Data Analyst | Data Engineering & Operations | Corporate Services

Data Analyst | Data Engineering & Operations | Corporate Services

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.

Overview of the role:

You will be a Data Analytics application developer on our team. Your role will involve working with complex new data sources from various SAP and non-SAP source systems. You will quickly turn them into data sets and create business insights through reports and dashboards. You will also participate in new scope and requirements, issue resolution, testing, and support activities to meet business needs. You must set up proper processes to ensure durable, high-quality data reporting solutions.
Furthermore, your role will include leading a highly focused and competitive team, driving them towards achieving key business outcomes efficiently and cost-effectively.

What you will do:

• Partner with the product owner, scrum master, and solution architect to deliver the solution.
• Review and analyze business requirements and design technical solutions.
• Create and deliver Business intelligence reports and dashboards according to the business needs.
• Collaborate with internal and external implementation team members and partners to develop, test, and deploy solutions.
• Ensure that data models and reporting solutions adhere to best practices, standards, and principles aligning with business requirements and objectives.
• Estimate and deliver multiple projects, assignments, and system change requests with the required quality according to agreed-upon resourcing and timelines.
• Analyze structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data sources for quality, completeness, and business value.
• Utilize solid reverse engineering skills from reporting to tracing back to the source.
• Govern and implement robust reporting solutions using various tool sets (Power BI/Tableau/Alteryx/Databricks).
• Manage and administrate various analytics platforms (Power BI/Alteryx/Tableau), including, but not limited to, license and contractual agreements with Vendors (if needed).
• Demonstrate expertise in various Business intelligence reporting solutions such as Power BI and Tableau.
• Show expertise in Data Wrangling solutions such as Alteryx.
• Possess knowledge on data ingestion, data processing, and analytical pipelines for big data, relational / non-relational databases, and data warehouse solutions.
• Design and develop cloud-based analytics solutions.
• Build workflows using data from various sources, including on-premises databases and external data sources.
• Exhibit strong analytic skills related to working with unstructured datasets.
• Write, execute, and debug SQL queries proficiently.
• Have good business acumen with the ability to connect data, analytics, and strategic thinking.
• Understand Azure Cloud Infrastructure offerings thoroughly.
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail, result-driven with high accuracy of output.
• Be self-motivated with problem-solving aptitude and solid organizational capability.
  

Required Skills to be successful:

• Bachelor’s degree in computers / IT / any related field.
• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in Business intelligence tools such as Power BI/Tableau/Alteryx.
• Certification in Alteryx / Power BI is mandatory.

About the Team:

• You will be reporting to Senior Manager.

What equips you for the role:

• Bachelor’s degree in computers or an allied field of study.
• 8+ years of experience in Business intelligence tools such as Power BI/Tableau/Alteryx.
• Minimum 5+ years of proven experience in analytical/insight roles in a fast-paced environment.
• Certification in Alteryx / Power BI is mandatory.
• Knowledge of one or more programming languages (Python/Scala) would be advantageous.
• Certification in Azure Data Engineering or Cloud Fundamentals will be considered an added advantage.
• Be self-motivated with problem-solving aptitude and solid organizational capability.
  

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