What you will do:
Reporting directly to the Audit Analytics Director, the Data Analytics Engineer enables GIA Data Analysts and Audit Teams to deliver efficient data-driven audit testing through curated datasets and self-serve applications.
- Identify, integrate, and operationalise new data sources into the GIA Data Analytics environment
- Run data input quality checks to ensure completeness and accuracy
- Develop scheduled data preparation routines to transform raw inputs into curated datasets with time-stamping for historical accuracy
- Document data integration processes and train others to eliminate single points of failure
- Maintain an organised data analytics library including field definitions, data limitations, and provenance details
- Maintain the GIA Data Analytics AWS platform. Manage vulnerabilities, patching, data and code backups.
- Mentor Data Analysts and Internal Audit teams on the use of available data
Qualifications
What you will bring:
- At least 5 years of experience in a similar role
- Degree with high technical content
- Fluent English
- Experience connecting to diverse data sources through APIs, SQL databases, and other methods, and developing data pipelines
- Expert in data processing, automation, and analytics using Python (Pandas, NumPy, SQLAlchemy, and ETL workflows)
- Experience with AWS or Azure equivalents (Terraform, S3, EC2, Lambda, Glue, Athena, IAM, CloudShell)
- Knowledge of internal audit workflows, risk assessment, and control testing models
- Experience building pipelines preserving evidence chains and audit logs
- Experience with AI would be advantageous.
Additional Information
What you will get:
- Personal Development - career pathway for professional growth supported by learning and development programs and unlimited access to online educational training courses, learning materials & book.
- Work environment - excellent work conditions with friendly environment, recognized team spirit, and fun and quality recreation time.
- Social benefit package including life insurance, food vouchers, additional health insurance, monthly flex allowance and internet coverage, corporate discounts, marriage and childbirth / adoption allowance, Multisport card, Sharesave plan, Employee assistance program, а birthday gift and many other benefits!
- Work-life balance - 25 days paid vacation, 1 additional day off for your birthday and extra 3 paid days for participation in Social responsibility event.
- Opportunity for Flexible working hours and Home Office.
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