Data Specialist

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use): 09

The Role: S&P Global is seeking a Data Specialist who has a strong interest in data and would like to establish a career utilising the latest technologies working with industry experts for the Energy markets. As a Data Analyst within our European Data Team, you would be required to work closely with our energy market analysts and off-shore IT team to be responsible for day-to-day data processes. In this role you will look to understand data and apply the applicable business logics and metadata to turn data into information, information into insight and insight into business decisions. You will also work closely with Business Intelligence and IT teams to implement data changes into databases, products, and processes.

The Impact: This role has a core impact to our Energy analytics team by adding value to our data through data quality and enhancements. This role serves as the backbone of our European data operations team, and you will contribute to turning our data into information and insights.

The Career Opportunity: Data is at the core of all our products and strategy, understanding the data from an analytical and technical point of view can open opportunities across the business. An individual who can excel at this role will be known throughout numerous leadership teams – allowing for many opportunities of growth within the organisation.

The Team / The Business: Dynamic Data team tasked with ensuring the integrity of our data and the automation and visualization of processes and data flows. The team is supportive and collaborative with exposure to many business units from Data Modelling to IT. They work well at moving forward with the group's mission and goals. A new member of this team will hit the ground running and collaborate with their team members immediately.

What We're Looking For: We are looking for a process orientated, methodological thinker with a keen eye for detail. Someone who enjoys dealing with large sets of data and problem solving. This role would be ideal for someone proactive and eager to learn about energy markets with a strong working knowledge of large datasets. The role is a great place to hone your skills and grow within a strong and collaborative team.

Responsibilities:

• Analyse data workflows, understanding how they link to our platforms
• Contribute and manage daily processes ensuring you find, investigate, resolve and report issues to internal and external platform users to maintain the integrity of S&P Global's European energy data
• Maintain and create data documentation including mappings, and quality thresholds
• Assist in answering data related client questions, both internal and external, to ensure platform user issues are investigated and status updates provided to client facing team members
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand their data requirements/issues to generate innovative ideas and solutions
• Work closely with clients and analysts to provide data subject matter expertise
• Communicating data changes to data stakeholders (internal/external)
• Maintain new and existing data change request backlog to ensure all requests are tracked and completed. Prioritise the backlog with analysts to ensure our dataset is accurate and up to date
• Assist in analytical support of data sets by working with the wider data team, analysts, and Business Intelligence team to ensure we have a complete and accurate dataset for European Gas, Power, LNG and other commodities
• Work with the Data Collections group and internal market analysts to ensure new data collection requests are processed and prioritized
• Ensure new and edited data points are quality assured before release and integrated into products, business logics and quality assurance processes to ensure consistency between database and products.

Requirements/Skills:

• Enthusiastic about problem solving
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• STEM (All Science, Technology, Economics or Maths) related University level education or equivalent
• Intermediate knowledge/exposure of databases (PostgresSQL, SQL Server)
• Intermediate Python coding skills
• Intermediate Spark (PySpark) experience desirable
• Experience working with Databricks and Apache Airflow
• Knowledge of using Git (GitHub) desirable but not essential
• Understanding of cloud computing (AWS preferred)
• Ability to retrieve, interrogate, manipulate, and analyse data and presenting findings
• Advanced troubleshooting and multi-tasking skills with a meticulous eye for detail
• Experience of processes in agile work streams driving data quality and improvement, experience of Azure DevOps desirable but not essential
• Knowledge of business intelligence tools for analysing datasets and visualizing data
• Interest in technology to visualize, interrogate and report data
• Strong communication skills over email, instant chat and face-to-face and experience of building constructive working relationships
• A strong track record and demonstrable interest in analysing data
• Knowledge/interest of energy markets or energy data desirable but not essential.

What's In It For You?

Our Purpose:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.

From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We're committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We're constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That's why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include:

Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

Family Friendly Perks: It's not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

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Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

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Job ID: 316042

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Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India