Systems Data Analyst

Phithos is an IT Services and Solutions company building on data-centric technologies for Healthcare, Education, Financial Services and Social-Media industries. At Phithos, we believe in Research & Development, Innovation, large-scale meaningful solutions and Quality Service. We are headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa and have offshore delivery center in New Delhi, India from where we are servicing the customers in USA, UK, Africa & India.

We currently offer Permanent/Contract roles where candidates can:

• Work remotely or on-site in Johannesburg or Cape Town.
• Work remotely from Mumbai or Delhi

Our roles are hybrid and work location can be discussed to find the most suitable conditions.

We have an opportunity for a SYSTEMS DATA ANALYST who is passionate about working closely with clients to gather requirements and help define automated data solutions. As a Systems Data Analyst, you enjoy building relationships with end-users and clients to understand their reporting and data needs. You also enjoy analyzing source data architecture and working closely with architects and developers to define scalable data marts which enable internal/external clients to perform advanced analytics and derive insights. You will always seek to build and maintain strong documentation and recommendations, maintaining a single source of truth for our clients.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Establish and develop relationships with key stakeholders and end-users
• Coordinate with business unit leaders to understand requirements, define development specs and communicate delivery timelines
• Define data mart and client extracts across multiple international markets
• Adhere to departmental standard development, testing, deployment, source control processes, and ticket tracking
• Ownership of the creation and maintenance of end-user documentation
• Responsible for end-user training on key data elements within the data warehouse

Education/Experience/Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education/experience (ideally in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or Information Systems)
• 3+ years of System Analysis working with technical data teams
• Database: Microsoft T SQL, Postgres, Redshift
• Excellent analytical, communication, and writing skills.
• Planning and organizational skills
• Agile Development experience on Scrum teams
• Experience reviewing database diagrams and translating those into requirements
• Experience with testing against large data objects
• Ability to work well as a member of a team