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We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.\nJob Summary:\nJoin the STU team of Cat Digital and be responsible for employing data analytics to assess an organization's technical performance and makes system enhancement recommendations.\nWhat You Will Do:\nAnalyzing customer requirements based on the understanding of conformed models and catering solutions that are implementable and maintainable.\nDiscerning data accuracies in large sets of data of diverse formats\nResearching, designing, and documenting data specifications at all points in the production life cycle.\nUnderstanding software development and web technologies and having proficiency in SQL and other data programming languages.\nWhat You Will Have:\nValue Realization: Basic knowledge of value realization methods; ability to plan, execute, monitor and manage business activities and resources to determine and achieve the actual value from a business initiative as estimated in an associated business case.\nCommunicating Complex Concepts: Working knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques to ensure clear understanding; ability to use summarization and simplification techniques to explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience.\nAgile Development: Working knowledge of agile methodologies and the agile development lifecycle; ability to utilize formal agile methodologies, disciplines, practices and techniques for the delivery of new and enhanced applications.\nCloud Computing: Working knowledge of the concepts, technologies and services of cloud computing; ability to design, deploy and implement cloud computing solutions in various business environment.\n Database Design (Physical): Working knowledge of database systems; ability to establish a data model for designing an organization's database that runs effectively and efficiently for better business outcome.\n ETL Process: Working knowledge of the extraction, transformation and loading (ETL) process; ability to develop a database through the ETL process.\n Information Management: Extensive knowledge of an organization's existing and planned Information Architecture and Information Management (IM) methodology; ability to collect and manage information from different sources, and distribute this information to enhance operational efficiency.\nModeling: Data, Process, Events, Objects: Working knowledge of data, process and events; ability to use tools and techniques for analyzing and documenting logical relationships among data, processes or events.\nConsiderations for Top Candidates:\nUnderstanding of information management concepts such as controlled vocabularies, authority control, data modeling, and schema design.\nStrong knowledge of end-to-end data lifecycle across traditional data warehouses, relational databases, operational data stores, business intelligence reporting, as well as new concepts such as data fabrics, data mesh, and data lakehouse. .\nStrong understanding of data governance, metadata management, data quality, data modeling, and data architecture concepts\nExperience creating data solutions as well as conceptual and logical data models\nDemonstrated Data Design for Big Data, Analytics and applications\nAWS Cloud Based Technologies for Data Processing and Persistence (DynamoDB, S3, Aurora, Kinesis, SQS, SNS, Lambda, Fargate, Glue)\nSnowflake and other business intelligence experience\nExperience with data profiling tools such as Alteryx\nKnowledge of data technology products and components for Big Data and Cloud (AWS, Data Lakes, and similar).\nXML and JSON file format knowledge\nExperience with Object Oriented Concepts/Development/Modeling\nAbility to work collaboratively in a complex, rapidly changing, and culturally diverse environment.\nAbility to clearly communicate complex technical ideas, regardless of the technical capacity of the audience\nComfortable working in a dynamic environment where digital is still evolving as a core offering\nSummary Pay Range:\n$97,530.00 - $146,290.00Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-relatedknowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. 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