Data Analyst

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10 months ago
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Data Analyst

Data Analyst

Data Analyst

Data Analyst

Data Analyst

Data Analyst

Remote working with travel for occasional team meetings in Reading, Exeter or Kent. Option to work out of either office if preferred. 

What it's like to work at Landmark:

We're a friendly, dynamic and supportive team. We encourage passion, ambition and collaboration, both in our performance as a team and individually. New ideas are encouraged. We actively promote involvement in the development and direction of our products and services, as well as finding more efficient ways to work. We also love a good work social and team building events. As well as this we offer:

Competitive salary 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with optional 5 days unpaid leave per year Annual lifestyle allowance of £300 to put towards an activity of your choice Pension matched up to 6% for the 1st 3 years and matched up to 10% thereafter Private Health Insurance – currently via Vitality Group Income Protection Scheme Matched funding for Charitable fundraising Cycle to Work scheme and Gym Flex scheme Internal coaching/mentoring system throughout your time here Focus on training and career progression Family friendly policies Free parking

The Opportunity

We are looking for someone with strong Excel skills who is passionate about working with data and looking to join a technology focused company that can help develop their data skills.

You’ll be supporting the overall data transformation of multiple Local Authorities – supporting the data transformation through from source which can be non-digital and digital in nature into a common and defined schema on behalf of the end customer. This will involve working on multiple datasets from multiple Local Authorities across the day.

You will deal with tasks such as investigating and fixing dispersed geometries, quality controlling data from manual sources, comparing pre and post transformation search outcomes to ensure accuracy and other tasks to support a complex transformation process.

The role will involve:

Establishing and understanding the format, quality, content, and sources of data. Fixing different issues within datasets Raising referrals on issues detected in datasets to the work stream lead Quality Controlling data from manual datasets, peers and third parties. Feeding into process and tools improvements Support the team in other areas of the transformation process Assisting in outlining the requirements for engineers to develop solutions Being part of a friendly team who like to support and bounce ideas off each other

About You

You’ll have strong excel skills and be keen to learn other data analysis and data management tools within a thriving technology business. You will have:

Experience of Microsoft Office especially advanced Excel Good communication skills, with the ability to work alongside all levels of stakeholders Superior analytical and problem-solving skills Experience of working with multiple and large datasets Experience of GIS and QGIS, ArcGIS or spatial software and spatial data Have the ability to analyse optimal method to capture and transform data based on the dataset Have the ability to identify ways to enhance skills and encourage a culture of continuous improvement.

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