Data Analyst - Bryanston at Eskom Communications

Provide data analyst oversight and support

• Managing master data, including creation, updates, and deletion.
• Managing users and user roles.
• Processing confidential data and information according to guidelines.
• Helping develop reports and analysis.
• Managing and designing the reporting environment, including data sources and security
• Supporting the data warehouse in identifying and revising reporting requirements.
• Supporting initiatives for data integrity and normalization.
• Assessing tests and implementing new or upgraded software and assisting with strategic decisions on new systems.
• Generating reports from single or multiple systems.
• Troubleshooting the reporting database environment and reports.
• Evaluating changes and updates to source production systems.
• Training end-users on new reports and dashboards.
• Providing technical expertise in data storage structures, data mining, and data cleansing.

Act as a custodian for Business Processes

• Act as the central repository for all EPPF data processes and change authority for changes to any data processes.
• Liaise with process owners to determine the effectiveness and applicability of business processes.
• Review actual behaviour and activity against mapped processes and record deviations.

Engage in Business Requirement analyses

• Attend the necessary forums to maintain awareness of current and future business requirements.
• Determine business requirements and translate these into technical specifications.
• Conduct feasibility studies prior to the development or acquisition of new applications systems and/or amendments to existing applications, ensuring that systems meet business requirements.
• Establish commercial implications of application changes and make the appropriate recommendations, in adherence to EPPF commercial processes.
• Build and maintain relationships with application service providers to ensure EPPF optimises value from system changes and additions.
• Conduct cost savings analyses to ensure that cost savings from applications vendors are quantifiable and increase in relation to the frequency of application change.

Project Management

• Manage related projects through project lifecycle, from project initiation to end project review.
• Undertake to monitor costs, timescales, and resources throughout.
• Manage assigned projects and program components to deliver services in accordance with established objectives.

Requirements

REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION/TRAINING

• Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related discipline.

REQUIRED MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE

• At least 5 years job-related experience, preferably within an IT environment.
• At least 2 years job related experience working with BigData platforms & technologies such Hadoop, Spark etc.
• Experience with financial/investment systems advantageous.
• Ability to analyse existing tools and databases and provide software solution recommendations.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS 

• In-depth knowledge of the BI environment.
• In-depth knowledge of cloud based BI solutions.
• Extensive knowledge of business practises and processes.
• Knowledge of developing IT related business plan and motivation.
• Strong data modelling skills.
• Good proficiency in project management toolsets. 
• Project lifecycle (SDLC) knowledge.

CLOSING DATES: 23 JUNE 2023