Data & Integration Specialist/Analyst

SUMMARY:
We require a Data & Integration Specialist/Analyst to work for a contract role in Cape Town.

POSITION INFO:

The role of the Data & Integration Specialist / Analyst encompasses many activities including (but not limited to):

- Ensuring accuracy and integrity of data and applications through analysis, coding, writing clear documentation and problem resolution. 

- Driving data quality assessments, and the institutionalising thereof, linked to the various quality dimensions. 

- Providing knowledge and experience with relevant frameworks, e.g. South African Statistical Quality Assessment Framework. 

- Providing knowledge and experience relating to Master Data Management and Data Quality Management and their related technologies. 

- Analysing and translating functional specifications and change requests into technical specifications. 

- Developing, testing and implementing program logic. 

- Translating business needs into end user applications. 

- Being responsible for ETL, data mapping and data integration documentation, including documentation of business processes and how data is stored.

- Creating XML, XSD, XSLT, and XML Schema. 

- Employing ETL tools to convert flat files to xml and improve efficiency, testing and accuracy of data integration. 

- Working with Development teams to articulate enhancement requests. 

- Maintaining strong working knowledge of released products and taking responsibility for identifying product improvements. 

- Sharing knowledge with team members and developing client solutions efficiently. 

- Attending to technical troubleshooting and data analysis. 

- Supporting all data feed management and quality control processes.

- Organising user testing, collecting feedback and organising into actionable development priorities. 

- Planning and executing data feed/feature deployments. 

- Ensuring data quality and data integrity are maintained.

Minimum Requirements: 

- One or more tertiary qualification(s) issued by a registered tertiary institution that is/are relevant to the role of the Data & Integration Specialist / Analyst; OR

One or more industry accredited course credential(s)  that is/are relevant to the role of the Data & Integration Specialist /  Analyst). 

- A minimum of 5 (five) years'' experience at a senior level in a Data & Integration Specialist / Analyst or equivalent role working or consulting on tasks or projects involving the following:

1) Databases (Oracle/ SQL), ETL and APls;

2) Data analysis and integration of data;

3) Defining and detailing product requirements and launching products/functionality enhancements to meet customer needs;. 

4) Managing sprint schedules and resources in an agile-scrum development environment 

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