Our client is a leader in business intelligence and analytics. Their software provides one integrated process for analyzing data from every source and gaining the predictive power to drive change at every level. This is your chance to join this great organization which has been included on Fortune's list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for seven straight years. They have engaged ROSS (www.getROSS.com) to search for a Senior Analytics Technical Consultant. ROSS is an innovative leader in Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and Recruitment Augmentation. Our unique model truly creates strategic alignment between the goals of hiring managers, HR professionals, recruiters and career/contract seekers..

 

As a Senior Analytics Technical Consultant

 

You Will…

 

Be responsible for cleansing data and creating data models used to data mine and analyze the data.

 

Your responsibilities will include

 

  • Take direction from Senior technical staff on work products that need to be created
  • Understand company tools and technologies well and demonstrate effective use of them in a customer setting
  • Provide solutions to problems assigned by the technical lead on the project
  • Work well with the team in the project to meet the project objectives
  • Make effective use of the time to deliver a quality work product as agreed with the technical lead on the project.
  • Perform good quality testing of the work product developed
  • Escalate technical issues with the team leader for solution
  • Provide status on tasks assigned in the project to the tech lead and the project manager
  • Ensure up-to-date knowledge in company and competitive solutions, through self-motivated approach to continuous learning.
  • Actively participates in knowledge-sharing activities.
  • Document programs and program flows.
  • Ensure that programming complies with available standards
  • Undertake design of applications as assigned by the technical lead.
  • In smaller projects, acts as a technical lead
  • Coordinate development-level, system testing and acceptance testing of applications and proposes design changes when applicable.
  • Design and authors help screens, menus, indices to ensure ease-of-use and consistency.
  • Lead the technical design, programming and code documentation for entire applications. 
  • Prepare Data Models as required for the application.
  • Prepare specification documents for other developers as required.  Documents requirements and other technical documents according to a methodology.
  • Mentor other consultants as required.
  • May provide presentations on project under development or projects completed
  • Focus on the development and enforcement of design standards for Consulting services applications.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

 

You Have…

 

  • Strong knowledge of data mining and statistics
  • Experience using tools to manage and analyze data  including one or more of Cognos, informatica, Hyperion, SAS, Business Objects, Information Builders (IBI), Generation5, Angoss, Peregrine, g5, spss, Teradata, MicroStrategy)
  • Experience with advanced analytic techniques such as generalized linear models, survival analysis or time series analysis forecasting preferred
  • Ability to translate client requirements in a sales setting into analytical solutions.
  • knowledge of the transformations required to build effective data mining and analytical data sets
  • ability to interpret analysis results in a simple business language for consumption by the client
  • Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills

 

Nice to Have:

 

·         Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science or Masters in Statistics (preferred)

 

Travel and Location:

  • Ability to travel approximately 50% of the time as this is mainly an external client-facing role. Other work can be done from your home or our client’s office in Calgary. 
  • Although ideally located in Calgary, our client is open to individuals who reside anywhere in BC, AB, SK, and MB with close access to an airport.
  • Our client will consider relocating you to Calgary if you wish.

 

Salary: 95K to 115K + bonus

 

 

If you're not interested, but know someone who is; please help a current or former colleague in their career development by referring them. In addition, we're happy to give you a $750 referral fee. Click http://www.getROSS.com/referral_fee.php for more details.

 

 

 

 

Details

Employee Type
Full-Time Regular
Location
Calgary AB