2 jobs found in York

About The Role Competitive salary and benefits package including: contributory pension, bonus, 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays), life assurance, career development opportunities, cycle to work scheme, free onsite parking! We are looking for a Business Intelligence Technical Lead to join Costcutter in a critical role where you will be providing technical leadership to a cross-functional business intelligence team, comprising data warehouse and Cognos developers, QA and business analysts. The role is multi-faceted, comprising data engineering in the warehouse, reporting using the Cognos Analytics suite and significant stakeholder engagement. You will be joining the business intelligence team at an exciting time, where the data warehouse architecture is reaching a degree of maturity and the focus is switching towards self-service reporting and in the future towards predictive insight and analytics. You will be accountable for the development and maintenance of the organisational business intelligence platform and associated reporting and the analysis of business requirements and design of appropriate solutions. This role requires strong technical leadership, direction and mentoring to the business intelligence team and the ability to identify and support the provision of training and development needs for the business intelligence development team and represent the interests of the business intelligence team via senior management engagement. About Costcutter Our vision is simple; helping independent retailers to thrive. Join us and you will be joining our values driven, fast paced business and become part of a friendly and dynamic culture. We work together, building strong relationships and embracing different styles. That way everyone can turn up as themselves. Like innovating? So do we, we embrace change and believe we can always be better, in fact it’s one of Our Values! Tell me more… We have been championing independent retailers for over 30 years. Our Head remains in York and we have over 600 employees in Head Office and around the country. We supply goods and services to independently-owned convenience stores across the UK and Republic of Ireland as well as to our company owned estate. These stores trade under a number of brands including Costcutter, Simply Fresh and Mace. About You Prior experience of successful technical leadership is essential alongside advanced knowledge of SQL (up to and including SQL:2003 standard), ideally with experience of multiple dialects, especially MySQL, SQL Server and/or PostgreSQL. It would be highly beneficial if you have prior exposure to Amazon Redshift and experience with the Cognos Analytics suite and SQL Server Integration Services. You will need a good understanding of agile/lean software development methodologies and the ability to accurately translate complex technical requirements and specifications into deliverables. Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences are key to being successful in this role. Finally, a degree in computer science or a related discipline would be an advantage. We’d love to hear from you if we match your job search!

Job Description As an Intern Software Developer you will join one of our agile teams to develop our software. We have a strong focus on embedded software but our students can also be found working on our virtual ECU or within our Dev Ops team. We use a wide range of languages, including C, C#, C++, Java, Python to name a few. You will be writing and delivering software to meet the defined specifications under the direction of your team lead. We give you real work and you will be expected to have responsibility for your own deliverables, but always with the support of your team. Qualifications You should be studying for a degree in a relevant discipline e.g. Computer Science or Engineering, and have some of the following characteristics: Programming skills in one or more languages (e.g. C/C++, Python, Java) An understanding of object-oriented software Familiarity with embedded software development Good time management, communication and problem solving skills Creativity and innovative thinking Additional Information What we offer: Please note we would like you to start in July or September 2020 for a 12 month internship. By joining us for your placement year, you will genuinely make a great contribution to the business. You may want to further your career with us once you graduate, as so many of our previous intern students have done. In 2019 we hired 11 students for year-long placements, so when you join will also be part of your own internal student network as well as working alongside our teams. We are always striving to create an innovative and collaborative working environment and by the the end of 2019 we will be fully moved into our brand new custom designed office in the centre of York (Hospital Fields Road), a short distance from the train station and adjacent to the river, with easy access by bike. Before applying for this vacancy, you must inform your Faculty/School Placement Officer. If your Faculty/School does not have a Placement Officer, you must inform your Course Tutor. This is important because there may be the need for the employer to be verified by the University to ensure that, where applicable, the position can be credited to your degree. If you think this might be the opportunity for you, please get in touch as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you!