Senior Data Analyst Job in Pearson

Senior Data Analyst

Description

Why Pearson

At Pearson, were committed to a world thats always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always re-examining the way people learn best, whether its one child in our own backyard or an education community across the globe. We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of technology and each other to surpass these boundaries we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the worlds innovations, personal and global, large and small.

Pearson is optimizing its technology landscape, through consolidation of applications and their supporting infrastructure on to a small set of core platforms.? The inorganic growth of the company over previous decades, and lack of previous consolidation efforts, has created a regional model of supporting technologies.? Since 2014, Pearson has embarked on a core platform strategy to promote a consistent set of tools and business processes to support its mission of being the world's leading learning provider.

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The Technology Optimization Data Analyst will join the technology team to contribute to Pearsons operational objectives of improving data quality in the configuration management database (CMDB).? You will be responsible for the maintenance of accurate technology information at Pearson, onboarding application and configuration information into the CMDB solution, harmonization of business rules and processes, remediation of data issues, and the establishment of policies and processes in conjunction with the business stewards at Pearson. The information contained in the CMDB is vital to the decision making processes of decommissioning legacy applications, reducing data center spend, as well as providing security teams with information to target end of life and vulnerable systems.

As a Data Analyst, you will work closely with the application owners and IT teams to ensure ongoing accuracy of CMDB data, as well as providing performance metrics, detective controls and leading continuous improvement at Pearson.

Qualifications

Job Description

• High-energy individual with strong work ethics and a passion to learn on-the-job

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and stakeholder awareness

• Proven expert on MS Excel with an ability to turn around complex reports quickly

• Proven ability to design visually-appealing reports and dashboards in challenging timelines

• Ability to mentor a Graduate Analyst to scale up and gradually divide work over the course of the year

• Knowledge of organization structures, stakeholder awareness, PMO functions, and stakeholder management

• Ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment, with a can-do attitude

• OPTIONAL: Knowledge of ServiceNow will be a plus, though they will receive training

• OPTIONAL: Knowledge of Education and/or Publishing domains will be a plus, though they will receive training upon joining

Core Responsibilities:

• Take proactive ownership for creating complex reports and professional dashboards from a large dataset of IT Applications and Infrastructure

• Analyse IT Application and Infrastructure data from ServiceNow to identify gaps and areas for improvement

• Design and implement strategies to resolve identified gaps

Additional Responsibilities:

• As part of a dynamic team with expanding scope, where they will be expected to investigate newly emerging issues and drive solutions, in consultation with the programme management team

Primary Location: IN-IN-Noida

Job: Technology

Organization: Technology & Operations

Employee Status: Regular Employee

Job Type: Standard

Shift: Day Job

Job Posting: Nov 23, 2020

Job Unposting: Ongoing

Schedule: Full-time Regular

Req ID: 2010716

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.