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Data Analyst

  • Location:

    London

  • Sector:

    Data and Analytics

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Job functions:

    Microsoft Power-Bi, Analyst, Bi Analyst, Microsoft Azure, Data Analyst, Developer

  • Salary:

    £70000 - £90000 per annum

  • Contact:

    William Sutton

  • Contact email:

    william.sutton@lafosse.com

  • Job ref:

    78747_1657818217

  • Published:

    about 1 month ago

  • Expiry date:

    2022-08-25

  • Startdate:

    ASAP

Data Analyst

Responsibilities:

  • Moving and combining data residing in disparate systems providing a unified, consistent data view against our core technology stack
  • Working with SOAP and REST web services
  • Documenting design concepts for integration implementations to include encryption, security, logging, throttling, scalability, and clustering
  • Understanding and validation of integration requirements
  • Development of APIs and process flows on lo code / no code solutions
  • Providing support for deployment and post go-live implementations
  • Working with geographically dispersed teams and providing mentoring where required
  • Management of integrations across back end, front end and ssas platforms
  • Identification and understanding of our core data
  • Packaging data so it can be reused and shared, and providing rules and access guidelines for the data
  • Managing and communicating information policies and mechanisms for effective data usage
  • Liaise with functional stakeholders to understand existing operations: users, data, processes, outputs, current issues, and future requirements
  • Testing and implementation of new functionality/modules of existing applications
  • Work with 3rd party software provider, becoming a systems SME while collaborating with the vendors
  • Oversee the development of fixes to the systems and ensure that they are implemented correctly
  • Responsible for updating existing documentation and creating new documentation when new functionality or reporting is added
  • Training and knowledge transfer between the team members

Required experience:

  • Experience in business analysis
  • Data Integration tools and knowledge of the Microsoft BI Stack
  • Knowledge of c#, scripting languages, Azure Synapse & SQL, and an understanding of the SDLC
  • Should understand Web Services (RESTful and SOAP), API Data Definitions, Data Structures (JSON and XML) and ODATA.
  • Background in data warehouse design (e.g., dimensional modelling) and data mining
  • Understanding of database management systems, online analytical processing (OLAP) and ETL (Extract, transform, load) framework
  • Knowledge of SQL, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
  • Ability to understand database schema of multiple systems and design best practice solutions for integrating in order to produce required reporting outcomes
  • Web services / API experience
  • Experience of Private Equity software, Investran, Data Exchange, ViewPoint, is preferable, but not essential.
  • Experience of formal change management, including requirements elicitation, specification documentation, project co-ordination & planning

Skills & Competencies Sought:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical solutions in plain language.
  • Strong interpersonal skills are required to develop close working relationships with colleagues, clients, and third-party supplies
  • Thirst for knowledge and desire to learn new systems
  • Interest in AI, ML and RPA
  • Highly organised
  • High attention to detail
  • Ability to problem solve
  • Team player and able to work across different offices (travel required) and time zones (vendors in North America)
  • the ability to work under pressure on multiple projects within your project timeframes
  • a passion for creating solutions with a positive attitude to change
  • excellent analytical skills and an informed, evidence-based approach
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