Job Title: Data Visualization Engineer

Job Location: Hershey, PA

This position is open to a 100% remote or hybrid.

This position is open for sponsorship. (Candidates residing in US only).

Summary:

The Enterprise Data organization drives value for Hershey by providing high-quality, well-governed data to the Enterprise for analytics and decision-making.

The Data Visualization Engineer will be part of the Data Visualization Engineering team, engaging with Hershey Information Services partners, business stakeholders, and vendors to deliver enterprise-grade, best-in-class data analytics, and visualization solutions. This role will provide a solution delivery experience with a focus on the administration and optimization of BI environments for usability, performance, flexibility, testability, standardization, and automation.

The Data Visualization Engineer will act as a trusted advisor, providing guidance and leadership for complex projects and issues, offering insights and recommendations on best practices, including performance improvements. You will work with a diverse team of business analysts, data scientists, technical engineers, data architects, and project managers to deliver outcomes aligned with our business partner’s strategy. In addition, you will report directly to the Sr. Manager of Data Visualization to ensure consistency and compliance of deliverables to frameworks and governance processes.

Major Duties/Responsibilities:

Specific Job Responsibilities:

• Provide full lifecycle BI platforms (Power BI, Tableau or Alteryx) administration (patches, updates, AD security, account management, capacity management, documenting processes) including the ability to work with data owners, solution managers, and report developers to support their needs following Hershey self-service best practices and guidelines.
• Perform administrative functions to ensure proper global settings configuration and provision of organizational resources in all aspects of Desktop and Cloud Services.
• Monitor server activity/usage statistics to identify possible performance issues/enhancements.
• Consult the business and project teams on the visualization and impacts on data requirements, while providing architectural designs, configurations, administration, and functional support.
• Develop complex analytical solutions, while maintaining the output performance.
• Lead offshore Application Managed Services team to provide daily production system and user support ensuring the delivery of resolutions within Service Level Agreements.
• Maintain the performance and optimization of certified reports/datasets and analytical solutions.
• Provide consultation to business users on various facets of Power BI, Tableau and Alteryx development, customer solution integration, infrastructure, APIs integration, etc.
• Model the standards and best practices established by Enterprise Data leadership, including change management and prioritization.
• Lead data literacy initiative by engaging with vendors to set up training schedules, facilitating sessions, and promoting self-service analytical tools adoptions across the company.
• Deploy and maintain Security Integrations with Enterprise Active Directory (AD), Azure AD, SAML, and other next-gen IdP (Identity Provider).
• Research industry practices; collect and analyze data; draw appropriate conclusions and recommendations; present results in written reports or oral presentations using visual aids.
• Create rich Power BI visualizations, DAX queries and work with Power Query, M code language for data integration and transformation as per the business requirement.
• Install, configure, and maintain gateways, manage access provisioning to users.
• Contribute significantly to capacity planning activities, knowledge, and support of similar platforms at the enterprise level.

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform major duties/responsibilities:

• Experience designing, and developing data visualization, reporting, and analytical solutions.
• Working knowledge of agile frameworks
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines and produce quality results under pressure.
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, problem-solving, team, and time management skills. High energy self-starter, strong team player, change agent, and advocate.
• Excellent customer service skills. Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with diverse internal and external stakeholder groups and individuals.
• Must be open to off-hour on-call support if required.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

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The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans

If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact the HR Service Center (askhr@hersheys.com).