Description

About us:

We are an international company with offices in the UK, Portugal, Canada and the US. The Virtual Forge works with organisations to create digital and technology platforms that drive transformation, develop capabilities, and deliver experiences that build businesses around the world.

We are looking for a talented BI Consultant  to join our international team and work on several of our international projects. 

Role Overview:

We are seeking a BI Consultant, who has the combined (technical and functional) skill set to thrive and succeed in this international role.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain positive relationships with client staff at all levels

• Work with customers to understand and capture business processes, decision requirements and BI needs

• Create detailed specifications documents based on client, industry

• Define innovative analytical approaches and metrics strategy to uncover new insights and formulate recommendations that improve productivity and better understand the impacts of business initiatives

• Develop/document technical architecture, system design, performance test results and other technical aspects of solution implementation

• Understand required data, where it resides and their underlying structure to transform through SQL queries

• Build multi-dimensional data models and schemes per customer requirements

• Leverage tools in BI product stack to create compelling data visualizations and dashboards

• Communicate the results efficiently to both technical and non-technical audiences

• Transfer knowledge successfully to clients through formal presentations and informal training, in both business and/or technical questions

• Develop accurate project plans and manage client expectations regarding the delivery of products/services

• Manage tasks to execute project deliverables on time and according to plan, and accurately report progress, obstacles and successes throughout development milestones

Essential Skills:

• Bachelor/Master in a field that emphasizes data analysis and visualization (Computer Science, Information Management, Mathematics, Engineering or Statistics), or equivalent work experience

• 1 - 2 years of Business Intelligence/Report Development experience

• Familiarity with Power BI / Power Query / DAX

• Working knowledge of MS SQL- stored procedures, views, functions, tables, indexes, ETL/SSIS

• Exceptional ability to understand complex business requirements, and convert them into meaningful and engaging reports

• Strong communication and organizational skills

• Strong desire for continuous growth and development
   

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with performance tuning and optimization in SQL environments

• Other RDB Experience - Oracle, MySQL, Aurora

• Python proficiency is a plus

• Familiarity with Agile methodology

What do you need to do: 

• Send us your CV in English to [email protected]

• Gross Salary expectation and availability 

• You need to be based and authorised to work in Portugal/EU. No visa sponsorship is available. 

At The Virtual Forge, we have a dedicated recruitment team that works globally to fill all our recruitment needs. Therefore we don't need a response from recruitment companies. Thanks for understanding.