Truist Financial - Charlotte, NC
posted 5 months ago
The Cloud BI Information Engineer - API Enablement Lead is responsible for producing reports that utilize databases and applications to provide critical information to business leaders. This role involves creating standardized dashboards and customized views of data based on specific requests, ensuring that the data pulled aligns with business needs. The engineer will apply their knowledge of the business to customize reports, identify data integrity issues, and provide feedback to application and database administrators to address any discrepancies. Additionally, they will answer questions from end-users to provide context and clarity regarding the reports, which may focus on regulatory matters, operational metrics, and productivity metrics. In this position, the engineer will develop, optimize, and maintain reports and dashboards, analyzing information to recommend solutions for problem-solving. They will also lead small projects and play a significant role in larger, more complex initiatives. A key responsibility includes designing, developing, testing, and implementing solutions for self-service reporting architecture that leverages modern business analytics tools, API enablement, and a common semantic model. The engineer will assist in migrating and scaling from an on-premise to a cloud infrastructure and data footprint, as well as evaluate and prototype next-generation tools within the Truist environment for feasibility and functionality. The role requires a foundational understanding of applicable principles and methodologies, along with specialized knowledge in SQL, relational databases, ETL/ELT architecture, data integration concepts, big data concepts, and reporting tools. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing and planning projects, with effective verbal and written communication skills to relay information to others.