Data & Analytics
Permanent - Full Time
Location: Salford, Newcastle, Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham, Edinburgh or Glasgow. This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working.
Job Reference: 18893
Band: D
Salary Range: £60,000-£71,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
THE ROLE
The Principal Analytics Developer is a new role that will support the newly created Product Data Domain teams. Working as part of our multi-disciplinary data teams, you will lead on the creation of clean, tested, well-modelled trusted datasets around our digital estate for use across the BBC. Sitting between data engineering and data analysis, you will get exposure to both areas across all product teams and focus on modelling unstructured data into meaningful insights.
You will be building and maintaining data pipelines through best practices to support teams across the BBC in delivering quality products and content.
Main Responsibilities
Role and responsibilities will comprise of:
1. Leading on the design, implementation and maintenance of dimensional data models that promote a self-service approach to data consumption.
2. Defining best practices in dimensional data modelling and database design and ensuring standards are adhered to across the team.
3. Mentoring, coaching and supporting other team members in developing data modelling skills through knowledge transfer.
4. Automating data pipelines using proprietary BBC technology & Airflow.
5. Using your expert knowledge of BBC products and their features to inform the design and development of data products.
6. Developing ways of working between product data domains and other data teams within the product group.
7. The creation of processes for data product development, ensuring these processes are documented and advocating their use throughout the organisation.
8. Supporting analytics, data science and other colleagues outside the digital product area in managing projects and fielding queries.
9. Building and maintaining strong working relationships with colleagues.
10. Working across mobile, web, television and voice platforms supporting Product Managers, Business Analysts and working closely with Software & Data Engineers.
Are you the right candidate?
When it comes to analytics developers at the BBC we look for these skills:
Technical Skills
1. At least 5 years’ experience in a Data Analyst, Data Modelling, Data Engineering or Analytics Engineering role, preferably in digital products.
2. Proven experience in dimensionally modelling complex data.
3. Excellent SQL skills for extracting and manipulating data.
4. Good knowledge of analytical database systems (Redshift, Snowflake, BigQuery).
5. Comfortable working alongside cross-functional teams.
6. Some experience coding in R or Python.
Teamwork and Stakeholder Management
1. Ability to listen to others’ ideas and build on them.
2. Ability to clearly communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences.
3. Strong attention to detail.
About the BBC
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. We’re dedicated to diversity and inclusion, welcoming applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
DISCLAIMER
This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance.
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