Lead Data Analyst

Virtusa; Dubai; On-site; AED 268,000 - 357,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtusa in Dubai seeks a data specialist to drive data product development and design data marts for banking applications. You will apply ML/DL/Time-Series optimization concepts, leveraging Python, R, SAS, Spark and SQL, with cloud data technologies.

Strong communication and leadership skills are essential to collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders. The role emphasizes cross-functional delivery, banking domain knowledge, and the ability to present complex results clearly using

Qualifications

• Experience in data product development and data mart design.
• Strong understanding of ML/DL/Time-Series/Optimization concepts.
• Banking retail and wholesale product knowledge is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, stakeholder engagement.
• Proven people management and cross-cultural collaboration.
• Hands-on with Python, R, SAS, Spark, SQL and data tooling such as DAX.

Skills

Data product development

Data mart design

ML/Deep Learning/Time-Series/Opt

Banking knowledge

Communication & interpersonal

People management

Multicultural awareness

Tools

Python

R

SAS

Spark

SQL

DAX

Cloud data technologies

Job description

Core Skills:

• o Data Product Development Data Mart design

• o Understanding of Machine Learning / Deep Learning / Time-Series / Optimization
• o Banking Retail Business & Wholesale Product Knowledge and understanding
• o Communication & Inter-personal skills
• o People Management & Multicultural awareness

Technical Skills:

• o Strong skills using Python ( R SAS Spark) SQL DAX
• o Strong coding skills in a data programming language: Python R Java
• o Cloud Data technologies

Competencies:

• o Expert-level proficiency in SQL Python with SAS/R/Spark as plus
• o Deployment experience (various databases server/cloud environment: AWS Azure and APIs ODBCs web
  apps)
• o Excellent knowledge of Banking Functional Knowledge (major plus)
• o Good written oral communication documentation skills with ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders
• o Understanding of banking products functional knowledge is a major plus
• o Experience in working with tools like Power BI Tableau or Qlik

Required Experience:

IC