The Takealot Group, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented BI Engineer to join our team.
We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us!
At the Takealot Group (Takealot.com& Mr D), the BI Engineer works closely with our internal stakeholders to determine their business intelligence, reporting and data analysis needs. You will work with business and development teams to design, and document dashboards, alerts, and reports. As BI Engineer you are not only a report builder, you are also a data modeller, steward, and a first-class citizen for data manipulation, ready to answer the question: Can you tell us something that we don't know?
Your mission, should you choose to accept it:
Lead BI analytical projects as part of the implementation of new BI software tools and systems (Google Big Query, Looker).
Work on highly complex, cross-functional, and enterprise BI solutions.
Evaluate internal and external stakeholder needs in order to provide appropriate solutions.
Participate in the planning process, technical design, development and testing of BI solutions.
Provide input to the development of information quality metrics.
Review data pipelines and test plans to ensure that business results are tested and correct.
Research, identify, analyse, and provide input to new tools, frameworks, techniques, patterns, or processes that will have a positive impact on the BI architecture.
Research and develop best practices for reports and dashboards deployments.
Provide guidance, training, and problem-solving assistance to other team members.
Provide subject matter expertise for key BI core functions.
The skills we need:
Ability to understand a customer's business needs and translate them into dev requirements.
Ability to anticipate, identify, and define problems- seek root causes.
Attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to collaborate with other members of formal and informal groups in the pursuit of common missions, vision, values, and mutual goals.
Qualifications & Experience:
Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Management, and a minimum of 5 years of Business Analysis or related technical experience is required.
In the event that a candidate does not have a Bachelor's Degree or an Advanced Diploma (in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Management), an equivalent experience requirement must be met, which equates to a minimum of 8 years of Business Analysis or related technical experience.
Minimum 3 years experience using BI reporting tools (e.g. Looker, QlikView, Tableau, Microsoft BI, etc.).
Minimum 3 years SQL experience.
Minimum 3 years Data Warehousing experience.
High proficiency in working with large data sets and business models.
Knowledge of one or more business functional areas.
Python Experience would be advantageous.
E-commerce experience would be advantageous.
Let's talk about life @ Takealot Group
The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs.
No doors: We aren't fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments.
Remote working: Takealot.com offers a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds.
Mentorship programme: Learn from the best.
Naspers Tech Community & Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders.
Good times: Regular social events and out-of-office activities.
Staff discount: Access to millions of products.
Birthday leave: Enjoy your day off.
Right tools, right job: Work on the latest tech.
Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance.
Tech stack (for days): ReactJS, Python, Scala, Kotlin, Swift, Google Cloud, Kafka, Redis, Kubernetes.
Free parking: No more long walks to your desk.
Like what you see?
If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind.Apply today!!
Takealot.group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.
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