Technical Software Consultant - Data Integration

ROSS; Old Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization in business intelligence and analytics as a Technical Consultant. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to innovative projects while collaborating with a talented team. You'll be responsible for understanding client tools, providing solutions, and ensuring high-quality deliverables. The company is renowned for its positive work culture and has consistently been recognized as one of the best places to work. If you have a passion for technology and a desire to make an impact, this position is perfect for you. Embrace the chance to grow your career in a dynamic environment where your skills will shine.

Benefits

Referral fee

Remote work options

Continuous learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with SAS programming and relational databases is essential.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior staff to create work products and solutions.
• Communicate effectively with team members and clients.

Skills

SAS Base or SAS Macro programming

UNIX and Windows environments

DB2, SQL Server or Oracle

Java and .Net GUI technologies

Data management tools (ETL)

Business Intelligence (BI) tools

Testing and validation techniques

Interpersonal communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Master's degree in Statistics

Tools

Data warehousing tools

Cognos

Informatica

Hyperion

SAS

Job description

Our client is a leader in business intelligence and analytics. 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 nine consecutive years. They have engaged ROSS (www.getROSS.com) to help them recruit Technical Consultants. ROSS is a team of People Specialists helping companies align their People Strategy with their business growth. We provide remote or onsite HR and Recruitment solutions such as Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), complimented by leading edge open-source HRIS software.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Takes direction from Senior technical staff on work products that need to be created
2. Understands our client’s tools and technologies well and demonstrates effective use of them in a customer setting
3. Provides solutions to problems assigned by the technical lead on the project
4. Works well with the team in the project to meet the project objectives
5. Communicates effectively with both the team members and customers both in the written and spoken form
6. Makes effective use of the time to deliver a quality work product as agreed with the technical lead on the project.
7. Performs good quality testing of the work product developed
8. Escalates technical issues with the team leader for solution
9. Provides status on tasks assigned in the project to the tech lead and the project manager
10. Ensure up-to-date knowledge in our client’s solutions and competitive solutions, through self-motivated approach to continuous learning.
11. Actively participates in knowledge-sharing activities.
12. Documents programs and program flows.
13. Ensures that programming complies with available standards from our client
14. Develops prototypes as required.
15. Undertakes design of modules as assigned by the technical lead.
16. Performs other duties as assigned.

General Skills:

1. Working knowledge of SAS Base or SAS Macro programming
2. Working knowledge of common hardware environments and operating systems. Knowledge of UNIX, and Windows environments preferred.
3. Basic understanding of connectivity issues and connectivity protocols, ability to use and configure software on multiple operating systems.
4. Experience using relational database technology such as DB2, SQL Server or Oracle.
5. Basic conceptual and architecture understanding of solutions offered by our client.
6. Working knowledge of GUI technologies based on Java and .Net (Microsoft). Designs and authors help screens, menus, indices to ensure ease-of-use and consistency.
7. Exposure to testing and validation techniques in software engineering.
8. Good written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
9. Ability to work independently and with a team.
10. Ability to travel up to 25% on short assignments.
11. Bachelor's degree - preferably in Engineering or Computer Science or a Masters degree in Statistics

Skill Set: Data Integration (DI)

1. Working knowledge of data management tools such as ETL.
2. Working knowledge of industry standard third party tools such as schedulers, data modeling, data quality tools and OS services.
3. Knowledge of DW/BI concepts, applications, and supporting data structures.

NICE TO HAVE:

2-4 years of experience with RDBMS, OLAP, data warehousing, analytics or Business Intelligence (BI) including any experience with any data warehousing or BI tools e.g., Cognos, Informatica, Hyperion, SAS, Business Objects, Information Builders (IBI), Generation5, Angoss, Peregrine, g5, SPSS, Teradata, MicroStrategy, Netezza, ODESIA etc.

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 $500 referral fee

Click http://www.getROSS.com/referral_fee.php for more details.

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