afarax is looking for a freelance Senior IT Data Analyst. We need you!

The project:

Our client in the insurance sector, is seeking an experienced IT Data Analyst to strengthen their team.

He/She will support the project teams in following activities, and/or perform activities him/her self:

Data analysis

• Organization and moderating workshops with the business client in order to define their business needs.
• Analyse requests for new datasets (or new reports requiring new data), from business requirements gathering/clarification to functional analysis (including definition/clarification of business rules, data profiling, quality criteria, security rules, and source-to-target mapping)
• Build detailed design of solution for data ingestion, storage, transformation, distribution and consumption and for model automation, in line with business requirements.
• Designing the different data patrimonies and keep it coherent in the time

Data modelling

• Understand and translate business needs into conceptual and logical data models according to company standards and guidelines
• Explaining the functional contents of the projects to the development team
• Ensure consistency across data models and foster integration/reuse across the departments of the organization
• Understand the architecture, infrastructure, security requirements and set-up, data platform structure and organization, as well as the interfaces to data sources, the tools supporting automated data loads

Is this you?

• At least fluent in Dutch or in French and good level in the other language, including English
• Master or Engineer in IT or in a scientific domain with IT interest. Bachelor with a minimum of 5 years experience in technical analysis
• Business and functional analysis
• Data modelling
• DMBOK
• Experience in functional Enterprise modelling and Architecture
• Knowledge of insurance processes (Life)
• Business Process Analysis
• Combination of technical training plus 2 years’ experience/knowledge of data application development and/or management required. Good computer skills, proficient with Microsoft office applications including Microsoft BI Tools.
• Data querying (SQL) and analysis
• MS Azure data platform (architecture + hands-on experience)
• Informatica (or similar)
• Databricks
• Thorough understanding of corporate and industry practices, processes, standards etc. and their impact on project activities
• Experience in data modelling
• Understanding development life cycles
• Data management and governance
• Experience in functional Enterprise modelling and Architecture
• Scheduling principles and techniques
• Data modelling tools like Erwin

How afarax supports you?

• You benefit from our extensive network
• You will have access to projects that fit your expertise
• We help and support you throughout your project
• We offer the possibility to build a valuable and lasting partnership

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