How to hire a junior technical analyst

How to hire a junior technical analyst, step by step

Here's a step-by-step junior technical analyst hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a junior technical analyst job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new junior technical analyst
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the junior technical analyst you need to hire. Certain junior technical analyst roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

   Yes

   No

   A junior technical analyst's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, junior technical analysts from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of junior technical analyst salaries for various roles:

   Type of Junior Technical Analyst	Description	Hourly rate
   Junior Technical Analyst	Computer systems analysts study an organization’s current computer systems and procedures and design information systems solutions to help the organization operate more efficiently and effectively. They bring business and information technology (IT) together by understanding the needs and limitations of both.	$20-43
   Analyst	Analysts are employees or individual contributors with a vast experience in a particular field that help the organization address challenges. They help the organization improve processes, policies, and other operations protocol by studying the current processes in place and determining the effectiveness of those processes... Show more	$25-47
   GIS Analyst	A GIS Analyst is responsible for the development and implementation of geographic information systems. They provide expertise, support, assistance, and guidance to various geographic variables in a specific area.	$22-40

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Troubleshoot
   • SQL
   • JavaScript
   • Technical Problems
   • HTML
   • Level Support
   • Technical Issues
   • System Enhancements
   • Windows XP
   • LAN
   • Customer Service
   • Software Upgrades
   • TCP/IP
   • Onsite Support

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage and maintain VMware infrastructure.
   • credit card system, money order machine, cash register (POS), touch screen, and scanners . )
   • Assist users with printer issues, VPN connections and password resets.
   • Create new management system for PC deployment allowing easier deployment of new computers.
   • Facilitate remote desktop and server support, configuration, installations and deployments by coordinating service among subject matter experts as needed.
   • Case work include gathering logs and configuration details and documenting case within Salesforce, including any resolutions recommend.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your junior technical analyst job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A junior technical analyst salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, junior technical analysts' average salary in hawaii is 39% less than in washington.
   • Seniority. Entry-level junior technical analysts earn 52% less than senior-level junior technical analysts.
   • Certifications. A junior technical analyst with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a junior technical analyst's salary.

   Average junior technical analyst salary

   $62,523yearly

   $30.06 hourly rate

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   Entry-level junior technical analyst salary

   $43,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 20, 2026

4. Writing a junior technical analyst job description

   A job description for a junior technical analyst role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a junior technical analyst job description:

   Junior technical analyst job description example

   By joining Chubb as a Junior Technical Data Analyst, you will have the opportunity to directly support one of our key forecasting and sales pipeline management platforms. This tool consolidates insurance policy data across North American business and aids in deal management with working, quoted, bound, lost, and declined business. In so doing, you will have the opportunity to leverage your knowledge of SQL and database tables to analyze data, identify gaps or discrepancies, and partner with applications, stakeholder, architecture teams (and more) to drive solutions that directly impacts how data is used throughout the business. Through it all, you'll also have the opportunity to continue building upon your technical expertise and business knowledge as you conduct analysis that enables us to solve real-world problems.
   In this role, you will:
   
   Engage with business users to clarify and define requirements, prototype functionality, support troubleshooting and engage in unit testing Manage assigned work efforts through all phases of the development, testing, and implementation life cycle, creating test scenarios, analyzing results and testing/validating data Reconcile multiple data sources and identify the root cause of discrepancies in expected outputs and articulate results to various stakeholders, management, and technical resources Analyze and test relational databases and investigate any data load failures or data retrieval issues Generate reports, dashboards, and ad hoc extracts for business/or leadership Ensure data integrity by implementing quality assurance practices, gathering, and entering missing data, and resolving any anomalies. Communicate changes in scope or requirements to all stakeholders; initiate change management processes as required
   
   Qualifications:
   
   1-2+ years of Co-Op, Internship, and/or Full-time experience in Business Analysis, Data Analysis (or similar) role supporting data-driven projects Experience with or exposure to with DBMS platforms, including an understanding of queries, table structures, hierarchies, and/or joins, etc. Experience with or exposure to technologies such as .NET, Jira, Confluence, etc. Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline preferred Prior experience working within the Agile framework including writing user stories, managing scrum calls, prioritizing backlog, etc. is a plus Prior experience within the insurance industry is a plus CRM and MDM knowledge is a plus
   
   About Us:
   
   Chubb is a global leader in the insurance industry and provides an extensive suite of products to a wide range of clients. Delivering superior coverage, craftsmanship, and customer experience has always been at our core, and will continue to be as we modernize what insurance does and how we deliver it, all while protecting what our customers value most. Major initiatives are underway at Chubb to build on our strengths and expand Chubb's reach in the digital insurance space. This means data-enriched processes and real-time insights embedded across our value chain, design thinking and an "engineers of everything" mentality, and a world-class customer experience that sets us apart. We are also reimagining our ways of working to be more adaptable and flexible through agile principles and investing in skillset development and tools for a digital age.
   
   What we Bring
   
   Dynamic Hybrid - flexible work arrangements Competitive offer packages which include a competitive base salary bonus and equity (for applicable roles) Employee stock purchase plan (15% discount) Comprehensive benefits that start day 1 Retirement savings plan (Chubb contributes 9% on your behalf) Investment in education program- Tuition reimbursement program Charitable gift matching programs Mentorship programs to help you grow your career

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5. Post your job

   To find junior technical analysts for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any junior technical analysts they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level junior technical analysts with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your junior technical analyst job on Zippia to find and attract quality junior technical analyst candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with junior technical analyst candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   While interviews are great, you will only sometimes learn enough from a conversation with a junior technical analyst applicant. In those cases, having candidates complete a test project can go a long way in figuring out who's the most likely to succeed in the role. If you aren't a technical person and don't know how to design an appropriate test, you can ask someone else on the team to create it or take a look at these websites to get a few ideas:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new junior technical analyst

   Once you have selected a candidate for the junior technical analyst position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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