Data Analyst 1
Job Description: Technical Leader / Data Analyst I
Overview: The Technical Leader, or Tech Lead, is pivotal in providing operational and technical support to the Agile Development Team. They play a central role in the creation of Consumable Data Sets (CDS) utilizing Azure Cloud data via Databricks (DBX) and PowerBI cloud reports. Additionally, the Tech Lead fosters a collaborative environment, offering guidance to team members while also engaging in development tasks as time permits.
Duties:
- Provide operational and technical leadership for the Agile Development Team, assisting with development needs and questions.
- Utilize expertise in Data Engineering with DataBricks, Hadoop, and Spark SQL to optimize code as required.
- Review BI products to ensure compliance with requirements and validate data integrity.
- Conduct quick daily stand-ups to address open issues or blockers faced by the team.
- Ensure adherence to defined processes by the EXL team, including task updates and status reporting.
- Participate in new requirements/refinement sessions with business requestors, GM leads, and EXL Contractors, supporting the Product Manager, Scrum Leader, and Architect.
- Facilitate user acceptance testing (UAT), reviewing products ready for testing and coordinating meetings with stakeholders.
- Coach the team in best agile practices, identifying and addressing anti-patterns.
- Support DE and BI deployments, ensuring version control and documentation maintenance.
- Provide development support as part of the team, actively contributing to CDS and BI report development.
- Offer after-hours operational support, monitoring intraday reports and addressing any issues.
- Conduct quarterly usage audits to assess user engagement and report executions, providing recommendations for improvement to management.
Requirements:
- Experience working with big data in a cloud environment, particularly Azure-Databricks.
- Proficiency in PowerBI and Cognos visualization tools (PowerBI Pro experience is advantageous).
- Agile development experience, with a solid understanding of Agile principles and methodologies.
- Demonstrated expertise in writing advanced SQL queries.
- Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Detail-oriented with a focus on quality assurance and process improvement.
If you have a passion for driving technical excellence within an Agile environment and meet the qualifications outlined above, we encourage you to apply and be part of our innovative team.
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