Business Intelligence Specialist

 

Recruiter:

HR Genie

Job Ref:

BI-2021

Date posted:

Monday, December 13, 2021

Location:

Johannesburg Metro, South Africa

Salary:

To be discussed - based on Experience


SUMMARY:
Require an experienced and Business savy BI specialist.

POSITION INFO:

JOB SUMMARY

To analyse, design and develop Business Intelligence, analytical and data solutions to meet both internal and external customer/business requirements.

The Business Intelligence Specialist is responsible for implementing data solutions using the accepted tools and processes required for data acquisition, processing and presentation. The Business Intelligence Specialist will interact with the end customer. The primary responsibilities include MI, data analysis, reporting, cube implementation (tabular and multidimensional), ETL (extract, transform and load), business intelligence dashboards and data modelling

 RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES and REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

  • Build and maintain professional working relationships with all stakeholders, displaying excellent abilities to initiate dialogue, listen, advise, influence and negotiate to achieve win-win outcomes
  • Perform BI Business Analysis and Data Analysis function.
  • Verbalize in written form the user requirement so that the user can track and sign-off the requirement
  • Engage with the business to understand their strategic goals and what reports are required to enable them to monitor and track performance and guide future decision-making
  • To compile the functional and technical specifications
  • To design and present prototypes following the relevant requirements.
  • Translate business & technical requirements into efficient sustainable ETL solutions
  • Consolidate and prepare solution design documentation
  • Apply standards and governance in such a way as to develop the best fit solution for business
  • Coordinate and apply various coding efforts
  • Collate data on coding progress achieved
  • Address and develop solutions to problems and risks arising from coding efforts
  • Design relevant test scripts/ test cases to best determine system readiness and usability
  • Provide second-tier support as required
  • Engage with the macro-environment to look for new opportunities, capabilities and trends that would add value to the required development work
  • Suggest changes in executing work processes to better drive value and benefits for the business
  • Prepare and share recommendations for process and systems improvements in the relevant area of accountability. Actively participate in team, cross-discipline and vendor-driven collaboration sessions or forums to increase understanding of the working environment (current and planned)
  • Partner with Business stakeholders to create integrated roadmaps to enable business requirements delivery
  • Design, develop and implement cubes (tabular and multidimensional)
  • Design, develop and provide BI reports and dashboards
  • Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science or Information Systems is preferred
  • BI certifications desirable
  • 5+ Years'' experience building data warehouses and/or data marts
  • 5+ Years'' experience developing ETL packages, Cubes, Reports and Dashboards.
  • Business analysis experience
  • Experience using the Kimball Methodology
  • Experience using Agile methodology
  • Understanding concepts of data lakes/reservoirs
  • ETL - experience in Informatics advantageous
  • Cubes - multidimensional and tabular - SSAS
  • Reporting - SSRS and Power BI or proven experience in other enterprise-strength BI tools like Cognos, Tableau, OBIEE, Business Objects, Qlikview etc.
  • Working and experienced knowledge of Microsoft Power BI
  • Databases - Mainly Microsoft SQL Server, MYSQL and some experience with other database technologies would be an advantage, like Oracle, Sybase, etc.
  • Strong SQL skills
  • Design Data Marts
  • Data Warehousing
  • Data Analytics Capability
  • Attention to detail with an added understanding of the broader impact of decisions and solutions
  • Track record of following through on commitments
  • A history of leading and supporting successful projects
  • Analysis and Attention to Detail;
  • Big picture thinking
  • Drive and Results Orientation
  • Problem-solving
  • Customer service orientation
  • Building relationships
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Planning and organizing

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

  • Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science or Information Systems is preferred
  • BI certifications desirable
  • 5+ Years'' experience building data warehouses and/or data marts
  • 5+ Years'' experience developing ETL packages, Cubes, Reports and Dashboards.
  • Business analysis experience
  • Experience using the Kimball Methodology
  • Experience using Agile methodology
  • Understanding concepts of data lakes/reservoirs
  • ETL - experience in Informatics advantageous
  • Cubes - multidimensional and tabular - SSAS
  • Reporting - SSRS and Power BI or proven experience in other enterprise-strength BI tools like Cognos, Tableau, OBIEE, Business Objects, Qlikview etc.
  • Working and experienced knowledge of Microsoft Power BI
  • Databases - Mainly Microsoft SQL Server, MYSQL and some experience wi


 

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