The Cognition Group

Sr. Analytics Consultant

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Job Summary

As a Sr. Analytics Consultant, you’ll work closely with clients, technology partners, and teams to develop tech-forward solutions for client’s unique business challenges. Typical projects focus on areas such as:

  • Data Strategy
  • Data Modernization & Warehousing
  • Analytics & Business Intelligence
  • Application & Data Integration
  • Data Science & Machine Learning

Responsibilities

  • Provide data and analytics solutions to local clients throughout the Chicagoland area
  • Learn and work with cutting-edge technologies
  • Lead teams to design and architect robust data and analytical solutions for our clients
  • Work directly with clients to understand and document their business needs and technology requirements
  • Design, code and test data-centric solutions for clients
  • Mentor and help grow the careers of others
  • Assist in the sales process and help develop new business
  • Contribute significantly to the growth of the company and clients

General Attributes

  • You’re curious and love to explore new technologies
  • You have strong analytical thinking and creative problem solving skills
  • You’re an effective communicator that’s comfortable presenting to executive clients
  • You have the ability to think independently while working in a collaborative environment
  • You have a passion for personal growth and continuous learning
  • You can quickly adapt to new situations and are comfortable being uncomfortable
  • You have architected and implemented data solutions
  • You’re excited to share knowledge and expertise with other Aptitive software innovators and architects
  • You have lead and managed teams

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher
  • 7+ years of experience providing data solutions in a client/customer facing role
  • 7+ years developing dashboards in Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, and/or similar business intelligence tools
  • Understanding data visualization and design best practices
  • Expert in working with ETL architectures, SQL, and database / data warehouse development
  • Expert in designing data models (dimensional, data vault, third normal form, etc.)
  • Intermediate experience with Cloud PaaS design patterns with tools such as AWS, Azure, GCP
  • Have written complex transformation logic to make the consumption of data clean, performant, and re-usable
  • Experience managing across the entire SDLC, including scope, scheduling, and budgeting
  • Ability to estimate and plan complex projects
  • Actively participate in business development initiatives
  • Experience guiding, mentoring, and developing junior developers
  • Ability to bridge the gap between a technical team and business stakeholders
  • Polished written and oral communication skills
  • Can be productive independently and in a team environment
  • Willing to commute to client sites within the Chicagoland area

Desired Experience

  • Custom application development using object oriented techniques
  • Can identify discrepancies in data and raise concerns/findings
  • Proven ability to develop a technical solution for a business problem
  • Ability to lead internal initiatives in addition to client work