Data Analyst

Hunter Selection
Cheltenham
2 weeks ago
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Data AnalystUp to 50kCheltenhamHybrid - predominantly remote with occasional trips to the officePowerBI, DAX, SQL, Warehousing principles knowledgeI am recruiting for a client in Cheltenham who is looking for a skilled Data Analyst with strong visualisation skills in PowerBI. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of data warehousing principles and the ability to maintain and enhance semantic models without disrupting existing structures.Warehousing will be completed by a different team member, but you should understand and appreciate how the work that you do will impact the backend and complete this without disrupting the existing models.You will be leading the development and management of a scalable, user friendly business intelligence framework. Driving the transformation of their data reporting to support strategic decision making.You will be responsible for the entire reporting lifecycle - requirements gathering, dimension modelling (with the help of another developer), report creation, optimisation, training and support.You will not have any direct reports but will work collaboratively with the team around you to upskill them as part of your role.Benefits:25 days leaveLife AssuranceBUPA private healthcareDental careEnhance maternity and paternity leaveEmployee Assistance ProgrammeCycle to WorkHybrid workingVolunteer daysAnd more...Key Responsibilities:Design, develop and maintain PowerBI dashboards and reports.Ensure that the creation of new visualisations does not negatively impact existing semantic models.Develop and deploy dimensional semantic models and scalable dashboards with the help of developers. You will need the knowledge of warehousing principles in order to do so.Collaborate with the data warehouse team on backend development, and how they interact with frontend visualisations.Analyse and interpret complex data sets to provide actionable insights.Work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver solutions that meet business needs.Integrate and optimise data flows form internal and external systems within an Azure ecosystem.Train and support internal users to ensure successful adoption of reporting.Requirements:Proven experience with PowerBI and data visualisation. Ideally 5 years plus.Strong knowledge of data warehousing principles.Strong SQL expertise, understanding of ETL, DAX, Power Query.Ability to maintain and enhance semantic models.Knowledge of dimensional data modeling (Kimball), Data warehousing concepts, OLAP.Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.Experience with Azure and 365 environments. Preferred Qualifications:Experience with Agile methodology, DevOps, GIT, Modern Development.User and group Admin, including MS Entra (AD), and PowerBI serviceUnderstanding of data privacy, data governance, and security protocols. This is an urgent vacancy, please apply if you would like to be considered, quoting reference (phone number removed) to be considered.If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business

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