Cape Town: BI Developer – Cape Town (Remote/ Hybrid options available) posted by DataFin Recruitment

ENVIRONMENT:

A Cape Town Travel Tech company that focuses on the global supply and revenue optimisation of travel ancillary products and services is looking for a skilled Business Intelligence (BI) Developer to lead the development and management of the groups BI and analytics solutions. Youll be responsible for transforming complex data into actionable insights through effective data modelling, analysis, and visualization techniques. Success in the role requires strong analytical ability, attention to detail, independent problem solving, and a proactive mindset.

DUTIES:

• Develop and maintain interactive Power BI dashboards and reports for routine and ad hoc needs.
• Identify opportunities to enhance data capabilities, tools, and processes.
• Conduct regular data analysis to identify trends and provide actionable insights using advanced modelling techniques.
• Work with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver self-service analytics and reports.
• Drive adoption of self-analytics across the business.
• Collaborate with IT, Data Engineering, Product, and Operations to ensure seamless data integration.
• Work with the Data Engineer to onboard and operationalise new data sources and optimise the reporting data model.
• Implement and maintain processes to ensure BI accuracy and relevance.
• Automate recurring BI reporting processes.
• Document BI processes in Confluence and contribute to technical roadmaps and data strategy.
• Stay current with fintech and BI trends to enhance their data ecosystem.
• Own and resolve BI related support queries, ensuring timely communication with stakeholders.
• Use Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for web analytics.
• Manage and prioritise the BI development backlog.
• Serve as backup for the Data Engineer when needed.
• Contribute to future machine learning model deployment.

REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in computer science, Data Science, Mathematics, Information Systems, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience as a BI Developer, Data Analyst, or similar.
• Advanced SQL skills including performance optimisation and working with large datasets
• Proficiency in Power BI and Python.
• Experience using GTM/GA, GCP and/ or AWS for analytics pipelines
• Understanding of data warehousing concepts (star schema, semantic model, ETL processes)

Preferred:

• Experience with machine learning model integration or deployment.
• Experience with GCP BigQuery and Google buckets, Looker Studio, SSRS, and AWS.
• Familiar with Agile Scrum, Jira, and Confluence.

ATTRIBUTES:

• Strong business acumen with the ability to interpret and translate complex requirements.
• Excellent problem?solving skills and ability to work independently.
• Data storytelling & visual communication