Data Analyst

Cape National Recruitment Pty Ltd; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in Centurion is looking for a Data Analyst. This role involves gathering and analyzing data, designing data analytics solutions, and working collaboratively across teams. Ideal candidates should have a degree in Information Technology and experience with Azure data solutions. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years experience in an IT environment.
• Experience with Azure-based data solutions.
• Experience in the Agricultural sector is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and interpret data to provide insights.
• Design and create enterprise-scale data analytics solutions.
• Collaborate with teams to implement data platform.

Skills

Data analysis tools certification

Microsoft Azure Data suite

Power BI

T-SQL

Excellent analytical skills

Strong communication skills

Education

BCom Information Technology or similar

Tools

Azure Enterprise Data Analyst

Power Query

Job description

Overview

Our client in Centurion in the agricultural industry, has a permanent role for a Data Analyst.

This position reports to the Team Lead: Business Information.

Main purpose of role

As a Data Analyst, you will be responsible for gathering, analysing, and interpreting data to provide valuable insights and drive informed business decisions.

The Data Analyst design, create and deploy enterprise-scale data analytics solutions.

The Data Analysts’ responsibility is to clean and transform data, design and build enterprise data models and incorporate advanced analytic capabilities.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (internal and external) to ensure effective implementation, set-up, utilisation and governance of the enterprise data platform across the organization.

This role contributes to the complete data function for data analytics, business intelligence, advanced analytics.

This role requires a strong business focus, and the individual understands the strategy and direction of the business but focuses on how to underpin that with data.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse, and interpret data to provide insights and drive informed business decisions.
• Design, create and deploy enterprise-scale data analytics solutions.
• Clean and transform data; design and build enterprise data models; incorporate advanced analytic capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure effective implementation, setup, utilisation and governance of the enterprise data platform.
• Contribute to the data function for data analytics, business intelligence, and advanced analytics.
• Underpin business strategy with data insights.

Required minimum education/training

• BCom Information Technology qualification / bachelor’s degree in computer science / Engineering (IT) or similar
• Data analysis tools (Azure Enterprise Data Analyst) certification will be an added advantage
• ITIL or COBIT certification

Required minimum work experience

• 2 – 4 years of working experience in an IT environment
• Experience in working on IT enterprise Azure-based data solutions
• Experience with Power BI, Power Query, T-SQL and visualizing
• Experience in gathering requirements and translating them into designs and outcomes
• Experience working in the Agricultural sector will be an advantage

Key performance areas

• Strategic Direction
• Information Technology Operations
• IT Project Execution
• People Management
• Financial Management
• Governance and Compliance

Technical knowledge / competencies

• Microsoft Azure Data suite
• Data and Business intelligence enablement knowledge
• Business intelligence rendering tools
• Working knowledge of Project Management Tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Report writing skills
• IT security would be an added advantage
• People change management skills

Behavioural competencies

• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to tie together technologies and architectures to address requirements
• Planning and organizing
• Strong communication skills
• Teamwork
• Change agent
• Work under pressure
• Assertiveness
• Interpersonal skills