Lead BI Developer (Remote Opportunity)

AFL manufactures industry-leading fiber optic cable, connectivity and accessories and provides engineering and installation services for some of the largest telecom customers in the world. Our company was founded in 1984 with a single fiber optic cable and today, we manufacture thousands of products, generate an excess of $1.5B in revenue, and employ approximately 7,000 associates worldwide. At AFL, we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset. We hire and train each individual, investing in them to ensure success in their careers. With a commitment to professional development and growth, let us connect you to your next career opportunity.

What We Offer

• Flexible time off policy
• 401K Company match (up to 4% - dollar for dollar)
• Professional development, training, and tuition reimbursement programs
• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance policy options
• Opportunities for career advancement with an industry leading company!
  
  

We are seeking a Lead BI Developer to join our corporate IT team. This position will be able to work remotely from anywhere in the United States.

Reporting to Manager, EIM, the Lead BI Developer will support the data and reporting requirements of AFL’s Key Business Units. Under general supervision, the Lead BI Developer will design, develop, implement, enhance and maintain software applications partnering with internal business solution, business analysts, and systems analysts. This role requires heavy interaction with Key business leaders, analysts and managers to understand the daily operations and future goals. This will then have to be converted to requirements and/or reports. The focus of this individual is Data Analysis and Enterprise Reporting and is expected to consistently follow the Agile in all development activities.

Responsibilities

• Leads Projects to Designs and develops data delivery solutions using Power BI
• Works with internal and external customers and suppliers to understand the business requirements behind requested computing initiatives
• Familiar with ETL and data integration solutions
• Implement design patterns and industry best-practices to develop secure robust integration applications
• Provide inputs on data transfer techniques into high-level solution architecture
• Provide input for capacity planning and sizing of various ETL and ESB components
• Actively collaborate with developers and other project resources
• Consistently demonstrates sound software development practices, following the System Development Life Cycle methodology to produce efficient, maintainable, value-adding application products.
• Questions existing processes and procedures (both administrative and technical) and offers suggestions and opinions for continuous improvement.
• Communicates technical ideas and concepts in non-technical language to the business.
• Leads other team members of development team on projects and tasks
• Adheres to and promotes the environmental, health & safety policies of AFL.
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum of Associate’s degree Computer Science, MIS, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Science, Business Administration
• Development experience in application development involving data transfers
• Good understanding of ETL Processes and Best Practices
• Sound Knowledge of SOAP, REST, JMS architecture Concepts and PUB/SUB Pattern
• Strong knowledge of web services security
• Good knowledge of Java SE, Java EE, XML, XML Schema, XSD, XSLT/XPath and JSON technologies
• Experience documenting and communicating integration designs aligned to business requirements
• Advanced Experience designing complex queries and working with standard object/relational databases such as Oracle, MS SQL, PostGres
• Experience Tuning Database and application queries
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in the manufacturing industry preferred
• Basic Linux experience – application Administration
  
  

Personal Attributes

• Team player – comfortable in a cross-functional and multi-cultural environment
• Team leader– Able to Teach and Mentor junior team members
• Interpersonal skills – a confident communicator with good oral and written communication skills, needed to work with internal and external customers and suppliers to understand the business requirements; able to explain solutions in a non-technical way.
• Initiative – a self-starter who strives to achieve even in the most challenging environments.