Data Analytics Manager

Brief Description

Energize your Career at SECO Energy!

General Purpose of Job

The Data Analytics Manager leads SECO’s enterprise data strategy to support grid modernization, renewable integration, and operational excellence. This role oversees development of advanced analytics, dashboards, forecasting models, and data pipelines that transform raw operational data into actionable intelligence. The manager establishes data governance frameworks, ensures data integrity, and enables data-driven decision-making across all departments. Partnering closely with IT, accounting, engineering, operations, and strategy teams, this position drives adoption of analytics tools, builds organizational data literacy, and fosters a culture of evidence-based planning to enhance grid reliability, optimize DER dispatch, and support corporate strategic initiatives.

Minimum Required Qualifications And Competencies

The following includes the minimum job requirements and essential duties for this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Some job requirements may exclude individuals that cannot be reasonably accommodated or who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

Requirements

Education

- Minimum: Four (4) year bachelor’s degree in data science, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (master’s preferred)

- Preferred: Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) or equivalent

- Preferred: Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist or Data Engineer Associate

- Preferred: DAMA Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)

- Preferred: PMP® certification a plus

- Job-related experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Experience

- Minimum: Five plus (5+) years in utility or energy analytics roles, including supervisory experience

- Preferred: Strong understanding of operational and customer data from AMI, OMS, DERMS, and GIS

- Preferred: Proficiency in SQL, Python, and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau)

- Preferred: Experience with data governance, data architecture, and advanced analytics development

- Preferred: Experience within an electric utility or related industry.

Technical Skills

- Extensive experience in data governance frameworks, including defining data standards, stewardship roles, and implementing metadata management and cataloging tools.

- Advanced proficiency in data engineering and architecture, with expertise in developing secure, scalable data pipelines and cloud-based platforms such as Azure or AWS.

- Strong background in advanced analytics and machine learning, including development of predictive models, time-series forecasting, and model validation using tools like Python and R.

- Expertise in business intelligence and reporting tools, including Power BI or Tableau, with the ability to translate complex datasets into actionable insights and standardized KPIs.

- Thorough knowledge of data privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance standards, such as NERC CIP and NIST, ensuring secure and compliant data operations.

Other Requirements

- Ability to operate a variety of office equipment, including a personal computer, printers, copy machines and telephone.

- Ability to work irregular hours for assignment completion and flexibility to change scheduling and report to work on short notice during emergency situations.

- Normal work hours will be eight (8) hours Monday through Friday, between 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.

- Successful completion of pre-employment background check, physical and drug screen.

Summary

We are the third-largest electric co-op in Florida and the seventh-largest in the nation and we are looking for qualified, energetic and committed candidates to join our successful TEAM!

SECO Energy does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from applicants. SECO Energy will not consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from any search agencies, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, headhunters and recruitment agencies (hereinafter ‘vendors’). Unsolicited referrals and resumes sent to SECO Energy are deemed gratuitous. If any vendor (included but not limited to recruitment agency, headhunter, staffing agency) supplies any job applicant to SECO Energy without having a valid written and signed an agreement with SECO Energy, SECO Energy is not obligated to pay any kind of referral fee to such vendor. Any resumes submitted in the absence of a signed agreement become the property of SECO Energy and no fee shall be due.

*If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request by emailing jobs@secoenergy.com or by calling (855) 483-2673. Please be advised that this assistance is available for individuals who require accommodation due to disability.

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^ SECO Energy is a not-for-profit electric distribution cooperative serving over 200,000 families and businesses across seven counties in Central Florida, making SECO Energy the third largest electric co-op in Florida and the sixth largest in the nation.

^ SECO Energy is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, genetics, or individuals with disabilities, or protected veteran status.

^ Qualified employees will be considered on an equal basis with external applicants.