Data Analyst

Job Description: Data is the foundation of any successful analytic and AI activity. Client is seeking a Data Analyst/Data Modeler to be one of the lead data modelers in the creation of foundational data products in Databricks. The initial stage of the implementation focuses on modeling data in Databricks by retrieving information (in near real-time) from SAP, which has been configured for a Consumer Packaged Goods (Client) firm. We are looking for someone who loves working with data, and who enjoys developing an understanding of how Data as an Asset adds value to business growth and operations. If that sounds like you, we'd love to talk! Please apply if this position sounds like a good fit and you have a track record of delivering solid results.
The individual(s) selected for this position will:

• Develop dimensional and transactional calculated views in Databricks for data retrieved in near real-time from SAP ECC 6 instance.
• Evaluate source data systems for variances, anomalies, and efficiency and apply them for data quality checks in Databricks implementation.
• Knowledge of foundation data lake architecture used for business consumption in reports, AI modeling, analytics, etc.
• Create reusable data models and calculate views that scale across the enterprise.
• Optimize logical and metadata models.
• Performance tuning of long-running queries/procedures
• Collaborate with data owners and data scientists to understand relationships in enterprise source data.

Required Skills

• Strong understanding of SAP (HANA) data architecture (ideally in a Client implementation), and other business intelligence suites (Power BI, Informatica, Databricks Notebooks, etc.).
• Understanding of Attribute Based Access Control.
• Ability to analyze business needs and translate them into solution data models.
• Understand relational, dimensional, and columnar data models.
• Understand conceptual, physical, and logical data models.
• Experience with enterprise-scale data management platforms.
• Experience building queries in SAP using BW/4HANA Objects.
• Experience with reporting tools Microsoft PowerBI and Jupyter Notebooks.
• Experience with large data volume and performance tuning.
• Experience working in agile methodology.
• Experience in Smart Data Access and Smart Data Integration will be an added advantage.
• Exposure to Cloud tools/integration will be an added advantage.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field

Desired Skills
Candidates with professional certification(s) and experience working with SAP and Databricks integration are highly desired.
Soft Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Flexibility and ability to work as a self-starter and team player.

Location: Flexible
Type: Full-time