Data Analyst
Recruiter
webrecruit
Listed on
12th August 2019
Location
London
Salary/Rate
£75000 - £75000
Type
Permanent
Start Date
2019-08-12
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Data AnalystLondon, SE1
£Competitive
Team Overview
Whether it’s ultra-fast broadband, the internet of things or the next generation of mobile, this is one of the most exciting times to be involved with communications in the UK. Our client is committed to making communications work for everybody. They are at the heart of a sector which not only impacts on everyone’s lives but also plays a leading role in the UK economy.
The role is based in our client’s Technology Group which includes an analytics team that are responsible for the analysis of telecommunication networks and infrastructure. The team gathers data and statistics from across industry and transforms it into information that provides a unique and valuable perspective of the telecoms sector as a whole. This information is then refined and processed for a variety of purposes including our client’s Connected Nations report, Application Programming Interface (API) products, interactive online and smartphone app products, allowing the data to be used by different parts of society (consumers, stakeholders, government and policy makers).
Purpose of the Role
The role will manage the exchange of data with our client’s stakeholders, undertake data processing and quality assurance activities.
Working with data engineer and analyst colleagues in the Technology Group, the role will guide extract, transform and load routines, and will undertake ongoing data analysis, drawing conclusions and providing insights to both internal and external audiences.
Requirements of the Role
- Building accessible data for further analysis
- Performing analysis of the data using, spatial, visual and analytics software
- Maintaining and updating our client’s procedural materials
- Administration of the secure file transfer environment and accounts
- Undertaking extract, transform and load of data sets
- Undertaking quality checks and preliminary analysis
- Ensuring compliance with the relevant information security principles
Skills, knowledge and experience
Skills
- Able to collect, collate, cleanse, synthesise and interpret data to derive meaningful and actionable insights
- Demonstrable ability to lead small data analyst teams
- Can use file transfer environments and software
- Able to communicate technical concepts across organizational and technical boundaries
- Able to work under pressure and complete multiple tasks correctly and to deadline
- Able to work independently, demonstrate flexibility and adaptability, and support a culture of collaboration and trust
- Able to identify risks, escalating when necessary
- Strong interpersonal skills and evidence of ability to interact effectively with a range of stakeholders
- Can demonstrate taking pride in work and ensuring it is of the highest standard;
- Appreciation of and desire to promote our client’s values of excellence, agility, empowerment and collaboration
Knowledge
- Understands security, accessibility and version control
- Understands how to expose data from systems
- Understands core technical concepts of programming, database design and function including familiarity with query languages such as SQL
- Knowledge of geospatial functions and integration with external/independent data
- Awareness and use of advanced analytics techniques, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Awareness of mobile and fixed telecommunications networks
Experience
- Experience of information management and collection processes
- Experience of data profiling and source system analysis
- Experience in presenting clear insights to colleagues to support the end use of the data
Qualifications
- Technically qualified in a computer science subject or with equivalent experience
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