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Position | Microsoft Business Intelligence Architect Technology Team Iyas AlQasem – Director of Technology Consulting Egham or London and Client Sites |
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Conchango is the UK’s leading independent innovator and implementer of business technology solutions. We pride ourselves on our passion for delivery, for technology and for our people. We are Microsoft’s leading independent partner across a variety of areas, are members of their global select Partner Advisory Council for 4 disciplines – the only independent UK or European consultancy with this accolade, and have 7 Microsoft Gold Certifications.
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We have deployed some of the largest and most complex SQL Server solutions, a fact which has been acknowledged by Microsoft and their own consultants. For example, Microsoft asked us to run a project for them in the US to demonstrate the capability of Analysis Services in 64 bit SQL Server to scale to a 6 billion row fact table.
Conchango was also the only non-US consultancy invited by Microsoft in Redmond to join its inaugural Business Intelligence Partner Advisory Council (PAC). We are now the longest serving PAC members. This means we have very early visibility of Microsoft’s direction in SQL Server and BI, and play an active role in influencing this. Our consultants have been working with SQL 2005 for over 3 years, and have access to the most up to date releases.
This is an opportunity to work alongside some of the best Microsoft BI implementation consultants. They include:
· the first SQL Server OLAP MVP awarded by Microsoft back in 1998;
· 5 current Microsoft MVPs, including one in SQL Server Integration Services
· the author of the most widely read non-Microsoft blog on SQL Server Integration Services;
· regular high scoring presenters at PASS;
· BI teams that have twice won the Microsoft’s best BI project implemented on SQL Server;
· the BI track leader for PASS (the Professional Association of SQL Server).
Due to commercial demand, we are looking to grow our team of highly respected Microsoft Business Intelligence Architects. We require an experienced, passionate and professional Business Intelligence Architect with significant knowledge and experience of architecting and leading development of solutions based on Microsoft and associated 3rd parties technologies in order to help further drive forward our revenue and reputation. They will be Conchango’s technical representative and authority with our clients. This will encompass analysing requirements, consulting on and architecting solutions, developing specifications, producing designs and technical team management through to delivery.
Duties and Responsibilities
Primarily this role will provide expert architectural consultancy and leadership at a senior level. This will include the following responsibilities:
· Lead analysis, architecture, design and development of data warehouse and business intelligence solutions;
· Liaise with clients, team members, project managers and others within the client and Conchango to deliver successful projects;
· Work independently or as part of a team;
· Assist in pre-sales activities working with the business development team;
· Assist in the estimating and planning of projects;
· Take an active role in communities (internal interest groups);
Qualifications and Experience
The ideal candidate will have commercial experience architecting and implementing data warehouses and business intelligence solutions on Microsoft technologies. The candidate is expected to have a working knowledge of Microsoft centric enterprise level infrastructure, middleware technologies, databases and application servers.
Required skills
· Data modeling based on business requirements adhering to recognised industry standards;
· Sound data warehouse and business intelligence architecture and development using SQL Server 2000 and 2005 technologies including:
- RDBMS,
- Integration Services (or Data Transformation Services)
- Analysis Services,
- Reporting Services;
· Working knowledge of the T-SQL, MDX and VB(.Net) Script languages;
· Implementation experience of leading front-end business intelligence tools for Analysis Services eg. Proclarity or Panorama;
· Demonstrable development lifecycle understanding;
· Business analysis and requirement gathering skills;
· The optimisation of physical data models for a Microsoft implementation;
· Client facing and thinking strategically from client’s perspective to deploy correct solutions;
· Good technical documentation skills.
Desirable Skills
· Knowledge of non-Microsoft database platforms and ETL technologies e.g. Oracle, DataStage or Ab Initio;
· Relevant Microsoft Certification;
· Experience or knowledge of Agile development methodologies;
· Knowledge of any of Business Objects, MicroStrategy or MIS-AG would be advantageous;
· Understanding of other Microsoft technologies including SharePoint, BizTalk, .NET Framework or Virtual Server;
· Awareness of BI capabilities of forthcoming Office 2007 and Performance Point products.
Required Competencies
· Passion for technology;
· Excellent Leadership and management skills;
· Takes ownership and responsibility;
· Works well within a team or individually;
· Highly self motivated;
· Articulate technical and non technical communicator;
· Excellent investigative and problem solving abilities;
· Ability to apply commercial awareness to development;
· Eye for detail and quality;
· Valid UK driving licence and willing to travel.
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Michelle & Danni
Conchango UK Recruitment Team