eFinancialCareers
Senior Data Analytics Engineer
Location: Watford (hybrid 2/3 days per week onsite)
Rate: £400-500pd inside IR35
Contract: Initial 6 month contract with potential extension
We are partnering with a globally recognised entertainment and consumer business to recruit a Senior Data Analytics Engineer for an exciting contract opportunity within a large-scale international analytics function. This role sits within a highly visible reporting and analytics team supporting global business operations. You'll be responsible for delivering high-quality data products, developing insightful dashboards and partnering directly with stakeholders to translate business requirements into actionable analytics solutions.
Working within a collaborative team of analysts, engineers and business stakeholders, you'll play a key role in supporting both business-as-usual reporting requirements and strategic analytics initiatives.
- Designing and developing Power BI dashboards and reporting solutions
- Gathering requirements directly from business stakeholders and translating them into analytical outputs
- Building robust data models and ensuring data quality across reporting solutions
- Working with large-scale datasets within Azure and Databricks environments
- Supporting and enhancing existing reporting infrastructure
- Delivering data products that drive business decision-making
- Presenting insights and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Supporting ongoing analytics and reporting projects across international teams
Required Experience:
We're looking for a hands-on analytics professional who can work independently and confidently engage with stakeholders across the business.
- Strong SQL skills and advanced Power BI development experience
- Proven experience gathering requirements directly from stakeholders
- Experience working within production data environments
- Experience with Azure Data Lakes and modern cloud-based data platforms
- Ability to take ownership of work from requirements through to delivery
- Strong communication and presentation skills
Desirable Experience
- Experience working with AI or emerging analytics technologies
- Power BI or Azure certifications
- Python experience
- Previous Business Analysis experience
About You:
You'll be naturally curious, commercially minded and comfortable working autonomously. You'll enjoy solving problems, building relationships with stakeholders and delivering high-quality analytics solutions that create real business value. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-known global organisation during a period of significant growth and investment in its data and analytics capability.
Please note: Candidates must be UK-based, available to start within 2 weeks and able to commute to the Watford offices.
To apply for this job please visit www.reed.co.uk.
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