Lead Developer - Johannesburg, South Africa - TransUnion LLC

    TransUnion LLC
    TransUnion LLC Johannesburg, South Africa

    2 weeks ago

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    Full time
    Description

    What We'll Bring:

    The candidate, using his/her Intelligence, enthusiasm, dedication and self-drive to prove his/her capabilities to join into the working environment and display willingness to learn about Data and Business Intelligence. Candidate is expected to fulfill the role of bridging the gap between business and Big data Team; establishing, implementing and developing of current and new Business Intelligence Reporting to enhance customer relationships and assist in new product development.

    The candidate is responsible for all the Business Intelligence Reporting and Supporting Functions and the main tasks that make up these functions. The candidate will function within a very dynamic team of professionals.

    What You'll Bring:

    User Support

  • Administer the process for requesting information from the Big data Team and reporting to the Big Data Manager on all the requests processed each month.
  • Build and deliver key reports in Tableau and or any other TU preferred tool
  • Assist the all TU Departments including but not limited to Marketing / ISG / Sales department with product development utilizing the Data on Hive
  • Assisting users in customizing and automating reporting solutions.

    • Quality Assurance :

  • Ensure accurate, compliant reports with business value are being delivered according to Big data Reporting Standards.
  • Facilitation and alerting of Data Quality issues.
  • Assist in the testing of new data sets from Ispark as well as testing the validity of reports and analysis.

    • Report Development

  • Development, maintenance and automation of specialized reports.
  • Creating Adhoc reports by using the appropriate tools, e.g. Tableau, SSRS, Power BI, Aqua Data Studio, Squirrel, or HSQL.
  • Developing and maintain Regulatory reports including World Bank. Influencing decisions on report requirements with NCR, SACCRA, CBA and other Bureaus.

    • Analysis/Design:

  • Involvement in the full development life cycle, which may require tasks such as: Business Requirements, Data analysis / profiling tasks.

    • Documentation:

  • Data Analysis / Profiling documentation.

    • Communication & Collaboration:

  • Be Comfortable to communicate with fellow Team members, Business Users, Leadership and external clients as well as subject matter experts to be able to translate business requirements into a report.

    • Development :

  • Abinitio
  • Be familiar with ETL /ELT methodology
  • Development life cycle on Hive/Hadoop
  • Use of R and Python Language

    • General :

  • Innovative and forms part of Data Science team.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

    • Impact You'll Make:

    Diploma or Degree in Computer Science

    Or Degree in Statistics or a related discipline preferred along with the following experience:

    Problem solving, Data analysis, Attention to details, Credit bureau data knowledge and processes.

    Programming languages: SQL, HSQL, VBA, R, Python

    Data Visualization tools: Tableau, SSRS, Power BI

    Databases: Sybase IQ, Hadoop/Hive

    The duties and responsibilities described above are the essential functions of the job. The qualifications below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • At least 5 years' experience Supporting and Administering Tableau environment (Version experience preferred).
  • At least 5 years' experience support business users from a Data Warehouse environment.
  • At least 5 years SQL Programming experience, to create reports using complex queries.
  • Participation in at least 3 major Data Warehouse projects.
  • Practical Involvement and experience in the full Data Warehouse development life cycle (At least 3 years' experience required).
  • Tableau Report building and server administration.
  • Tableau Prep Builder.
  • Dimensional Data Modeling and Design understanding required.
  • Practical Experience with MapR Hadoop (advantage).
  • Knowledge of Abinitio (advantageous)

    • The candidate must overall have strong technical and business skills, to be able to easily support business and have the ability to translate business requirements into a accurate user reports. In addition, he/she must be self confident and have strong written and verbal communication skills.

    TransUnion Job Title

    Lead Developer, Data Development