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From: Tina Duccini
Date: 7 Sep 2005
Subject: Sunnyvale, CA: Software Engineer- Business Intelligence Group (req# *1186) at Yahoo!

Each day Yahoo! collects approximately ten terabytes of data- more than the entire Library of Congress. We analyze this data and act on it to constantly better our user experience, while building the world�s best consumer-centric data platform.

Strategic Data Solutions (SDS) is looking for outstanding individuals for a variety of positions. SDS� mission is to create value to consumers and marketers by delivering a consumer-centric data platform and insights services that maximize user engagement and enable innovative marketing solutions.

Business Intelligence Group Overview
Business intelligence team at SDS builds powerful, scalable reporting platform of consumer and web analytics and provides comprehensive business intelligence services to Yahoo! business and product users to maximize data-driven decision-making and product innovation. Customers of business intelligence products include analysts, product managers, and executives.

Essential Job Functions

  • Plays a critical role in the YMG (Yahoo Media Group) data mart team
  • Designs, implements, tests the analytical data mart and reporting system for Y! Media business unit
  • Responsible for data acquisition/analysis/design, logical/physical modeling, database architecture design, query performance optimization, and analytical reports set up
Non-essential Job Functions
  • Works with team members to resolve reporting issues
  • Performs data quality validation
  • Writes design, implementation, testing, operation documents
Requirements
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Minimum 5 years experience building Oracle based data marts which includes
    1. Dimensional data model designs using modeling tools e.g Oracle Designer, ERWin
    2. Must have implemented partitioning in a mart environment at least once
    3. Must be familiar with bitmap indices and star-transformations
    4. Must be aware of performance and scalability considerations in a mart environment.
    5. Must be an intermediate to advanced PL/SQL programmer
    6. ETL processing
  • Must have implemented slowly changing dimesions SCD 2
  • Must be very familiar with ETL coordination issues
  • BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering or related fields
Other Skills/Abilities

  • MicroStrategy experience a plus
Contact:

Please send resumes with req# *1186 to Tina Duccini, tduccini@yahoo-inc.com


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