ICT Officer Grade II (Research And Innovation) at E-government Authority (eGa) - 2 Posts

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POST: ICT OFFICER GRADE II (RESEARCH AND INNOVATION) – 2 POST
POST CATEGORY(S): IT AND TELECOMS
EMPLOYER: e-Government Authority (eGa)
APPLICATION TIMELINE: 2020-08-19 2020-09-01
JOB SUMMARY: N/A

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify valuable data sources and automate collection processes
• Undertake preprocessing of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data
• Coordinate the designing, building and deployment of business intelligence (Bl) solutions (e.g. reporting tools) and tools to store data (e.g. OLAP cubes)
• Analyze large amounts of information to discover trends and patterns
• Present information using data visualization techniques
• Initiate solutions and strategies to business challenges
• Perform data translations and produce useful reports
• Assess the effectiveness, quality and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques
• Develop tools to monitor and analyses system performance and data accuracy
• Monitor performance against targets for various systems and business metrics
• Prepare and distribute statistics and economical information to the stakeholders
• Participate in mobilization of resources for implementation of plans and projects
• Collect inputs for the review of strategic plan

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of Bachelor Degree in Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Engineering, Data Science or related discipline from a recognized institution
• Knowledge of Data Warehouse tools for Reporting, Integration and Analysis such as SQL, R, Perl, Python etc
• Background in data warehouse design (e.g. dimensional modeling) and data mining
• In-depth understanding of database management systems, online analytical processing (OLAP), ETL (Extract, transform, load) frameworks
• Experience using business intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau) and big data frameworks
• Working knowledge of various programming languages (e.g. Java, C/C++, Scala etc.)
• Advanced numeracy skills (e.g. statistics, algebra)
• Knowledge of machine-learning and operations research will be an added advantage
• Knowledge of Economics is an added advantage

REMUNERATION Attractive remuneration Package

Deadline for receiving applications is 01 September, 2020

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