Mr D - BI Engineer at takealot.com

Your mission, should you choose to accept it:

• Lead BI analytical projects as part of the implementation of new BI software tools and systems (Google Big Query, Looker).
• Work on highly complex, cross-functional, and enterprise BI solutions.
• Evaluate internal and external stakeholder needs in order to provide appropriate solutions.
• Participate in the planning process, technical design, development and testing of BI solutions.
• Provide input to the development of information quality metrics.
• Review data pipelines and test plans to ensure that business results are tested and correct.
• Research, identify, analyse, and provide input to new tools, frameworks, techniques, patterns, or processes that will have a positive impact on the BI architecture.
• Research and develop best practices for reports and dashboards deployments.
• Provide guidance, training, and problem-solving assistance to other team members.
• Provide subject matter expertise for key BI core functions.

The skills we need: 

• Ability to understand a customer's business needs and translate them into dev requirements.
• Ability to anticipate, identify, and define problems- seek root causes.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to collaborate with other members of formal and informal groups in the pursuit of common missions, vision, values, and mutual goals.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Management, and a minimum of 3-5 years of Business Analysis or related technical experience is required.
• In the event that a candidate does not have a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Diploma (in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Management), an equivalent experience requirement must be met, which equates to a minimum of 6 years of Business Analysis or related technical experience.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience using BI reporting tools (e.g., Looker, QlikView, Tableau, Microsoft BI, etc.).
• Minimum 3 years SQL experience.
• Minimum 3 years Data Warehousing experience.
• High proficiency in working with large data sets and business models.
• Retail or e-commerce industry experience is beneficial.
• Knowledge of one or more business functional areas.
• Python Experience would be advantageous.
• Let’s talk about life @ Mr D
• The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
• No doors: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.
• Remote working: Love water cooler chats and working from home? We offer a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds.
• Mentorship programme: We aren’t kidding when we say the people with the best people win. Now’s your chance to be one of the best, by learning from the best.
• Naspers Tech Community & Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn? Up-skill with free access to courses on MyAcademy, Udacity, Coursera and more.
• Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds in the takealot group during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).
• Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it. 
• Right tools, right job: Mac or Windows, two monitors or one. Whatever your preference, you’ll work on the latest tech, off the latest tech.
• Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support, and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere. 
• Tech stack (for days): Angular, Python, Kotlin, Swift, AWS, Kafka, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, IOT and all things machine learning. If you build it, they will come.
• Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).