503926 Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States Staff Staff Full-time Closing at: Aug 19 2026 - 23:55

MDT Department Contact:

Lori Montoya, 575-646-6013, lorimart@nmsu.edu

Internal or External Search:

External - Open to all applicants

Advertising Summary:

Turn data into decisions. Lead the development of innovative business intelligence solutions that transform complex data into meaningful insights, empowering leaders across the NMSU System to make informed, strategic decisions.

Position Details Position Title:

Database Report Writing Analyst Intermediate College/Division:

Information Technology Department:

450474-IT

ANALYTICS AND DECISION SUPPORT

Location:

Las Cruces Offsite Location (if applicable):

Target Hourly/Salary Rate:

$43,908.80 - To commensurate with experience

Appointment Full-time Equivalency:

1.0

FLSA Status :

Exempt Bargaining Unit Announcement:

This is NOT a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

Contingent Upon Funding:

Not Applicable Standard Work Schedule:

Shift:

Other Shift If Not a

Standard Work Schedule:

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

In partnership with functional stakeholders, design, develop and implement business intelligence solutions sourced from institutional and external data to the enterprise to advance analytics within NMSU System. Collect business requirements and translate into dashboards, reports, visualizations and business intelligence query objects in the existing BI platform (eg Cognos Analytics). Work on data projects and collaborate with functional and technical teams to advance analytics at NMSU. Ensure adherence to industry-accepted architecture principles. Uses standard or ad hoc queries or reports to extract data from disparate databases or data sources. Develop complex reports to support compliance and critical operations for administrative offices using SQL and Java.

Qualifications Required Education and Experience:

Associate's Degree + 4 years of relevant experience or a Bachelor's degree + 2 years of relevant experience.

Equivalent Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated experience with Cognos Analytics v11 or comparable enterprise reporting and business intelligence platforms, along with solid SQL proficiency. Strong organizational and project management skills are highly desirable. Prior experience in a higher education environment is preferred.

Special Certification/Licensure:

ITIL Preferred Working Conditions and Physical Effort Environment:

Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.

Physical Effort:

No or very limited physical effort required.

Lifting Requirements:

Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.

Risk:

No or very limited exposure to physical risk.