Database Analyst Senior

Global Payments; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments seeks a Senior Database Analyst to join our Enterprise Big Data Solutions team. You will own end-to-end BI/Analytics data product delivery, guide development teams, and collaborate with business partners to shape the data strategy for global commerce.

You’ll combine hands-on SQL and Oracle expertise with strong communication to translate complex requirements into practical data solutions. A collaborative mindset and problem-solving focus are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on SQL skills with experience across BI/Analytics tools.
• Experience with SSMS/SSIS and Oracle database design.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into practical data solutions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Willingness to learn and adapt with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business teams to understand strategic goals and translate them into data products.
• Drive value through data/analytics capability and technology.
• Identify and develop opportunities to improve analytical and data solutions.
• Deliver industry best practice data products and solutions.
• Ensure quality of individual deliverables and contribute to overall team quality.
• Troubleshoot data requirements, data modelling, data quality, and data governance issues.
• Collaborate with EBDS team and key projects to ensure success.
• Become an integral part of the team and support critical programs.

Skills

SQL

SSMS/SSIS

Oracle DB design

Data modelling

Data governance

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Communication

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Ready to take your career global?

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a Senior Database Analyst to join our ever evolving Database management team and help shape the future of global commerce.

What you’ll own

This role is a key position within the Enterprise Big Data Solutions (EBDS) team and will play a critical part in defining and driving the Global Data Strategy. You will take responsibility for stakeholder engagement as well as guiding development teams towards product delivery. You will need to have a breadth of experience across end to end BI/Analytics/Engineering Data product delivery from requirement to signoff. You should be hands on technically but also have strong soft skills, be able to collaborate with colleagues and business partners but also work through a problem alone.

• Partner with the business teams/stakeholders to understand their strategic goals and help them

• drive value through data/analytics capability and technology

• Identify & develop opportunities to improve existing analytical & data solutions

• Deliver industry best practice products and solutions

• Take personal responsibility for quality of individual deliverables, and contribute to the quality

• assurance of the team’s deliverables

• Pro-actively contribute to troubleshooting of data requirements, data modelling, data quality

• and data governance issues with the wider EBDS Team

• Become an integral part of the team, supporting key projects and programs critical to its success

What you’ll bring

• Strong technical/development skills with ability to be hands on as required. Must include

• excellent SQL skills supported by skills and experience in the array of tools, languages and

• products that support the Data industry, a focus being SSMS/SSIS and Oracle database design

• Extensive Experience capturing and translating complex business requirements in to practical

• solutions

• Excellent communication skills, able to tailor results into language appropriate for the audience

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with an eye for detail

• Willingness to learn and adapt with a positive attitude

It’s a bonus if you have

• Experience using Salesforce to manage client activity and maintain accurate, compliant records.
• A background in payments, fintech, or a client-facing commercial role.
• Experience using data or insights to improve client performance, retention, or growth.

About the team

We position ourselves as trusted business partners and work very closely with both business and technical stakeholders to understand strategic objectives and develop data products to drive value. We pride ourselves on a breadth of excellent technical experience and skill and work in close collaboration within the team and with the broader communities to develop best in class data solutions and products.

What makes a Globalpayer?

Globalpayers think like a client, act like an owner and win as one team. We’re curious and innovative – always finding better ways to deliver impact. We empower each other to make decisions, and it’s our passion that drives excellence in everything we set out to do.

Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Globalpayer.