Senior Developer, BI Data Services
Company: Aspire Bakeries
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: April 28, 2024
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Job Description:
Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a
leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from
leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes
breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries
from beloved brands likeLa Brea Bakery,Otis Spunkmeyer, andOakrun
Farm Bakery. With 13 bakeries in North America, we are committed to
driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and
flavors, and exceeding our customers expectations. Aspire Bakeries
champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus,
Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food
Safety, Quality and Collaboration.--Position Purpose The Sr
Developer, BI Data Services role is a part of the Business
Intelligence & Data Analytics Services (BI & Analytics) function
within IT accountable for the delivery of data and reporting to the
wider organization in collaboration with other functional
departments and reports to the Director BI & Analytics. This is a
multi-dimensional role with aspects of Analysis, Configuration and
Development, QA, and Product Management skills needed to manage,
hands-on deliver and support the data ecosystem at Aspire Bakeries.
The Sr Developer, BI Data Services will lead and or execute the
development and implementation of data systems and services which
support the Aspire Bakeries data, analysis, and reporting needs.
The incumbent will design and develop the systems and oversee
components which will enable Aspire to build, maintain, and grow an
enterprise data services layer. The incumbent will primarily
perform design and development activities, conduct technical
analysis, testing, build implement data solutions and provide
system performance support that enhances the ability of the
organization to consume data and understand the information
presented. The incumbent will also work on multiple projects,
provide guidance, and support to other team members and collaborate
with other functional departments and IT team members to ensure
data needs are being met. The incumbent will serve as a subject
matter expert for inquiries regarding data assets including data
sources, reporting datasets, and assigned reports and solutions.
Additionally, they will identify opportunities and risks in
business processes, provide recommendations and contribute to
recommendations for improvements including working with other teams
and or vendor partners.--Key AccountabilitiesLead data layer
design, build/configure/develop, and support for data
sets/marts/warehouses/lakes along with certain reporting solutions.
Hands on development of reports included.Manage the lifecycle of
each data and reporting asset including changes, enhancements, and
upgrades to ensure optimal operations.Support any issues that arise
from the data systems and reporting solutions working in
collaboration with the wider IT and functional
teams.ResponsibilitiesExecute the design, build and implementation
of enterprise-grade data solutions for large-scale, multi-tenant
data systems and solutions including data warehouses, data marts,
and data lakes. Provide data services to applications and
integrations. Perform complex systems development and design work
including logic and architecture design for on-premise and
cloud-based data solutions. Produce high-quality, well architected
solutions with an upfront focus on testing and long-term
support.Analyze and identify source-to-target mappings, develop
ETL/ELT specifications, and perform ETL/ELT development,
deployment, and monitoring for enterprise data warehouse
systems.Executes Data Services strategy utilizing modern data
technologies including Cloud data platforms and services (eg.
Azure, AWS, GCP, SAP), data pipeline tools, and analytics services.
Delivers on Business Intelligence & Analytics strategy for assigned
domains leveraging SAP Business Warehouse, Business Objects (BW 7.5
on HANA, BO Enterprise, Analysis for Office, Lumira Designer &
Discovery and WebI), PowerBI and drive alignment with business
partners for execution support.Own technical responsibility for
assigned BW backend data architecture for SAP and non-SAP data
sources.Review completion and implementation of system additions
and/or enhancements and make recommendations for future
development.Create ETL/ELT pipelines to deliver data to
stakeholders, while maintaining high accuracy and reliability.
Includes development along with other ETL/ELT technologies and best
practices.Collaborate with engineering and business stakeholders to
understand data requirements. Also coordinate activities to
facilitate internal and user acceptance testing. Interact and
integrate with internal and external teams and systems to extract,
transform, and load data from a wide variety of sources.Perform and
support query optimization (for performance and/or cost reduction)
and development (query design and optimization).Design and build BI
reports & queries using applicable SAP, Business Objects, PowerBI,
or other existing reporting tools.Provide Production support for
existing BI applications and systems. Resolves second and third
tier Help Desk tickets related to data sources, data warehouses,
and reporting solutions; troubleshoot data issues, ETL/ELT chains,
and reports. Provides daily technical and functional support as
well as during maintenance.Maintains day-to-day tracking and
follow-up on issues and questions of daily operations, includes
tracking, updating, and resolving issues.Keeps abreast of tools,
methods, and techniques, thereby acting as an internal resource for
Data technologies and solutions.Participate in the design and
planning of projects in conjunction with the external partners and
other IT members.Responsible for supporting and adhering to data &
reporting standards and frameworks ensuring consistency and
quality. Contributes to the definition, design, and development of
the BI solution information model.Drive workshops or training
sessions with the business user community to further their
knowledge and use of Data, Reporting, and Visualization
tools.Additional duties as required, assigned by supervisor or
management. --Skills, Experience & QualificationsFirm understanding
of and experience with data concepts such as data mining, in-memory
analysis, big-data analysis modeling and related best
practices.Ability to develop business metrics, business
requirements, and user acceptance test scripts preferred.Ability to
work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical
inference. Ability to effectively and succinctly simplify complex
data and communicate information to senior management.Ability to
identify, analyze, and resolve problems logically and
systematically. Ability to assess and understand the impact of
technical decisions and architectural changes.Experience working
within a software development lifecycle utilizing project and
product management techniques including Agile or similar
methodology.Ability to demonstrate an organized and systematic
approach in carrying out assignments (i.e., very orderly and excels
at cutting through confusion and turning chaos into order).Ability
to multi-task effectively without compromising the quality of the
work.Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication
skills.Detail-oriented, organized, process focused, problem solver,
proactive, ambitious, customer service focused.Ability to draw
conclusions and make independent decisions with limited
information.Ability to respond to common inquiries from customers,
staff, regulatory agencies, vendors, and other members of the
business community.Self-motivated, reliable individual capable of
working independently as well as part of a team.Excellent
leadership, customer and internal communication, negotiation,
continuous improvement mindset, and team building skills.Able to
work independently and manage tasks appropriately.Ability to
function strategically and handle multiple projects
simultaneously.Proficient in computers including MS Office,
Spreadsheets, statistical programs, and SAP applications.Good
professional and technical writing abilities, analytical, and
critical thinking skillsDetail oriented and possess strong computer
skills.Reliable and motivated to drive improvements in a
challenging environment. ----Education, Technical Qualifications,
Experience and Competencies Proficiency Level:RequiredBachelor s
Degree from an accredited college in related field or equivalent
work experience in quantitative and engineering discipline. In lieu
of degree, 7+ years of experience or the equivalent combination of
education and experience.5+ years of experience in Business
Intelligence/Decision Support/Data Engineering/Data Warehousing
roles working with multiple disparate, large, complex
datasets.Advanced knowledge of and experience in Data Warehouse
concepts (modeling, tuning, maintenance), data modeling, SQL,
ETL/ELT technologies. 5+ years of proven system/application
experience in building SAP BW and BI solutions. Experience in
business analytics, e.g., enterprise reporting, executive
dashboards, scorecards, alerts, subscription push reporting,
etc.Strong knowledge & experience in SAP BW & HANA modeling,
ABAP/4, and AMDP code design and development including ABAP
Programs, Custom Objects, and HANA Views.Hands-on experience with
ABAP to write Datasource Enhancements Function module, extractors
Transformation Routines; Experience in writing Transformations
using AMDP scripts.Strong experience with BI analytical tools
(PowerBI or similar) and Business Objects (Analysis for Office AO
Reports, WebI, Design Studio) based development integrated with an
SAP BW and non-SAP environments (SAP as the primary data source).
SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud, Tableau a
plus.--PreferredBachelor of Science or Masters degree in Computer
Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information
Systems, or similar fields of study7+ years of experience with SAP
BW and BI solutions with detailed understanding of SAP BI
technology and its application.3+ years of experience with Cloud
data platforms and services building Data Marts/Warehouses/Lakes,
Pipelines, and Datasets utilizing Microsoft Azure, AWS,
Datasphere.Experience with ERP systems and familiarity with
Manufacturing industry processes along with Supply ChainExperience
with modern reporting and analytics tools such as Business Objects,
PowerBI, Tableau, Domo, Qlik, Looker, Alteryx.Experience in
advanced analytics, e.g., corporate performance management,
predictive analysis, etc.Exposure to cloud architecture for BI,
Data Warehousing, Data Marts, Data Lakes, in-memory data
exploration tools, and other data warehousing analytics solutions
Experience managing large volumes of data and
designing/building/optimizing for performance.Work experience with
External Partners or 3rd Parties in an offshore/onshore delivery
model.Experience working with Python, R, particularly for ETL or
Data Science related tasks.Ability to Identify, propose and
influence technology solutions to improve and maintain optimal data
and architecture to support business requirements.Some background
in data structures, algorithms, and debugging.--Aspire Bakeries is
proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability or veteran status.
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