Sr. Data Analytics Engineer (Azure)

Job Summary:

The Senior Data Analytics Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining advanced data analytics solutions to support business decision-making processes. This role focuses on leveraging extensive experience in PowerBI or other analytics tools to transform complex data sets into actionable insights. The Senior Data Analytics Engineer collaborates with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translates them into technical specifications. This position plays a critical role in enhancing data-driven strategies and ensuring the integrity and accuracy of data analytics solutions. This role, in collaboration with other data engineers, data architects, and other IT teams, will operationalize and document data extraction and ingestion platforms, including Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, and Azure Data Factory. This role will provide guidance and mentorship to junior data engineers.

Job Duties:

• Leads the development of medallion architecture using Microsoft PowerBI and Fabric
• Uses tools such as Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, and others to extract, transform, and load data into the various layers of our data ecosystem 
• Works with the data governance team and data architects to define and design data solutions to support the Firm’s data initiatives
• Understands and locates where data assets exist within the Firm’s systems and designs solutions integrating disparate data sources to solve problems and provide business value
• Collaborates with project managers to provide effort estimates and provides technical leadership in solution design and requirements
• Prepares mock-up solution designs, visualizations, and reports to effectively demonstrate proposed solutions and deliverables
• Acts as a subject matter expert, evangelist, and catalyst to educate on the Firm’s data platforms and best practices as they relate to the usage and hygiene of the Firm’s data assets
• Meets regularly with line of business customers to gain a better understanding of their business processes and of the customer's evolving data needs in order to identify potential data-related projects
• Works with data scientists and developers to use emerging and advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify and extrapolate hidden patterns and trends, increasing the value of the Firm’s data
• Builds and maintains constructive working relationships with project team members, vendors and other departments involved with projects, systems, and IT strategies
• Ensures data governance principles are followed through the course of day-to-day data usage and solution design
• Identifies and executes continuous improvement efforts to ensure the Firm’s data remains accurate and timely
• Works closely with the Information Security and Compliance teams to ensure the firm’s data strategy and technologies meet or exceed both internal policies and external regulatory requirements
• Collaborates with BDO Global and other BDO member firms to ensure standards between organizations are followed in support of reusable models and rapid deployment of shared technology
• Understands and follows Project Management basics and Project Management Office policies and procedures
• Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• N/A

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Education

• High School Diploma or GED, required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Mathematics, or Statistics, preferred

Experience

• Five (5) or more years working as a data engineer, data analyst or in similar analyst roles, required
• Five (5) or more years working with PowerBI, Tableau or similar data visualization products, required
• Demonstrable proficiency in developing and understanding custom and ad-hoc SQL queries, required
• Three (3) or more years using a modern scripting language such as Python, Scala, R, or JavaScript, required
• Experience using version control tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub), required
• Three (3) or more years working within commercial cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or GCP, preferred
• Experience working within a large, complex enterprise with significant regulatory and compliance requirements, preferred
• Professional service firm experience, preferred

License(s)/Certification(s)

• N/A

Software

• Strong proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite, specifically Excel, required
• Strong proficiency in the use of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), or similar, required
• Strong proficiency in the use of PowerBI, Tableau, Looker, Qlik, or similar, required

Language(s)

• NA

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written communication skills, maintaining accurate documentation and technical authorship of complex documents
• Ability to facilitate meetings efficiently and effectively
• Ability to follow an issue through to its logical conclusion, and escalate as necessary
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team, including providing technical leadership to less experienced colleagues
• Excellent interpersonal and customer relationship skills
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment, while handling multiple complex projects/tasks simultaneously with a focus on details
• Ability to work well under pressure while dealing with unexpected issues in a professional manner
• Ability to work after hours and weekends as needed
• Ability to travel as needed

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.   National Range: $110,000 - $140,000 Maryland Range: $110,000 - $140,000 NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $110,000 - $140,000

Join us at BDO, where you will find more than a career, you’ll find a place where your work is impactful, and you are valued for your individuality. We offer flexibility and opportunities for advancement. Our culture is centered around making meaningful connections, approaching interactions with curiosity, and being true to yourself, all while making a positive difference in the world. 

At BDO, our purpose of helping people thrive every day is at the heart of everything we do. Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes and value for our people, our clients, and our communities. BDO is proud to be an ESOP company, reflecting a culture that puts people first, by sharing financially in our growth in value with our U.S. team.  BDO professionals provide assurance, tax and advisory services for a diverse range of clients across the U.S. and in over 160 countries through our global organization.

BDO is the first large accounting and advisory organization to implement an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). A qualified retirement plan, the ESOP offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. The ESOP stands as a compelling addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings. The annual allocation to the ESOP is fully funded by BDO through investments in company stock and grants employees the chance to grow their wealth over time as their shares vest and grow in value with the firm’s success, with no employee contributions. 

We are committed to delivering exceptional experiences to middle market leaders by sharing insight-driven perspectives, helping companies take business as usual to better than usual. With industry knowledge and experience, a breadth and depth of resources, and unwavering commitment to quality, we pride ourselves on:

• Welcoming diverse perspectives and understanding the experience of our professionals and clients
• Empowering team members to explore their full potential
• Our talented team who brings varying skills, knowledge and experience to proactively help our clients navigate an expanding array of complex challenges and opportunities
• Celebrating ingenuity and innovation to transform our business and help our clients transform theirs
• Focus on resilience and sustainability to positively impact our people, clients, and communities
• BDO Total Rewards that encompass so much more than traditional “benefits.”  Click here to find out more!

*Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements.

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