Senior Data Analyst

London
4 weeks ago
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Senior Data Analyst - 6 month initial contract (potential for further extension) - up to £630 per day (Inside IR35) - London (2 days per week onsite)**

The Senior Data Analyst is an active thought partner who shapes the Business demand and work closely with the Project / Product teams and stakeholders. The Senior Data Analyst gathers, analyses and models data and key performance indicators to develop quantitative and qualitative business insights. Develops processes and design reports to boost the business intelligence and is good at effectively processing large amounts of data into meaningful information. Key interface towards the Project / Product Managers, Design Architects, Data Engineers, Testers, End users etc. as a natural team to deliver the Business demands.

Key responsibilities:

Collating Business requirements, Analysing the value drivers and functional requirements, usability and supportability considerations.
Perform root cause analysis on Data problems and translate Data requirements into functionality and assess the risks, feasibility, opportunities and various solution options.
Create/Update clear documentation to communicate requirements and related information.
Supports in Creating acceptance criteria and validate that solution by testing and ensure it meet business needs.
Describe technology in terms easily understood by business customers and set realistic customer expectations for the project outcome.
Excellent analytical & problem-solving skills, willingness to take ownership and resolve technical challenges.
Generate innovative approaches to existing problems or new opportunitiesEssential skills and experience:

Data Analysis Techniques and Processes (Expert)
Data Quality [Cleansing & Mapping] (Expert)
Data Modelling (Expert)
Data Design & Ingestion (Advanced)
Data Maturity Assessments & Strategy (Advanced)
Data Integration (Advanced)
Analytical skills - working with unstructured datasets (Advanced)Beneficial skills and experience:

Managing small teams
Collibra Certification
Experience of working in a global business environment
Experience in Devops, Git Strategy & CICD Pipelines
Knowledge of the BI technologiesDamia Group Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept our Data Protection Policy which can be found on our website.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.

Damia Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy and in accordance to Conduct Regulations 2003

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