Data Engineer 2

At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to democratize financial services to ensure that everyone, regardless of background or economic standing, has access to affordable, convenient, and secure products and services to take control of their financial lives.

Job Description Summary:
The Business Systems Analyst position is within the Global Entity Management and Oversight (GEM&O) Analytics and Business Intelligence (ABI) Team and will be responsible for gathering end user requirements, performing data discovery and research, liaison with end users and data engineers to discuss findings or opportunities to enhance the data sets, and providing technical consultation and guidance. The person we are seeking must be self-motivated and analytical, with proven experience influencing and effectively communicating across the organization. He or she should have proven data analysis skills along with the ability to build relationships, partner with key stakeholders and work cross-functionally to drive time sensitive deliverables, track risks and issues and see work thru to completion.

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Ability to understand business problem and provide feasible solution meeting PayPal domain & technology requirements. Engage with business users on proof-of-concept efforts.
• Work with business partners and subject matter experts to fulfill key performance drivers that will support business operations and GEM&O reporting efforts. Build expertise on data relevant to subject area.
• Create and document solution(s) of low to medium complexity to meet end user requirements, including documentation of systems specifications. Conduct quality assurance testing and user acceptance testing (UAT) as needed.
• Partner with other GEM&O teams to offer insights and opportunities to adjust priorities, processes, and documentation.
• Support special projects and initiatives: special projects vary from strategic initiatives to day-to-day operations. Support needs will vary by project and will require strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively.
• Comfortable working in an agile, fast-paced environment and with cross-functional teams, should have appetite to learn and be flexible to pick up new technology.

Core Duties:

• Building performance efficient, highly scalable, configurable solutions spanning multiple technologies and platforms - Hadoop, Teradata, Oracle, Tableau, MicroStrategy, H20.
• Create SQL queries to troubleshoot, develop metrics and create ad-hoc reporting as needed; data systems understanding is expected, specifically Teradata, Tableau, and Hive/Hadoop.
• Identify potential solutions, shortlist, and compare them. Finalize the solution by collaboration with business.
• Analyze and understand core business processes and data flows to provide solution offerings that are scalable, repeatable and effective.
• Assist internal customers with acceptance testing and adoption.
• Ensure issues are identified, tracked, reported, and resolved in a timely manner.
• Participate in special projects as needed and perform other duties as assigned.
• Analysis of pre/post of issues, and creation success measures to determine success of various projects
• Documentation of processes, and technical flows

Qualifications & Requirements:

• 4+ years of reporting and analytics experience
• Experience in financial services industry preferred
• BS/BA Degree or educational equivalent
• Knowledge of SQL and one or more of these DB's - Teradata, Hive, Hadoop, Oracle, MySQL, H20 is a plus.
• Experience with Tableau or other visualization tools is a plus
• Experience working with Python is a plus
• Experience with analytical tools is a plus
• Must be self-motivated, detail-oriented, conscientious, thorough, and accurate
• Strong interpersonal skills, diplomacy, and client service-oriented attitude and mindset
• Excellent communication skills (written, oral, presentation skills)
• Proven ability to function well independently as well as in a team
• Ability to prioritize deliverables and projects to meet timelines efficiently, to adapt to changes in priorities quickly and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously to drive projects to completion and deliver quality materials under tight deadlines
• Agile / Scrum experience preferred

Subsidiary:
PayPal

Travel Percent:
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Our Benefits:
At PayPal, we're committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can't do this without our most important asset-you. That's why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.
We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com

Who We Are:
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PayPal has remained at the forefront of the digital payment revolution for more than 20 years. By leveraging technology to make financial services and commerce more convenient, affordable, and secure, the PayPal platform is empowering more than 400 million consumers and merchants in more than 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. For more information, visit paypal.com.

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected].

As part of PayPal's commitment to employees' health and safety, we have established in-office Covid-19 protocols and requirements, based on expert guidance. Depending on location, this might include a Covid-19 vaccination requirement for any employee whose role requires them to work onsite. Employees may request reasonable accommodation based on a medical condition or religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated.