This individual will serve as a reporting expert on Business Intelligence projects. This position will be responsible for architecting solutions based on analyzing data needs and requirements of end users to design and create complex reports and dashboards. Additionally, this role will assist in the design and construction of relational databases to meet the business reporting needs.

ESPN, Inc., The Worldwide Leader in Sports, is the leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring the broadest portfolio of multimedia sports assets with over 50 business entities. Headquartered in Bristol, Connecticut, ESPN is 80% owned by ABC, Inc. (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company), and 20% by the Hearst Corporation.

ESPN was founded by Bill Rasmussen and launched on September 7, 1979. Now with over 6,500 employees, each year ESPN televises more than 5,100 live and/or original hours of sports programming. The company’s mission is to serve sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere.

This is a project position with an estimated length of 2.5 years.

Responsibilities

• Architect, Design, develop and deploy complex MicroStrategy Reporting solutions.
• Work with other Business Intelligence Architect within data warehouse and BI teams to design reporting solutions for optimal report performance and increased report functionality.
• Function as hands-on report expert and guides others in defining and implementing technical specifications for BI solutions.
• Candidate must have an understanding of Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing principles and architectures including the concepts (Understanding of Kimball methodologies), designs and usage of data warehouses and data marts.
• Relevant experience with data centric projects such as data warehouses, relational and dimensional models, analytics and reporting.
• Mentor/coach others in a team environment.
Basic Qualifications • Minimum of 5 years of MicroStrategy: version 8 or above (client uses 9.2).
• Minimum of 8 years of BI (Business Intelligence) experience.
• Experience using Microstrategy Architect to design a project including creating facts, attributes, relationships and hierarchies.
• Microstrategy report development including creating metrics, filters, prompts, consolidations, and custom groups.
• Some experience with MicroStrategy SDK (software development kit) to customize the look and feel of the user interface.
• Microstrategy Report Services Document creation (dashboards).
• Performance tuning Microstrategy reports including configuring VLDB settings.
• Solid understanding of Data Warehousing concepts (Star/Snowflake Schema, OLAP).
• Solid understanding of Agile development methodology.
• Experience with Oracle 10g or higher.
• Independent thinker and self-motivated.
• Be able to lead others and have strong communications skills.
• Strong analytical, problem identification/solving skills as well as strong leadership and conflict resolution skills.
Preferred Qualifications

• Microstrategy Intelligence Server and Web administration helpful.
Additional Information Imagine a career with an organization that brings smiles to millions every day. Imagine working with people whose passion for what they do is simply indescribable. We are The Walt Disney Company, live with a rich legacy of innovation, entertainment, and lifelong memories. With our vast array of both businesses and professionals, you’ll have the opportunity to join a team that’s beloved around the world, and to find out how it feels to love what you do. We invite you to discover for yourself why a career with Disney is the opportunity you‘ve been looking for.

ESPN, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Our goal is to create an inclusive workplace for all.
Primary Location-City Bristol
Primary Location-State CT
Primary Location-Country US
Auto req ID 56501BR

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