Associate Director, Analytics & Data Solutions

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KPMG is currently seeking an Associate Director, Analytics & Data Solutions to join our Digital Nexus technology organization. This is a hybrid work opportunity.

• Facilitate/oversee the technical design and development of technology solutions through the entire project lifecycle to ensure business needs are met; transform architectural and business concepts, as well as requirements into robust technology
• Collaborate with developers, architects, analysts and develop best technical design, as well as propose solution approaches working with vendors and resource partners to assign proper resources to drive project success; lead the delivery team to establish the ongoing development, and operations of a data management platforms
• Lead, moderate or participate in code reviews, unit testing and debugging, analyze and resolve defects identified through the quality assurance (QA) process; prepare or assist in the preparation of implementation documentation; support the implementation of applications into production
• Transform architectural and business concepts, as well as requirements into robust technology designs and engineering configurations to deliver sustainable solutions for data management, and analytics areas
• Ensure that technical as well as process architectures (application and information) are implemented and maintained to support core business functions; keep abreast of latest trends in technology, industry, and corresponding business domain

• Minimum seven years of recent experience and knowledge of strategic solution delivery models to ensure products and/or services continue to innovate, as well as to drive continuous improvement; demonstrated experience across the systems development life cycle in all project phases such as plan, initiate, analyze, design, build, test, implement, operate
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred
• Knowledge of agile deliveries and project management methodologies; strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to identify patterns and generate ideas
• Demonstrated experience across the systems development life cycle in all project phases plan, initiate, analyze, design, build, test, implement, operate; great independent judgment skills with the ability to positively influence, mentor and be a credible source of knowledge to less experienced team members
• Deep understanding of the overall architectures of cloud data platforms and tools such as Azure Databricks, Azure Data and analytics platforms, Power BI, PySpark, SparkSQL, as well as Data Integration tools/platforms like Azure Data Factory, Informatica IPaaS, MuleSoft, Python and Spark technologies; familiarity with Gen AI tools and technology is highly preferred; strong SQL background; experience with Microsoft suite and Azure preferred; profound knowledge of data management methodologies such as data architecture, data governance, data modeling, BI/Analytics, and more
• Excellent verbal/written communication, collaboration, analytical and presentation skills to lead an environment driven by customer service and teamwork; capability to create high level presentations for executives and stakeholders; ability to manage change and effectively communicate to teams; advanced knowledge of the broader scope that frames the essential technical area of work with ability to use this knowledge to create incremental value
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)

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