Data Analyst

As a Data Analyst, you will be responsible for data models, analysing, and interpreting data to provide valuable insights and drive informed business decisions. The Data Analyst designs, create and deploy enterprise-scale data analytics solutions.

The Data Analysts responsibility is to clean and transform data, design and build enterprise data models and incorporate advanced analytic capabilities. Collaborate with cross-functional teams (internal and external) to ensure effective implementation, set-up, utilisation and governance of the enterprise data platform across the organization.

This role contributes to the complete data function for data analytics, business intelligence, and advanced analytics, and requires a strong business focus, and the individual understands the strategy and direction of the business but focuses on how to underpin that with data.

REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION/TRAINING

• BCom or Bachelors degree in Information Technology / Computer Science / Engineering (IT) or similar
• Data analysis tools (Azure Enterprise Data Analyst) certification will be an added advantage
• ITIL or COBIT certification will be an added advantage

REQUIRED MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2 - 4 years of working experience in an IT environment
• Experience in working on IT enterprise Azure-based data solutions
• Experience with Power BI, Power Query, T-SQL and visualizing
• Experience in gathering requirements and transitioning them to designs and outcomes
• Experience working in the Agricultural sector will be an advantage

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Contribute to the overall business strategy through data
• Collaborate with IT stakeholders in the business to achieve strategic alignment regarding data-related matters.
• Ensure scalability of solutions
• Continuously improve business data environment design and efficiencies
• Deliver business benefits from advanced analytics
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their data needs, define requirements, and identify key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive business goals.
• Design and develop data models, data pipelines, and ETL processes using for example Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and other Azure services.
• Collect, cleanse, and transform data from various sources into usable formats for analysis and reporting.
• Create and maintain reports, dashboards, and visualizations using Power BI or other Azure analytics tools to present data-driven insights to stakeholders.
• Perform in-depth data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and correlations, and provide recommendations for process improvements and optimization.
• Develop and implement data governance and data quality frameworks to ensure accuracy, consistency, and integrity of data.
• Monitor and optimize Azure resources and services to ensure efficient data storage, processing, and retrieval.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in Azure services, tools, and best practices, and evaluate their potential impact on the organization's data strategy.
• Collaborate with data engineers and IT teams to troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues.
• Stay up to date with the latest data technologies, trends, and best practices, and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE / COMPETENCIES

• Microsoft Azure Data suite
• Data and Business intelligence enablement knowledge
• Business intelligence rendering tools
• Working knowledge of Project Management Tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Report writing skills
• IT Security would be an added advantage
• People change management skills

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Excellent Analytical skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to tie together technologies and architectures to address requirements
• Planning and organizing
• Strong communication skills
• Teamwork
• Change Agent
• Work under pressure
• Assertiveness
• Interpersonal skills