Microsoft BI – Solution Architect

Open Positions: 1

Department: Data & Analytics

Location: Riyadh

Job Type: Full Time

Experience: 10years

Residence Permit: Preference will be given to Saudi Nationals and/or candidates with existing Saudi iqama.

SOL Gulf: Company Profile

SOL helps businesses modernize technology, optimize processes, and accelerate success so our clients stay ahead in a hyper changing world. We are an ambitious team of technology experts with a vision to deliver world class implementation of digital transformations and technology solutions. Based in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Canada, SOL believes in world class global solutions with local delivery excellence services.

SOL Quick Facts

Established: 2017

Headquarters: SOL Systems Canada

Regional Offices: SOL Gulf Communications Saudi Arabia, SOL Consulting Pakistan

Strategic Alliance: Oracle, IBM, Red Hat, Microsoft, AWS

www.solsystems.us

Job Role:

This individual leads the analysis, architecture, design, and development of data warehouse and business intelligence solutions primarily across Microsoft DWH and BI solutions stack. They develop and recommend strategies and specifications for BI solutions based on the analysis of business goals, objectives, needs, and existing data systems infrastructure. This person will be a thought leader/expert and will also be familiar with the use of other standard BI and DWH tools.

Key responsibilities of BI Solutions Architect:

– Act as an authority on BI strategies and technologies, and serve as an architecture expert to the organization, providing guidance on the appropriate application of these products

– Cover all aspects of the development lifecycle required to successfully deploy the BI solution. This includes SSAS, SSRS, Power BI, semantic layer design, BI technical architecture, performance tuning BI applications, and logical and physical data model design and implementation.

– Understand the long-term business objectives and suggest technical strategies to meet those objectives by introducing innovation through technology and selecting the right tools from the BI tool suite.

– Design end-to-end solutions (ETL, Warehouse, Reporting) to meet specific client requirements, using a variety of technologies.

– Effectively analyze, resolve and document business problems with minimal oversight from senior management by being accountable for owning and resolving issues.

– Effectively multi-task between initiatives and consistently produce quality deliverables requiring minimal QA from peers/supervisors.

– Demonstrate the ability to effectively coach and mentor, being regarded and sought by more junior staff as a coach and mentor.

– Stay current on new and relevant technologies.

Qualifications and Skills:

Education

· Bachelor’s Degree from a reputed educational Institute.

· Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics/Statistics, Computer Engineering, or related fields is preferred

· Post-graduate degree is a plus

General Skills Required:

· Excellent consulting, oral and written communication, and presentation skills

· Strong SQL and database experience with a major MS SQL Server

· Strong knowledge and experience over SSAS,SSRS, Power BI, and other related tools

· Excellent troubleshooting skills

· Strong background in IT

· Experience with Logical and Physical Data Modelling, and Database Architecture

· Experience with Data Warehousing and ETL Methodologies i.e. Informatica

· Familiarity with Erwin, Power designer, or a similar modelling tool

· Working knowledge of Hadoop Big Data architecture

What We Believe

We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at SOL has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.

Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

SOL Gulf is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, or sexual orientation.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

SOL Gulf is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

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