Senior BI and Data Analyst at Nedbank

Job Purpose

• Development and maintenance of Data Integration jobs required for the CIB Line of Business Mart based on requirements from business users. 

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct research by undertaking and documenting feasibility and impact study.
• Create a proposed solution based on the Business Requirements Definition (BRD) to produce a High Level Design (HLD).
• Deliver final solution by obtaining customer acceptance and sign off.
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc).
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy (e.g. Green Strategy).
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to Nedbank.
• Engage and agree proposed solution as contained in High Level Design (HLD) Document by iterative engagements with clients. 
• Build collaborative relationships by assisting clients with resolutions of technical issues.
• Adhere to the customer engagement model by training and communicating new or changed solutions.
• Keep customer satisfied by providing regular feedback sessions and defining the relevant operational level agreements (OLA).
• Ensure work is completed on time by adhering to the deadlines as per the Task Request System (TRS).
• Gather and document business requirements (BRD) by facilitating information gathering sessions with the customer.
• Produce the technical specification document by identifying and analysing relevant data sources; documenting and applying business rules; creating the dimensional model and cube design.
• Explain the design to the front and back end developers by facilitating technical sessions.
• Produce report/ dashboard specification document by engaging with client and developers.
• Ensure quality of output and alignment to requirements by conducting / coordinating unit; integration and user acceptance testing.
• Ensure compliance by adherence to standards; policies and procedures throughout the development lifecycle.
• Support the achievement of the business strategy; objectives and values by reviewing Nedbank and Business Unit Plan and ensuring delivered systems; process; services and solutions are aligned.
• Identify training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from management.
• Ensure all personal development plan activities are completed within specified timeframe.
• Share knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction.
• Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes (e.g. operational processes) that will improve the functioning of stakeholders' businesses by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations.

Essential Qualifications

• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

• Chartered Accountant , Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
• 3 year equivalent IT Bachelors Degree

Essential Certifications

• Member of Institute of Risk Management of South Africa and/or Compliance Institute of South Africa

Type of Exposure

• Conducting root cause analysis
• Analysing situations or information that requires an in depth evaluation of multiple factors
• Developing ways to minimize risks
• Influencing stakeholders to obtain buy-in for concepts and ideas
• Sharing information in different ways to increase internal stakeholders understanding
• Brainstorming ways of improving a product or situation.
• Interacting with diverse people
• Checking accuracy of reports and rec
• Conducting gap analysis
• Providing professional advice/opinion

Minimum Experience Level

• 8+ years experience in IT and BI environment 

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• SAS (Base, DI Studio, Enterprise Guide, Visual Analytics)
• PostgreSQL
• Control-M
• Ab Initio (GDE, ExpressIT, AquireIT, MetadataHub)
• Netezza (Aginity)
• Denodo (VDP)
• Administrative procedures and systems 
• Business principles 
• Business terms and definitions 
• Data analysis 
• Governance, Risk and Controls 
• Industry trends 
• Microsoft Office 
• Relevant regulatory knowledge 
• Relevant software and systems knowledge 
• Decision-making process 

Behavioural Competencies

• Communication
• Continuous Learning
• Decision Making
• Facilitating Change
• Influencing
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills