Job Description
SAS Data AnalystTypical day:- The day starts with a stand-up meeting where we review the current tickets assigned for the current sprint and address roadblocks- After the stand-up, the top ticket priority would have time set aside to develop on.- After a few hours of coding you have a meeting with a stakeholder to confirm some cosmetic choices and showcase the report built so far- Some revisions are made and you’re ready to send the code to the production team to deploy- Suddenly a stakeholder alerts you that an existing report failed to go out on its scheduled time- You pull the job log from the server and deep dive the error code- After patching and redeploying the report code you follow up with your manager and stakeholder that the issue has been resolved- Your original report is deployed and you move the ticket ahead on our Kanban ready for tomorrow’s stand upKey Responsibilities Include:This is an Agile development environment, working with the latest BI visualization tools and technologiesWorking with a team of BI analysts whilst helping to maintain and build new reporting analytical capabilitiesAnalysis, delivery of business requests/issues/requirements, and conducting quality assurance testing for all BI deliverables supporting Sales & Marketing business functionsExcellent leadership and communication skills required to work well with business users, other analysis teams, development teams, and IT teamsDeliver on key projects and data strategies that directly support key business driversWork with and opportunity to present to various management levelsRequired Competencies:You have a Bachelors degree, or Masters with minimal work experience, in a discipline such as:Business analytics / business intelligenceapplied mathcomputer scienceapplied science / engineeringeconomics/econometricsmanagement science / operations researchYou have knowledge of, and experience with, SQL, SAS, and data visualization toolsYou are highly analytical and understand the basic principles of working with large and complex data setsYou have the ability to leverage insights and opportunities from data and metrics to build strategies and make recommendationsYou have the ability to work with a team towards common goalsYou are able to manage multiple projects and priorities.Preferred Competencies:Experience with data systems such as Oracle, SQL Server, Teradata, SAS, MicroStrategy or othersExperience with BI and data warehouse technologiesBasic working knowledge of project management stepsExperience in Telecommunications#J-18808-Ljbffr