Principal Data Consultant

About the role

Telefónica Tech, part of the Telefónica Group, is looking for a Principal Data Consultant in London. The main focus is designing and delivering enterprise-level data solutions, from project discovery through prototyping, architectural design and delivery, using Azure tools such as Databricks, Data Factory and Hadoop to build big data environments.

Key responsibilities

• Work on projects that use products from the Microsoft Azure and SQL data analytics stack
• Meet the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers
• Support colleagues in their development
• Contribute to the Telefonica Tech UK&I Data & AI internal and external community

Required profile

• Strategic and operational decision-making skills
• Ability to guide, direct or influence people, and to identify opportunities and issues
• Willingness to learn from feedback and to help others develop
• Interest in data science and data modelling

Required skills

• Complex SQL query writing
• Experience with the Microsoft BI stack (SSRS, SSIS or SSAS)
• Commercial experience of Power BI for data visualisation
• Involvement in architectural decisions for data solutions
• Comfortable with at least two of: SQL, Python, Power BI / Analysis Services / DAX, Data Modelling / Data Warehouse theory, Azure Fundamentals; exposure to the others is expected
• Nice to have: Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Azure networking, Azure DevOps, MSBI traditional stack, Azure automation, streaming analytics, Azure AI services, Master Data Management, and Databricks or Azure certifications