Alteryx Analyst

Who we are:

You'll be joining the 6th largest IT Service Provider, present in more than 50 countries. From our roots in Japan, NTT DATA's mission is to facilitate business change and technology transformation across many industries for a better future for our business, people and community. Some of the projects we have supported include the digitising of The Open  golf tournament and applying Formula 1 technology to support medical staff at University Hospitals Leicester.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values of 'Clients First', 'Teamwork' and 'Foresight' and we achieve these by putting people first.

We support and celebrate our differences and preferences, these are what makes us unique. Some of our initiatives, collectively known as “DO Diversity”, aim to create a space for us to learn and get involved in building a truly diverse environment. Our Culture & Ethnicity Network gives our colleagues a platform to share their various backgrounds; Our NINGEN programme allows the new generation of NTT DATA employees around the world to connect and shape the future of our organisation and the “City Gives Back” allows us to support our local community that has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic...and much more!

What you'll be doing:

Providing technical oversight for a multi-disciplined Data Applications managed service team, supporting a variety of cutting-edge data warehouse, analysis and reporting solutions. Ensuring contracted technical responsibilities are delivered to an exceptional standard, enabling stability and continuous transformation.

• Exemplary written English and time-keeping skills
• Experience of working in hybrid teams (onshore, nearshore, or offshore)
• Working understanding of ITIL principles (Release, Change, Request, Incident, Major Incident, Problem, Capacity)
• Working understanding of software development, application management and DevOps concepts
• Practical understanding of end-to-end data journeys
• Design and advocate for technical solutions to business problems
• Capable of leading from the front, coordinating and owning the resolution of technical escalations in a multi-vendor environment
• Strong technical stakeholder management and thought-leadership skills, capable of asking the 'right' questions
• Working closely with Project & Architecture teams, to ensure smooth handover of new releases into the Data Applications managed service team, which includes the evaluating potential impacts to supported applications and coordinating knowledge transfers
• Formulating and overseeing the maintenance of technical documentation, across the Data Applications managed service team
• Influencing day-to-day task management within the Data Applications managed service team
• Forward-thinking mindset, proactively identifying initiatives to strengthen technical delivery and improve ways of working
• Working closely with the Service Delivery Manager on strategic service improvement initiatives, where required
• Supporting the Service Delivery Manager in customer-facing meetings where technical representation is required

What you'll need:

• Experience of working with Alteryx Designer, Alteryx Server and Alteryx Connect.
• Alteryx development skills:
  • Workflow development.
  • Various input/outputs methods.
  • Publishing workflows to the Gallery.
• Alteryx administration:
  • General Gallery maintenance i.e., making sure the correct people have the correct permissions, removing inactive users etc.
  • Previous experience with upgrading/ patch upgrading both single-node and multi-node Alteryx services.
  • Creating new data connections within the service environment.
  • General maintenance of the virtual machines the service sits on i.e. setting up new connectivity, downloading new connector tools on the service, making sure hardware is up to spec etc.
  • Testing any changes to server/machines in lower environments and implementing in a production environment.
• Desirable:
  • Python/R programming knowledge

...and finally:

The focus on Clients First, Teamwork and Foresight is in our DNA and we are looking for someone who shares and embodies these core values, leading by example.

We look for people who want to continue their career growth alongside NTT DATA 's.

To support your hard work and dedication, we will offer you the following:

A people-focused business

Excellent opportunities to grow your career, including an online training platform with 3000+ courses, accessible from everywhere, to sharpen your skills.

A varied client base

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