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Job Description:
The Role:
Dow Jones is looking for a Technical Analyst to be part of the global Automation & Reporting team. The team uses SQL, Python, JavaScript and more to build solutions and reporting capabilities 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 and design innovative solutions to automate their business processes. 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.
Adopt existing best practices or contribute to improving them, including solution design, development, validation and documentation practices.
Work on ad hoc and urgent requests
Essential Qualifications:
Undergraduate degree, preferably in a quantitative field such as Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related disciplines, or equivalent combination of training and 3+ years of experience in SQL and Python with applications for data analysis and data processing.
Excellent communication skills, being able to communicate technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
Self starter able to work independently, coordinate with multiple partners and complete projects start to finish
Detail oriented with focus on assuring quality, consistency and accuracy in data and processes
Experience in working with version control systems like Git.
Experience in delivery through agile practices
An openness to different views and opinions and an appreciation for team diversity
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in ETL development.
Experience working with large datasets in a fast-paced and fluid environment with the ability to understand and solve complex non-routine problems.
Experience in working with Google APIs.
Experience in using AI tools (Copilot, ChatGPT).
Proficiency in data visualization and dashboard building.
Experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP) including S3, Athena, Glue.
Knowledge in Data Science and predictive modeling.
Knowledge of other programming languages (JavaScript).
Our Benefits
Comprehensive Insurance Plans
Pension Plan
Meal Vouchers
Paid Time off
Employee Referral Program
Fitness Reimbursement Program
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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.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 and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.
Business Area: Dow Jones - Data & AI
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: 42430
