Data Analyst Engineer

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Our Data Governance Manager is looking to recruit an ambitious and motivated Data Analyst Engineer. As a Data Analyst Engineer you’ll enjoy a high profile role and be a key member of a high performing and dedicated team that underpins and supports business-wide change by providing data to provide actionable insight and help curate, maintain and support the data requirements of the business.

DPD has embraced cloud computing, implementing solutions hosted in the Google Cloud Platform. The databases used are Cloud Spanner, Firestore, Cloud SQL and BigQuery. Google Data Studio is used extensively to create reports and dashboards that can be scheduled and shared with business users. Some of our databases have Billions of rows of data and others receive thousands of updates per second.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Creation and maintenance of data pipelines to provide data for reporting and analysis.
  
  

  • Creating scripts to extract, load and transform data
    
    

  • Work with business data consumers to identify data requirements
    
    

  • Formulate schedules and techniques to provide the right data at the right time for users
    
    

  • Scheduling of change so users are not affected
    
    

• Providing Google Data Studio support to DPD data analysts
  
  

• Maintaining a Data Catalog to provide users with insight into their data
  
  

• Create and maintain a user access policy
  
  

• Be the key point of contact to the business for data issues
  
  

• Troubleshoot problems to gather information and find the source of the issue
  
  

• Understand the business impact of issues, be able to coordinate and communicate workarounds or resolutions
  
  

What we’re looking for

As the successful candidate you must be a post graduate or equivalent and have excellent experience in software development particularly with database integration and be able to show that you understand the lifecycle of enterprise data. We would also expect;

• Excellent SQL competency
  
  

• Have an understanding of data life cycles.
  
  

• Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform and/or structured reporting tools is advantageous
  
  

• Apply great attention to detail
  
  

• Exhibit strong problem-solving skills
  
  

• Be organised and have solid time management skills, with the ability to work on multiple tasks at the same time
  
  

• Work well in a challenging and changing environment
  
  

• Effectively communicate with stakeholders and project managers when required
  
  

• Demonstrates the core DPD DNA values of Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Hard Work and Accountability.
  
  

We’re growing at a rapid rate, which means you can look forward to a secure and rewarding future with great development opportunities in an increasingly successful and expanding company.

Remuneration

Your package will include an excellent basic salary. As well as this you have access to some other fantastic optional benefits such as Cycle2Work Scheme, Dining Cards, Holiday trading and discounts and savings on 1000’s of retailers.

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer