Description
Data Management Analyst - Banking
Our client is a highly regarded, global investment bank. They are looking to hire an experienced Data Analyst as part of a major Global Standards compliance programme.
The key aim of the programme is to identify a new class risks previously unknown across the retail and corporate customer base globally (currently over 100 million customers and counterparties) as well as providing investigative capabilities second to none across diverse datasets (transactional and reference data).
In order to acheive this they need to deliver, initially, three massive computer clusters in three locations (others may follow), each one with over 1600 computer cores and over a petabyte of raw storage, deploy Middleware software which did not exist 3 years ago, deploy and integrate application software, develop sophisticated custom analytics and retrain their operations teams to overcome new operational challenges.
Purpose of the job
The current system counts with over regular 30 data feeds with circa 4000 data items. The new processes which will be created as part of the programme will augment the existing capability with a large number of additional feeds. These feeds will require more proactive management thus we require a Data Analyst.
- Profile all existing and new data feeds;
- Create quality metric rules that can be deployed in production for the purpose of providing regular monitoring of source feed data quality;
- Create a data dictionary/business repository of terms, accessible by all members of the team
- Design and implement a technical solution to document the current (excel based) interface specs (which will use the above data dictionary). The work may also involve creating some "graph-based" ETL.
- Liaise with the DML development team (in terms of interpreting data, interface specs);
- Liaise with source data teams with a view of assisting them to improve quality, etc.
- Liaise with business users and management, in various capacities - including, explaining the data, helping to use/interpret the data, etc.
Essential requirements
- Strong data management/modelling experience
- Data Quality Analysis using market leading tools such as AbInitio, Informatica or Trillium.Minimum
- Good working knowledge of Ab Initio V3+
- Relevant industry knowledge
- MS Office toolset (inc visio)
- XML Liquid or XML Spy.
- Experience of IT project life cycle - analysis, design, build, test and implementation. Iterative, Agile and Waterfall experience
- Pro-active. Can do mind-set and attitude
- Financial Crime Risk/Compliance/Regulatory OR Data Analytics projects
This role would suit somebody that is comfortable working in a fast paced environment where deadlines are met and end-goals are achieved. This is a very good opportunity to secure a role where you will be considered an authority in your field, and be given the chance to offer as much input as possible.
To avoid missing out, please send your CV with all relevant details included. Due to requirements of this position, only candidates with the skills/knowledge mentioned above will be considered.