Senior BI Developer

AO; Bolton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior BI Developer to lead the transformation of data processes. In this pivotal role, you will create analytical solutions that enhance decision-making across the organization. You will have the opportunity to mentor junior developers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and implement modern data platforms. If you're passionate about data, possess strong communication skills, and thrive in an agile environment, this role offers a chance to make a significant impact while enjoying a range of attractive benefits, including a unique bonus plan and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Long term bonus plan

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

5% pension contribution

Discounted gym membership

Onsite spa access

Enhanced family leave

Paid charity leave

Free onsite parking

Complimentary breakfast

Discounts across product range

Qualifications

• Experience in developing analytical solutions and data models.
• Strong communication skills for stakeholder collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements for BI solutions.
• Design and develop data models and visualizations for business needs.

Skills

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

ETL Processes

Data Modelling

Data Analysis

Snowflake

Databricks

Soft Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS Glue

SSIS

Hadoop

Spark

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Job Overview

About The Role

As a Senior BI Developer, you will be at the forefront of creating Analytical Solutions and insights into a wide range of business processes throughout the organisation and playing a core role in our strategic initiatives to enhance data-driven decision-making across the company.

We are on a transformative journey, establishing a new foundation of processes, ownership, and technology; with a focus on developing a modern data platform in the cloud.

You will embed best practices, mentor BI developers, and guide the team. You will lead prototyping solutions, developing data models, reports, and visualisations, and integrating new data sets with our BI tools. You will collaborate with Data Platform and Data Engineers to meet the company's growing data needs.

Here's What You Can Expect To Be Doing

1. Collaborating with Stakeholders: Gathering requirements for analytical solutions, ensuring alignment with business goals.
2. Designing Solutions: Creating intuitive and actionable visualisations for business analysts.
3. Developing Data Models: Managing robust data models for various business functions.
4. Modernise Architecture: Migrate processes to a modern data platform using best practices.
5. Aligning with BI Strategy: Support and evolve the BI strategy.
6. Architectural Decisions: Involvement in architectural decisions, helping us to choose the right technologies and solution design.
7. Technical Documentation: Maintain clear and accurate technical documentation.
8. Incident and Change Response: Address BI system incidents and change requests swiftly.
9. Mentorship: Guide and mentor the BI Team, fostering continuous learning.
10. Continuous Improvement: Enhance BI processes and data-driven decision-making.
11. Performance Optimisation: Ensure efficient and scalable data models and reporting solutions.
12. Security and Compliance: Adhere to data security and compliance standards.
13. Setting Standards: Establish coding standards, design patterns and best practices for the team to ensure consistency and maintainability of the codebase.
14. Peer Review and Quality Assurance: Ensure adherence to agreed standards and provide constructive feedback to improve code quality.

A Few Things About You

Passionate about Data: You have a deep enthusiasm for data, coupled with great attention to detail and a drive for delivering high-quality solutions.

Excellent Communicator: You possess strong written and verbal communication skills, effectively conveying complex information to diverse audiences.

Agile Worker: You have experience working in agile environments and thrive as a team player, collaborating seamlessly with others.

Knowledgeable Mentor: You actively train and mentor team members, sharing your expertise and fostering a culture of continuous learning.

Problem Solver: You have a knack for identifying issues and developing innovative solutions to overcome challenges.

Adaptable: You are comfortable adapting to changing priorities and environments, ensuring effective responses to new demands.

Tech Enthusiast: You stay updated with the latest industry trends, tools, and technologies, and are eager to incorporate them into your work.

Detail-Oriented: Your meticulous nature ensures accuracy and thoroughness in all tasks, from data analysis to documentation.

Essential Skills

• BI Tools Proficiency: Expertise in Power BI, Tableau or similar visualisation tools.
• SQL and Databases: Strong knowledge of SQL, data warehousing concepts, and database management.
• ETL Processes: Experience with Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) processes (e.g. SSIS, AWS Glue, DBT).
• Data Modelling: Ability to create and manage data models.
• Data Analysis: Advanced data analysis and modelling skills, including statistical analysis and predictive modelling.
• Modern Data Platforms: Knowledge of Snowflake, Databricks, or similar platforms.
• Soft Skills: Strong communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and teamwork.

Desirable Skills (you may have these now, or we can support your development)

• Cloud Services: Understanding of AWS services like S3, Lambda, and MSK.
• AI Tools: Familiarity with AI-driven tools such as ThoughtSpot or Amazon QuickSight.
• Programming Languages: Familiarity with Python or R for data manipulation and analysis.
• Big Data Technologies: Experience with big data technologies like Hadoop or Spark.
• Data Governance: Understanding of data governance and data quality management.

A Bit About Us

When it comes to appliances and electricals, we’ve got the lot. Washing machines? Yep. TVs? Check. Laptops? Absolutely. Everything except doorbells (just kidding, we’ve got those too).

We’re known for helping our customers brilliantly - and it’s no different for AOers. We care about more than what’s on your CV, because together we can do extraordinary things.

Our Benefits

• Our Value Creation Plan; We've created a unique long term bonus plan for every AOer to share in our success, giving you the opportunity of an exceptional reward in return for exceptional business performance.
• Holidays; 25 days, plus bank holidays (increasing to 27 days after 2 years with us!)
• Pension; Contribute 5% of your annual salary and we'll do the same, giving you a little extra support for the future.
• Be a VIP at the AO Arena; we have loads of opportunities to win free tickets and pre-sale access!
• Health & wellbeing; discounted gym membership, an onsite spa and our Help @ Hand scheme giving you access to virtual GP’s, Mental Health support and much more.
• Discounts; exclusive discounts across our product range.
• Family leave; Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave.
• Making a difference; 2 fully paid days a year to donate your time to any charity of your choice.
• On site perks; start your day with free on site parking, grabbing a complimentary breakfast and a coffee at our subsidised Starbucks!

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology
• Retail

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