Data Analyst - Power BI - Azure - SQL

Data Analyst - Power BI - Azure - SQL

A major government agency is seeking a Data Analyst to join them on an initial 6-month contract.

Experience sought:

• Data modelling and visualisation tools - Power BI expertise a must.
• Working with SQL and relational data systems
• With large and complex data environments
• Evidence of adaptability; able to learn new technologies and methodologies quickly.
• Demonstrable experience in a role that includes problem solving, analytical and logical skills.
• Able to translate business need into technical solutions
• Demonstrated ability to develop robust enterprise solutions within timelines.
• Knowledge of Power Platform / Dataverse

Skills:

• Efficiently collecting, manipulating and presenting large and complex datasets
• Data modelling, data cleansing, and data enrichment skills
• Ability to write complex DAX/M Code
• Predictive Analytics - Ability to extract information from existing data sets in order to determine patterns trends for future outcomes to enable forecasting or scenario planning.
• Designing and building data infrastructure/automated reporting tools
• Comfortable giving definition to ambiguous problems, can do this independently with limited guidance
• Verbal/written communication & data presentation skills, including experience of effectively communicating with both business and technical teams
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organise, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Quality assurance, validation and data linkage abilities
• Ability to translate and visualise data into impactful reports and visualisations to enable insight and decision making, in a clear and compelling way.
• Provide advise/guidance and suggestions

Qualifications:

• Degree level qualification and/or appropriate professional qualifications/membership or equivalent experience (5+ years of delivering in an enterprise environment)

Desirable Experience:

• Experience of working in strategic workforce planning
• Experience working with unstructured or semi-structured data sources
• Experience in advanced business or customer analytics using Python or R
• Experience working with cloud technologies, in particular Microsoft Azure
• Solid understanding of software design principles and agile best practices.
• Familiar with Enterprise Metadata Management and industry standards, and creating and deploying best practices and methodologies
• Experience creating and automating data pipelines and building data validation processes
• Experience of public sector working
• Experience and knowledge of working with other reporting packages, such as SAP BI.
• Experience of working in an Agile environment

Data Analyst - Power BI - Azure - SQL