ICT OFFICER GRADE II (RESEARCH AND INNOVATION) – at e-Government Authority (eGa)

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 NA
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
i. Identify valuable data sources and automate collection processes

ii. Undertake preprocessing of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data

iii. Coordinate the designing, building and deployment of business intelligence (Bl) solutions (e.g. reporting tools) and tools to store data (e.g. OLAP cubes)

iv. Analyze large amounts of information to discover trends and patterns

v. Present information using data visualization techniques

vi. Initiate solutions and strategies to business challenges

vii. Perform data translations and produce useful reports;

viii. Assess the effectiveness, quality and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques;

ix. Develop tools to monitor and analyses system performance and data accuracy.

x. Monitor performance against targets for various systems and business metrics

xi. Prepare and distribute statistics and economical information to the stakeholders;

xii. Participate in mobilization of resources for implementation of plans and projects;

xiii. Collect inputs for the review of strategic plan;

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
a. Minimum of Bachelor Degree in Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Engineering, Data Science or related discipline from a recognized institution.

b. Knowledge of Data Warehouse tools for Reporting, Integration and Analysis such as SQL, R, Perl, Pythonetc.

c. Background in data warehouse design (e.g. dimensional modeling) and data mining

d. In-depth understanding of database management systems, online analytical processing (OLAP), ETL (Extract, transform, load) frameworks;

e. Experience using business intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau) and big data frameworks

f. Working knowledge of various programming languages (e.g. Java, C/C++, Scala etc.).

g. Advanced numeracy skills (e.g. statistics, algebra)

h. Knowledge of machine-learning and operations research will be an added advantage

i. Knowledge of Economics is an added advantage

REMUNERATION Attractive remuneration Package

Deadline for receiving applications is  01 September, 2020

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