Digital & IT Analyst - experienced (Aerospace)

Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we've enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.

With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.

Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.

Our Purpose - Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow - comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.

By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.

As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.

At Parker Aerospace, we develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient and increasingly sustainable flight for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people with deep engineering expertise, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers.

As a member of our team, you are instrumental in fulfilling our mission: 'Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow.' Pursuing a career at Parker presents unlimited opportunities for both professional and personal development. Working with some of the most brilliant minds in the industry, your contributions will be pivotal in developing innovative technologies and products, significantly contributing to Parker's goal of addressing the world's most pressing engineering challenges. At Parker, our team members belong, matter and make a difference.

This position is subject to meeting U.S. Export Compliance and/or U.S. Government Contracting Citizenship eligibility requirements.

This is an on-site, individual contributor role located in Elyria, Ohio.

Summary

The Digital & IT Analyst supports and improves business processes across all business domains by defining, configuring, testing, training, and supporting technology-enabled solutions. The role blends business analysis and data analysis, translating requirements into actionable system changes and insights, and planning the processes necessary to execute effective solutions. The analyst ensures the integrity and reliability of data, transaction processing, and reporting systems, including security and resource monitoring, and leads moderate-scope projects under limited supervision, performing critical analysis to inform decisions. This role is based in Elyria, Ohio.

Essential Functions

• Provide analytical guidance on applications and technologies that impact business operations; translate business needs into effective IT solutions.
• Analyze data to recommend process simplifications and cost reductions; define and refine KPIs and reporting requirements.
• Support a mixed application landscape of internally developed applications, commercial off-the-shelf solutions, and a mid-size data warehouse for business reporting.
• Develop, integrate, and deploy technology, data warehouse, ETL (Extract, transform, load) framework, and reporting solutions to ensure performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Document requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and test plans; coordinate and support UAT.
• Develop and deliver training to support process changes and new technology introductions; assist in mentoring new team members.
• Establish procedures, standards, and documentation for proper utilization of technologies; maintain solution and process documentation.
• Ensure data integrity, security, resource monitoring, and reliable transaction processing and reporting systems.
• Plan and manage moderate-scope projects, coordinating cross-functional teams across IT and multiple business domains; drive scope, schedule, dependencies, risk mitigation, and change management to successful delivery.
• Support lean and high-performance team initiatives; contribute to continuous improvement.
• Provide after-hours technical support as needed; occasional overnight travel to remote locations for solution implementations.
• Willingness to cross-support the Help Desk/Service Desk as needed; experience in end-user support and ticket triage is a plus.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Data Analytics.
• 2+ years of relevant IT experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft SQL Server (querying, data validation, performance troubleshooting).
• Power BI expertise (data modeling, DAX, Power Query/M) and advanced Excel (pivot tables, Power Query, complex formulas).
• Solid understanding of system design, data modeling, and analysis principles; ability to translate business processes into clear requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to define problems, collect and prepare data, analyze findings, and draw actionable conclusions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to present technical topics to non-technical audiences and facilitate stakeholder workshops.
• Strong prioritization and execution skills in deadline-driven environments; comfortable managing multiple tasks and projects.
• Team-oriented, collaborative mindset with strong interpersonal skills; builds trust across all levels of the organization.
• Keen attention to detail, with proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Learning agility, adaptability, and leadership.
• Self-motivated and proactive; demonstrates initiative and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Foundational project management skills (scope, schedule, risk tracking).

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps) for workflow/reporting automation.
• Willingness to cross-support the Help Desk/Service Desk; experience with end-user support and ticket triage is a plus.
• Exposure to enterprise platforms (e.g., ERP) and data governance/quality practices.
• Familiarity with IT change management processes.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.

("Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor")

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