The Innovation and Business Development Unit is currently seeking a professional in the field of Data Engineering and Business Intelligence Development. In this role, the candidate will be responsible for creating, enhancing, and maintaining a series of Business Intelligence modules as part of the implementation of appropriate solutions. This includes managing and extracting information from web platforms and developing Business Intelligence dashboards. Additionally, the selected candidate will be expected to collaborate with the Systems Integration team within the Technology Integration Unit.

Responsibilities 

Design and develop data architecture using ETL processes in close collaboration with related teams and units.

Identify opportunities to establish interoperability between existing platforms.

Support the development of business processes, including policies and protocols, which enable existing Management Information Systems to track th necessary data within the Performance Management framework.

Create and develop business intelligence modules, using Microsoft Power-BI as the main technology.

Design and develop a variety of dashboards tailored to different user roles accessing the platform.

Review and validate data collection for the users and monitor the overall information flow within the architecture.

Collaborate closely with the various units within the IT teams of the Alliance operating within a unified framework.

Provide support to other team members in the design and architecture of the new interfaces and future updates to integrate data of other institutional existing information systems Create, update, and organize all technical documentation to provide accurate information.

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data engineering, systems engineering, software engineering, or related fields.

Specialization or training courses in Data and Business Intelligence or similar.

Minimum 3 years of experience performing behind fundaments and concepts of Business Intelligence, SQL, Power-BI.

Experience working with Pentaho (Spoon/PDI) or any ETL equivalent tool.

Knowledge in the administration of MySQL and SQL Server databases

Added value to the position: Experience using GitHub and developing software (Java, Node.js)

Intermediate English level (oral and written).

Excellent problem-solving skills.

Ability to work in a collaborative team environment.

Proper work planning.

This is a national recruited position placed at a BG07, on a scale of 14 levels, with level 14 being the highest. This is a Colombian national search and will be managed through a fixed-term contract of a one (1) year period, subject to a probation period according to the local legislation and is renewable depending on performance and availability of resources. The Alliance Bioversity-CIAT offers a multicultural, collegial research environment with competitive salaries and excellent benefits. We are an equal opportunity employer, and strive for gender, diversity, and inclusion in our staff, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic.

Applicants are invited to send a detailed curriculum vitae, including references knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. All correspondence should be addressed to the Human Resources Office, at ( [email protected] ) and clearly indicate: “Application: Data Engineer and Business Intelligence Developer–“.

Closing date for applications: November 19th, 2023 

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