DEPARTMENT: Data Insights and Innovation
JOB TITLE: Senior Data Analytics Developer
JOB CODE: SDAD
REPORTS TO: Manager, Advanced Analytics
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-Time
JOB PURPOSE:
This role at Arbitration Forums is as unique as it is rewarding because of the AF IPAAL Values (Integrity, Passion, Accountability, Achievement, Leadership) and TRI Model (Trust, Respect, Inclusion).
The Senior Data Analytics Developer is responsible for leading the analysis, design, development, testing and deployment of data analytics solutions. The final deliverables can take many forms such as data feeds, reports, dashboards / visualizations, data applications, and end user reporting. This role plays a leadership role in definition of the data structures and layers to ensure effective, consistent, and efficient delivery to our members and AF employees.
This role is expected to interact with AF employees and members to solicit feedback on their designs, utilization of the solutions and to make recommendations based upon customer feedback.
DEPARTMENTAL EXPECTATION OF EMPLOYEE
• Adheres to AF Policy and Procedures and the AF IPAAL Values and TRI Model
• Acts as a role model within and outside AF.
• Performs duties as workload necessitates.
• Maintains a positive and respectful attitude.
• Communicates regularly with the departmental leader about department issues.
• Demonstrates flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload.
• Consistently reports to work on time, prepared to perform duties of the position.
• Meets Department productivity standards.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Data Engineering and Analysis
• Identifies data needs of members and AF employees.
• Collaborates with AF teams to define and execute strategies to gather data from multiple sources, creating and maintaining the necessary pipelines while conveying business and technical data needs for the development and deployment of data-based products.
Data Visualizations, Reporting and Data Feeds
• Designs, builds, and manages data visualization, reporting and data feeds for internal and external users utilizing tools available.
• Defines and applies consistent design for the user experience to minimize training needs and provide a common experience across the data analytics platform.
• Advocates for advances required to deliver insights in new and innovative methods while also focusing on lifecycle maintenance of our data analytics full breadth of solutions.
Data Accuracy and Solution Quality
• Documents and maintains design deliverables and validates application results against calculations and data definitions to ensure quality of products delivered.
• Conducts testing, follows defect tracking processes to deliver quality solutions. Supports the quality assurance, testing and production release processes.
• Partners with Data Governance and Data Architecture to ensure that data is declared in the enterprise taxonomy catalog and managed according to data governance policies.
Security
• This role is responsible for following AF Security standards and ensuring the security model and best practices are built into deliverables.
• The Sr. Data Analytics Developer utilizes the AF security standard processes to ensure member data is secured.
Production Support
• Proactively follows up on production support tickets or any other reported data discrepancies providing leadership on the prioritization of support activities.
• Performs advanced incident investigation and service restoration.
Change and Configuration Management Duties
• Responsible for version control, change management processes and impact analysis of changes. This includes maintaining the inventory of reports, summaries of changes and driving creation and prioritization of the product backlog.
• Leads deployment of solutions including collaboration across AF to ensure seamless and efficient implementation.
• Proactively provides leadership to data analytics tools upgrades and lifecycle management.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Minimum of 7 years of data analytics and interactive visualization development experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Statistics, or related field (equivalent work experience may be considered
• Agile development methodology including tools such as Jira and Confluence for product documentation.
• Leadership experience independently designing, developing, and delivering solutions with WebFOCUS including administration tasks such as building master files, master file clusters, working with resource analyzer, and monitoring working sessions.
• Experience leading logical data modeling in a data analytics environment.
• Advanced SQL skills including writing and tuning complex queries, Oracle database experience preferred.
• Experience and discipline utilizing multiple version control software products and change management processes.
• Experience utilizing data transformation and load technologies such as Talend, DBT, Matillion, etc.
• Knowledge of advanced data analytics and predictive analytics including data sciences, text analytics and machine learning. Experience interacting with Data Science, ML tools such as Dataiku, Azure ML, Databricks AI, etc.
• Understanding of cloud-based data engineering processes, as well as exposure to data platforms such as Databricks or Snowflake.
• Advanced understanding of data cataloging and lineage plotting processes and tools.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY SPECIFICATIONS
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
This is a fully remote position requiring reliable high-speed internet access and a dedicated workspace.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.