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# Data Analyst - W2 Only

- **Company:** Ascii Group, LLC
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $99,840.0
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Data Analysis, Big Data, Power BI, SQL Databases, Systems Integration, Vba Programming Language, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** November 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/354dddbb-585c-45fc-9bba-a15ff8f490da

## About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Data Analyst with at least 5+ years of trading-floor experience to act as the primary bridge between our commercial trading desks in Chicago (and Houston) and our global Trading Analytics Technology teams in London and Pune.

· 5+ years of hands-on trading-floor experience in analytics, risk, or front-office technology.

· Background in energy or commodities trading, with understanding of price data, curves, fundamentals, and market analytics.

· Strong working knowledge of EXCEL VBA (essential).

· Practical experience with Excel/VBA, SQL, and large-scale data sets.

· Experience with Power BI.

· Familiarity with APIs, data pipelines, and integrating multiple data sources.

· Strong communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.

· Comfortable operating in a fast-paced front-office environment with frequent context switching.

· Degree in a quantitative or analytical discipline (e.g., Engineering, Maths, CS, Finance).

Must-Have Skills:

 * Excel VBA

 * SQL and Data Analysis

 * Power BI

 * Energy/Commodities Trading Domain