Level II Developer

Role Overview:

• The role will support Client's Chicago headquarters by conducting analyses and developing automation to support customer and operational groups at Client.
• Operational components include flight and taxi times, air traffic control, aircraft maintenance and routing, ground time, staffing, airport congestion and construction, and fuel utilization.
• The Analyst will have strong technical and analytical background, and be able to deliver results with limited supervision.
• The person must have experience with performance reporting, along with automating insights from large volumes of data and be able to clearly communicate relevant triggers and recommendations.

Responsibilities:

• Extract and analyze data from relational databases and reporting systems - both those maintained by Client and those developed by external vendors such as Sabre and the U.S. Department of Transportation
• Proactively identify problems and opportunities and perform root cause analysis/diagnosis leading to significant business impact
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of reports, analyses, dashboards to drive key business decisions
• Identify best practices in reporting and analyses including analysis, validation and documentation
• Create and modify daily, weekly, and monthly operational reports as needed; take ownership of reporting structure and metrics in order to more clearly and effectively communicate relevant information to decision-makers and day-to-day operations employees at headquarters, in field offices, and at airports

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or in a quantitative discipline like Applied Mathematics, Statistics required

Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge in querying and manipulating relational databases via Teradata SQL Assistant, MySQL, and Microsoft SQL Server required
• Expertise in one of Python/Java is required
• Expertise in VB.NET, HTML, and CSS required
• Knowledge of Big Data ecosystem is preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint required
• Experience with Node.js is a plus
• Must be fluent in English (written and spoken)

Experience:

• 3+ years development/analysis experience
• 1+ year(s) in Aviation or Transportation industries preferred
• Candidates with previous Airlines experience highly preferred