Associate, Data Analyst

Role Summary

Data from the MarkitHub platform is widely used in different Markit applications/services including Quotes, Desktop, PV and Solutions. The analyst will be thoroughly involved in the integration of new datasets in MarkitHub as well as carry responsibility for the maintenance of existing datafeeds, both internal Markit data and third party content.

The Operations Team currently provides onsite cover between 06:00 and 19:00 Monday to Friday, on a staggered shift basis, which the candidate is expected to participate in. The working hours are 40 per week, although in practice the successful candidate may be expected to work additional hours, dependant on workload. There will also be regular occasions where weekend scheduled work and support will be required. The candidate would be expected to participate in an overnight/weekend on-call support rotation providing 24/7 coverage.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Analyse new datasets coming into MarkitHub for both internal and 3rd party sources with the goal of identifying development activities necessary for integration the new content.
• Develop and execute methods to continually improve quality of existing datasets in MarkitHub
• Assist in commercial trajectories for MarkitHub based products
• Assist in testing of newly released MarkitHub components

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Economics or equivalent with special interest in Information Technology.
• Previous related experience. Experience with Oracle SQL, Microsoft Access is a plus.
• Applicant should have strong analytical skills and should have a problem solving attitude

The Contact

Interested applicants should send their CV and a covering letter to careers.europe@markit.com citing "Associate, Data Analyst" in the subject line.