Principle Technology Consultant

Principle Technology Consultant Job Specification

About Demarq

We are committed to providing our employees with great opportunities. Our approach is a fresh take on engaging with both our employees and with our customers. We encourage our staff to think outside of the box and challenge the status quo.

Demarq is a new company with a lot of talent and a wide customer base. You will have access to training and mentorship from highly experienced consultants whilst working with a variety of clients in a number of sectors.

Our background in empowering organisations across a wide range of industries enables our team of experts to work with customers ranging from SMEs to enterprise-sized accounts and help them to achieve their aspirations and goals.

We have a flexible, collaborative approach to business. Working closely with our customers, we listen to their requirements and aim to transform their SAS environments by providing a firm foundation on which to develop enhanced processes, policies and procedures, and capabilities aligned to their individual business requirements.

Our aim is to ensure our customers realise the full potential of their investment in SAS software and that they attain a level of self-sufficiency, enabling them to manage and develop their environments to meet their business goals and aspirations.

Job Description

Demarq currently have positions available for experienced Principal Technology Consultants. The ideal candidates should have a proven track record of delivering technical solutions in the business intelligence, analytics or data management space to large enterprise class clients, and 10 years or more experience in their domain.

As part of Demarq’s Technology team you will be responsible for:

 Leading customer engagements, from pre-sales through to the design, build and test phases of implementation projects

 Supporting existing customers, providing guidance and expertise, operating at executive level as a trusted advisor in your field

 Gathering and interpreting customer requirements and translating them into technical solutions; conveying those solutions to non-technical stakeholders

 Supporting sales and pre-sales engagements by providing technical knowledge and advice both internally and externally with our partners

 Managing and developing the careers of junior consultants, knowledge sharing and mentorship

 Supporting growth of the business by identifying consulting, services and software opportunities

 Representing the Demarq brand on customer sites, speaking at industry conferences and influencing opinion via social media

As part of Demarq’s Technology team you are expected to be:

 Self-motivated and driven to succeed

 Comfortable working alone or leading a team of consultants

 Able to operate and influence at the executive level

 Excited by technology and opportunities to grow your skill set

 Willing to learn new software platforms Although based in the UK the successful candidate will be happy to travel internationally if required.

This is a full-time position, working for Demarq Ltd.

Candidate Requirements

Successful candidates will demonstrate the following skills and experience:

 Extensive experience in at least one data management, analytics or business intelligence software platform

 Extensive experience of leading complex software implementations for clients in the banking, insurance, retail or pharmaceutical industries, through all stages of the project lifecycle (including requirements gathering, stakeholder management, solution design and architecture, detailed design, build, test planning and execution, deployment, transition to live)

 Outstanding technical writing and verbal communication skills

 Active interest and awareness of the current technology landscape in the data management, analytics or business intelligence fields

 Exposure to or a working understanding of Big Data platforms such as Hadoop and related technologies (Hive, Impala, MapReduce, YARN, HDFS etc.) is beneficial

In addition, the following experience is beneficial, but not essential:

 Experience of the SAS software platform

 A background in software platform migration projects  Specialist business domain knowledge of the banking, insurance, retail or pharmaceutical industries

 Experience of other statistical software packages and languages, such as SPSS, Python, R

 Experience of relational database concepts

 Data modelling or relational database administration