Data Analyst - PySpark - Financial Services

Role Description :

- Define and obtain source data required to successfully deliver insights and use cases.

- Determine the data mapping required to join multiple data sets together across multiple sources.

- Create methods to highlight and report data inconsistencies, allowing users to review and provide feedback on - Propose suitable data migration sets to the relevant stakeholders.

- Assist teams with processing the data migration sets as required.

- Assist with the planning, tracking and coordination of the data migration team and with the migration run book and the scope for each customer.

Requirements And Skills Needed - Strong Data Analyst with Financial Services experience

- Knowledge of and experience using data models and data dictionaries in a Banking and Financial Markets context

- Knowledge of one or more of the following domains (including market data vendors):

- Market and/or Credit Risk - Demonstrate a continual desire to implement strategic or optimal solutions and where possible, avoid workarounds or short-term tactical solutions.

- Working with stakeholders to ensure that negative customer and business impacts are avoided.

- Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure that robust communication and escalation mechanisms are in place across the project portfolio.

- Good understanding of the control requirement surrounding data handling

Must have:

- Excellent analytical skills and commercial acumen

- Good understanding of the control requirements surrounding data handling

- Experience with big data programs preferable

- Strong verbal and written communication skills

- Strong self-starter with strong change-in delivery skills who enjoys the challenge of delivering change within tight deadlines.

- Ability to manage multiple priorities.

- Business analysis skills, defining and understanding requirements.

- Knowledge of and experience using data models and data dictionaries in a Banking and Financial Markets context - Can write SQL queries and navigate databases especially Hive, CMD, Putty, Note++ - Enthusiastic and energetic problem solver to join an ambitious team.

- Good knowledge of SDLC and formal Agile processes, a bias towards TDD and a willingness to test products as part of the delivery cycle.

- Ability to communicate effectively in a multi-program environment across a range of stakeholders. - Attention to detail. Good to have

- Preferable knowledge and experience in Data Quality & Governance - For Spark Scala - should have working experience using Scala (preferable) or Java for spark - For Senior DAs: proven track record of managing small delivery-focused data teams