Data Analytics Specialist - Jobs in Markham, ON

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WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHINGWe care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. This is who we are at our best. One Company. One Team.AMD together we advance_THE ROLEThe SSE Strategic Alignment and Analytics team ensures that the Software Systems Engineering organization driving product and software quality at AMD is a well-oiled machine. The team develops the strategy and initiatives to drive alignment across the organization and with the rest of the company. Data and analytics play a key role to the team’s success.As an Analytics Developer, you will become familiar with the vast ecosystem of tools, processes and data sources making up the software development lifecycle that produces the graphics driver. From these sources you will harness and analyze data, derive insights, create dashboards and convey the narratives to audiences of varying seniority. You will interact with business and technical leaders in strategy, release management, engineering, validation and program management roles to confirm (or refute) their assumptions with hard data.THE PERSONThe successful candidate is self-motivated and is comfortable working with a broad set of tools, languages, and technologies – and has a high aptitude for diving in and picking up new things. The candidate thrives in a fast-paced and agile environment and knows how to juggle multiple deadlines. The working environment is an open and collaborative space, so clear communication and enjoying teamwork is a must.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESGather, sanitize, and analyze data to construct the narratives and convey key insightsDefine and implement metrics and tools to support management information needsDevelop and maintain data pipelines and applications such as dashboards and web reporting toolsCreate effective graphical representations of information and data visualization to engage audiencePREFERRED EXPERIENCEA degree in a technical field is preferred, but not essentialExcellent communication skills (presentation, verbal and written)Proficiency in a modern object-oriented language (such as C#, Python or Javascript) is a mustKnowledge and experience in front-end web development with HTML, CSS and JavascriptKnowledge and experience in back-end web development with .NET MVC or .NET Core MVCKnowledge and experience using GitHub as a software code management and version controlFamiliarity with an issue tracking and project management tool, such as JIRA, is a plusFamiliarity with web graphing libraries (D3.js, Google Chart, Chart.js, etc.) is a plusFamiliarity with MS PowerBI or other business intelligence and analytics tools is a plusBenefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.Quick Apply

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