: Boise, Idaho
Job details: IT Data Analyst
Compensation and Benefits at Ericsson
At Ericsson, we know that our people are the key to our success. We offer a competitive package to help with your individual needs and goals.
Your Pay
The salary range for this position is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, and the candidate's combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience.
Short-Term Variable Compensation Plan: Your pay also includes the opportunity for an annual bonus. Actual bonus payouts are based on performance of the business against the unit's objectives, individual performance, and the individual bonus target. Certain eligibility and pro-ration rules apply.
Your Health
Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions offers excellent, competitive employee benefits, such as: subsidized, nationwide PPO medical benefit options including a low-deductible Point of Service Plan and a qualifying High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), with a generous company-provided HSA contribution.
Your Financial Security
We invest in both your short and long-term financial wellbeing. Our 401(k) plan has a 4% company match and immediate vesting. Employees will also receive company-paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance and company-paid disability benefits.
Your Time
Your work-life balance is important to us. New employees are provided a minimum of 15 days of accrued vacation, up to 3 personal days per year, 11 annual holidays, 8 hours of volunteer time, and 80 hours of sick time annually. Please note paid time off is pro-rated based on the employee's start date. Furthermore, Ericsson provides up to 16 weeks of paid maternity leave and 6 weeks of parental or adoption leave at 100% of pay.
Additional Benefits
Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions offers other company-paid benefits such as a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program, mobile therapy, and volunteer paid time off.