Business Data Analyst

• Translate business needs to technical specifications
• Design, build, and maintain charts, dashboards, and KPIs
• Design & build BI test cases 
• Facilitate the UAT workshops with the with business
• Play key roles in building RSD (Report Specs Document) and KPI cards
• Participate heavily in designing & building BI user guides and awareness sessions
• Conduct unit testing and troubleshooting
• Story-telling using data visualization 
• Communicate with data warehousing and BI storage tools (e.g. OLAP cubes) to get the data for the visualizations
• Evaluate and improve existing BI systems 
• Develop and execute SQL database queries and conduct analyses
• Work with different data format; structured, semi-structured, and geospatial
• Data cleansing and normalization when needed
• Perform descriptive, diagnostic, and predictive analysis on the data

• 4 - 9 years of experience in the field 
• Experience working with senior decision makers
• Strong communication/interpersonal skills
• Proven analytical background
• Advanced Excel skills
• Deep understanding of database management systems, online analytical processing (OLAP) and ETL (Extract, transform, load) framework
• Excellent background in data warehouse design (e.g. dimensional modeling) and data mining
• Industry experience is a must, preferably with more than one business domain 
• Excellent command of SQL language using multiple backend database engines such as SQL Server, ORACLE, DB2, etc..
• Experience in generating visualization using Python libraries is a plus
• BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field
• Experience with at least two BI technology (e.g. Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Spotfire, Microstrategy, etc..) is a plus
• Fluent in English & Arabic

Certifications

• Business analysis certification from IIBA (ECBA™)
• Business analysis certification from KPI institute