Job Description:
The Role:
Dow Jones is looking for a Technical Analyst to be part of the global 9 person Automation & Reporting team. The team uses SQL, Python, JavaScript and much more to build solutions to help our partners manage and analyze high volumes of articles and data points across the Dow Jones products.
As a Technical Analyst within the team you will partner with multiple business teams to report on the databases they own. You will work on multiple deliverables in parallel, be comfortable eliciting reporting requirements and translating these into solutions, prioritizing and communicating progress and blockers in an effective manner. You will report to the Director, Automation & Reporting.
You Will:
Design, develop and maintain optimized solutions that meet reporting or process improvement needs.
Manage a portfolio of solutions, work with multiple stakeholders and communicate progress and blockers with the project team and sponsors.
Design and own reporting processes that are business centric and will improve the operational efficiency.
Identify high impact business problems and elicit requirements for solution development.
Write clean and readable code and optimized SQL queries.
Develop ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) jobs, visualization dashboards and tools that support processes.
Develop optimized scripts and visualizations that are fast and easy to comprehend.
Adopt existing best practices or contribute to improving them, including solution design, development, validation and documentation practices.
Work on ad hoc and urgent requests
You Have
Essential Qualifications:
3+ years of experience in SQL and Python with applications for data analysis.
Experience in ETL development.
Experience with version control systems like Git.
Experience with AWS services including S3, Athena, Glue.
Practical knowledge of common storage options including JSON, Parquet and ORC format
Experience in delivery through agile practices
An openness to different views and opinions and an appreciation for team diversity
Preferred Qualifications:
Proficiency in data visualization (QuickSight, Data Studio, Tableau, Power Pivot) and dashboard building is a plus.
Knowledge in Data Science and predictive modeling is a plus.
Knowledge of other programming languages is a plus.
Our Benefits
Comprehensive Insurance & Retirement plans
Paid Annual Leave
Education Benefits
Family Care Benefits
Career Growth Programs
Access to Dow Jones Products
Subscription Discounts
Employee Referral Program
Employee Well-being Support & Fitness Programs
Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line.
Business Area: PIB - DATA STRATEGY
Job Category: Software Product Engineering
Union Status:
Non-Union role
Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world’s top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Financial News.
This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.
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Req ID: 37466
