Specialist BI

Job title

Specialist Business Intelligence (BI)

Grade

Stream

RPI

Function

PT&C IDS – Information Management & Digital Delivery

Location

Oman – Suhar

Budget control

*OPEX and/or CAPEX and/or Revenue amount as relevant*

Reporting to

Manager Information Management & Digital Delivery (IMDD)

Direct reports

-

Job purpose
Provides support for the for the successful delivery of Business Intelligence standards and systems, including integration with databases and data warehouses, under delegated authority from Manager Information Management & Digital Delivery, acting as team player for the development of required standards and assigned tasks, by (1) Selecting, blueprinting, gathering requirements, designing, and rolling out BI solutions to end users. (2) Ensuring high levels of BI availability through support functions and in-depth testing, and (3) Working with business units to meet their BI requirements in accordance with OQ RPI BI standards; in order to support information Management & Digital Delivery (IMDD) on goals achievements.
The position will act in accordance with the Group’s Mission, Vision, Values & Strategies, as well as, policies, guidelines, and international standards, supported by an IT Technology platform, HSE standards, Omani’s government & other legal justifications, and best international practices in consonance with national objectives.

Main tasks and responsibilities

Scope

Business Analysis
Transition developed BI systems to the Operations & Support team.
Technical Assistance
Compliance

Accountabilities:

Business Analysis

Provides support for the for the successful delivery of Business analysis to gather required BI system requirements.
Provides support for the for the successful delivery of Translate business requirements into specifications that will be used to drive data store/data warehouse/ data mart design and configuration.

Transition developed BI systems to the Operations & Support team.

Provides support for the for the successful delivery of Transition developed BI systems to the Operations & Support team.
Provides support for the for the successful delivery performance of enterprise data and BI environments for both external and internal users.
Ensure proper configuration management and change controls are implemented for BI.

Technical Assistance

Provides support for the for the successful delivery of technical assistance and cross training to other team members.

Compliance

Design and implement technology best practices, guidelines, and repeatable processes in accordance with OQ BI standards and guidelines.

Key interactions
Internal: Assurance, Finance, Commercial - Downstream
External: Staffing specialized Contractors, Vendors & Suppliers

Notable Working Conditions. Office environment, intensive computer screen use, sporadic visits to operation site.

Education requirements

Minimum Qualifications for this position are a bachelor’s in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Management Systems, or a related discipline

Language

Excellent knowledge of written, read, and spoken English (required) Arabic - Native (desirable)

Background and experience

Competencies and skills

5+ years of experience in developing reports based on user requirements, including visualization development.
Relevant experience implementing enterprise-scale reporting systems, including:

Collaborating with users in a requirements analysis role
Experience with data warehouse implementations.
Strong knowledge of logical and physical data modelling concepts

Experience utilizing SAP technologies and development with SAP BW/BI applications in a bonus.
Experience with the SAP Activate Methodology is bonus.
SAP Certification in one or more of the following disciplines is a bonus:

SAP BW/4HANA, SAP HANA Modelling, SAP Analytics, SAP Business Intelligence

SQL and DW implementation as a bonus experience
Use of SQL and RDBMS systems (DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, etc.) is considered a bonus

Soft:

People Managing Skills
Understanding of process
Corporate affairs management
Systems
Innovation and trends
Excellent business and technical report writing skills.
Strong analytical skills,

Technical:

Proficiency with MS Excel,
Proficiency with visualizing concepts & skills