Job Posts Tagged: sql

Quantitative Product Analyst in San Francisco at Yammer

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:27:00 GMT

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
URL: http://https://www.yammer.com
Posted: 4/23/2012

Job Description:
Yammer needs highly analytical, data analysis superstars to generate actionable insights used for product and business decisions. This position will help define and uncover the key metrics that drive the business, as well as create key reports for executives to identify the key trends.

If you love making sense out of mountains of data and have a strong background with applied statistics, then we should talk. Bonus points for an advanced degree in a quantitative field (economics, statistics, quantitative sociology, psychology, computer science, etc.), experience with large data sets, experience with SQL, mastery of Excel, or experience with a statistical software package.

What you'll do:

.Identify trends that are important to the business.
.Define and surface key metrics for the company.
.Analyze A/B tests to improve the product.
.Help to organize Yammer's data.
.Create clear reports for executives and customers.

You should be familiar with:

.Excel
.SQL

Other things we use:

.PostgreSQL
.R or SAS
.Tableau

Data Analyst II in Cambridge at Blackbaud

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:54:57 GMT

Location: Cambridge, Massachussetts, United States
URL: http://www.blackbaud.com
Posted: 4/18/2012

Job Description:
Do you have a flair for working with data and want to expand your skill set? Target Analytics, a Blackbaud Company, is seeking a motivated individual to join our Client Data Services department to work with leading non-profit organizations. In this role you will be trained by our data team on how to import, transform, and integrate customer data into our data warehouse in order to power the company's analytic and reporting products.

The ideal candidate will have the aptitude to understand databases, assess data quality, and work with SQL to deliver high quality data analytic products to our non-profit customers.

We are looking for candidates to join our team who have demonstrated strong analytic abilities and excellent customer relations skills. Individuals who are quick to learn and great problem solvers thrive in this role.

Target Analytics is a desirable place to work with many attractive benefits. Jump start your career path with an exciting opportunity to learn about database marketing, fundraising, and the non-profit sector.

Job Duties:

.Extract and load transactional data files into Target's Oracle-based data warehouse.
.Develop Oracle PL/SQL scripts to transform & migrate client data.
.Build and execute SQL queries to investigate and resolve data quality issues.
.Run data quality, cleansing, standardization, and verification processes.
.Work directly with technical and marketing representatives from client organizations to code and categorize data and to troubleshoot data discrepancies.
.Develop applications to improve existing ETL tools and product production processes.
.Work closely with team members and Target's account team to schedule work, manage priorities, and meet deadlines for order delivery.

Experience and Skills:

.College degree from an accredited college or university.
.Excellent attention to detail, and solid analytic skills.
.Strong communication skills, and an ability to work effectively with customers.
.Computer programming coursework or professional experience is a plus.

White Box Quality Engineer in Palo Alto at Jive

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:48:08 GMT

Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
URL: http://www.jivesoftware.com/
Posted: 4/18/2012

Job Description:
We are seeking a highly motivated, technical Senior White Box Quality Engineer to work closely with developers to understand complex technical issues and features, and help translate their knowledge into robust test plans. Must be comfortable diving into developer's designs/code and providing feedback on best practices and quality issues. Will additionally be responsible for developing testing tools, web service test harnesses, scripts, and automation.

About You:

.You love analyzing Java code and JUnit tests and helping to troubleshoot technical issues
.You have a strong attention to detail
.You ensure design and coding best practices are upheld
.You drive quality initiatives and process improvement
.You have experience testing client-server web applications
.You love collaborating and building strong working relationships with the engineering team
.You have great communication skills and, when you join a team, the team works better

Skills:

.Java
.JUnit
.Mocking (mockito)
.Strong SQL skills a must
.Tomcat, Apache, CXF, Linux/Unix, Scripting, JavaScript, HTML, HTTP, SSL, SOAP/REST
.In-depth knowledge of standard web technologies and distributed applications, including app servers, web servers, databases, clustering, etc.
.Agile and continuous integration
.Understanding of system level interdependencies with web applications
Logging and diagnostics
.Software programming fundamentals
.Understanding of core QA methodology
.Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
.Ability to thrive in an ever-changing environment
.Rapid and motivated self-learner
.Analytical and problem solving skills
.Solid understanding and ability to apply scalability testing approaches
.Can work closely with developers to design with testability in mind; capable of conducting black box, grey box and white box testing
.Utilize technical expertise to help contribute to design decisions and solve technical issues
.Provide and meet time estimates for assigned deliverables

Experience:

.BS in Computer Science or equivalent technical training and professional work experience
.Experience testing enterprise 2.0 web applications
.Experience working with large data and statistical models a big plus
.Developer programming experience a plus.
.Experience developing Java and JavaScript based programs and/or tools
.Knowledge of Selenium automation
.Experience troubleshooting applications using JMX, JProfiler, etc.
.Familiarity working with large enterprise environments and configuration, including virtualization (VMware)