Data Analyst

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Data Analyst - 3 months - London

Global insurance firm is looking for an experienced Data Analyst who has outstanding data management and manipulation skills. You will contribute to the design of data models and architecture for use by Business Intelligence and reporting tools.

Primary responsibilities will be to understand business needs, and to specify, develop and manage technical processes for transforming and loading data into data models for use by Business Intelligence and reporting tools, and for statistical and predictive modelling.

Skills and Experience Required

- Experience and in-depth understanding of relational database modelling and structures

- Extensive experience working with very large data sets (preparing data and tables for presentation of analyses), independently and as part of a team.

- Experience in handling data quality and integrity issues

- Expert in SQL and database tools (e.g., Netezza, Oracle, Sybase, DB2, Teradata).

- Experience with software development lifecycle (specifically Agile)

- Experience with business intelligence data modelling techniques and tools

- Degree qualification in relevant discipline

Skills and Experience Desired

- Direct experience in preparing datasets for use in statistical and predictive modelling

- An interest in statistical and predictive modelling

- Skills in other coding languages such as R, Python, C++

- Experience in data warehousing, dimensional modelling, or NoSQL databases

Responsibilities

- Design and data transformation and loading processes for the population and ongoing management of the data models and architecture

- Develop detailed knowledge of data structures and data definitions from multiple sources across the global organisation.

- Perform QC and verification of data according to specified criteria. Take the initiative in managing data problems / exceptions

- Ability to analyse complex data sets, identifying data quality issues, data conformation rules and business processing logic.

- Define and implement rules-based derived fields

- Perform quality assurance evaluations of the resultant conformed data sets

- Thoroughly document the data transformation processes used

- Participate in cross-functional projects

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