Mr D

Mr D , a division of takealot.com, is looking for a highly talented, motivated, and results-oriented BI Engineer to join their team. We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us At Mr D, the BI Engineers work closely with our Business Operations Analysts to determine intelligence, reporting, and data analysis needs. You will work with business and development teams to design and build tables, models, dashboards, and reports. As a BI Engineer, you are not only a report builder, but you are also a data steward, and a first-class citizen for data manipulation, ready to answer the question: Can you tell us something that we don’t know? Who’s who in the tech space This position reports to the BI Manager. Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Lead BI analytical projects as part of the implementation of new BI software tools and systems (Google Big Query, Looker). Work on highly complex, cross-functional, and enterprise BI solutions. Evaluate internal and external stakeholder needs in order to provide appropriate solutions. Participate in the planning process, technical design, development and testing of BI solutions. Provide input to the development of information quality metrics. Review data pipelines and test plans to ensure that business results are tested and correct. Research, identify, analyse, and provide input to new tools, frameworks, techniques, patterns, or processes that will have a positive impact on the BI architecture. Research and develop best practices for reports and dashboards deployments. Provide guidance, training, and problem-solving assistance to other team members. Provide subject matter expertise for key BI core functions. The skills we need: Ability to understand a customer's business needs and translate them into dev requirements. Ability to anticipate, identify, and define problems- seek root causes. Attention to detail and accuracy. Ability to collaborate with other members of formal and informal groups in the pursuit of common missions, vision, values, and mutual goals. Qualifications & Experience: Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Management, and a minimum of 3-5 years of Business Analysis or related technical experience is required. In the event that a candidate does not have a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Diploma (in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Management), an equivalent experience requirement must be met, which equates to a minimum of 6 years of Business Analysis or related technical experience. Minimum 3 years’ experience using BI reporting tools (e.g., Looker, QlikView, Tableau, Microsoft BI, etc.). Minimum 3 years SQL experience. Minimum 3 years Data Warehousing experience. High proficiency in working with large data sets and business models. Retail or e-commerce industry experience is beneficial. Knowledge of one or more business functional areas. Python Experience would be advantageous. Let’s talk about life @ Mr D The power is in your hands : We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny. No doors : We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great. Remote working : Love water cooler chats and working from home? We offer a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds. Mentorship programme : We aren’t kidding when we say the people with the best people win. Now’s your chance to be one of the best, by learning from the best. Naspers Tech Community & Online Learning : Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn? Up-skill with free access to courses on MyAcademy, Udacity, Coursera and more. Good times : Get to know the other extraordinary minds in the takealot group during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times). Birthday leave : Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it. Right tools, right job : Mac or Windows, two monitors or one. Whatever your preference, you’ll work on the latest tech, off the latest tech. Help when you need it most : Confidential counselling, legal support, and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere. Tech stack (for days): Angular, Python, Kotlin, Swift, AWS, Kafka, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, IOT and all things machine learning. If you build it, they will come. Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to). Like what you see? If you meet the above, you are an Extraordinary Mind. Apply today Mr D is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference. #J-18808-Ljbffr