Data Quality Analyst at Rhino Africa

The Data Quality Analyst will assist in the improvement of Rhino Africa’s overall data quality and integrity across the company’s production systems.

As a Data Quality Analyst your responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to: 

• Assessing the structure, completeness, and accuracy of data to identify potential data quality issues and to determine business impact.
• Analysing data for compliance to design specification (source-to-target) and expected/anticipated behaviours, identifying quality issues and recommending solutions
• Collaborating with data owners and stakeholders to implement data quality improvement initiatives and projects
• Reviewing data pipelines to identify data sources and assess the accuracy and completeness thereof
• Actively communicate to internal and external stakeholders or customers on quality issues with regards to the way data is collected, stored, processed or used
• Developing and implementing data validation rules and checks to ensure data integrity and accuracy
• Implementing procedures that improve data quality and consistency to enhance data-driven decision making within the organisation
• Developing and enforcing data quality best practice guidelines and policies
• Assisting with the development of automated data quality alerts and solutions development
• Generating data quality reports and dashboards, communicating findings, and presenting recommendations to stakeholders and management
• Creating and maintaining data dictionaries and documentation to ensure transparency and facilitate understanding of data
• Develop subject matter expertise on the key sources for diverse business analysis and advise developers and analysts on deliverables and support.
• Monitoring and analysing data quality metrics and trends, identifying anomalies or patterns that indicate data quality issues
• Proactively identifying opportunities for process optimisation and automation to enhance data quality practices
• Ensure data governance processes are in place and followed, to ensure data privacy and security
• Assist business teams and management with the development and implementation of operational metrics, dashboards and reporting
• Providing training and support to users and stakeholders to promote data quality awareness and best practices
• Collaborate with the engineering team to ensure the successful migration of the data warehouse to the cloud
• Assist in overseeing the migration of data structures within the data warehouse to support forecasting efforts
• Provide support to improve data quality and data integrity within the organisation

Requirements

Our ideal Data Quality Analyst will possess:

• National Senior Certificate (Matric)
• BA/Bcom/BsC in Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field
• 1-3 Years experience in Data Quality Management.
• 1-3 Years experience in MySQL/SQL. 
• 1-3 Years experience in Google Suite/Microsoft Office. 
• 1-3 Years experience in Tableau. 
• 1-3 Year experience using Cloud Technologies (GCP/AWS)
• Willingness to learn new technologies and techniques, and an ability to adapt to changing data landscapes and emerging data quality challenges. 
• Effective communication skills in order to collaborate with various key stakeholders, including marketing and sales teams as well as the engineering department. 
• Basic Knowledge of Salesforce. 
• Experience with programming languages (Python/R).  
• Experience using Google Analytics (UA & GA4). 
• Ability to work with both technical and non-technical business owners. 
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks, best practices, and compliance regulations.
• Problem solving and diagnostic acumen, strong analytical mind-set.
• Acute attention to detail and organisational skills in order to prioritise tasks and relay insights to members of the leadership team.
• Ability to self learn to develop required skills.

Not essential but advantageous:

• Already based in Cape Town or willing to relocate
• Command of additional languages besides English