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Database Specialist Jobs in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates at Reneco International Wildlife Consultants LLC
Title: Database Specialist
Company: Reneco International Wildlife Consultants LLC
Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
RENECO’s mission is to implement a global conservation strategy ​aiming to restore and preserve the Houbara bustard populations of North Africa (Chlamydotis undulata undulata) and Asia (Chlamydotis macqueenii).
To achieve these goals, RENECO has developed a multidisciplinary approach within different centers located in Morocco, Central Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula by​ combining fundamental and applied research.
To cope with the expansion of its activities and due to the development of new conservation projects,
RENECO is opening new positions, giving a unique opportunity to be part of an ambitious conservation program.
You will join the IT Department and be mainly responsible for supporting line-of-business applications and their users.
Your main tasks will be:
Analysis of business needs (breeding, veterinary, ecology) and writing of functional specifications
Propose appropriate solutions in line with the company strategy
Optimization of Intranet business applications (data typing, management of technical term dictionaries, definition of input forms, configuration by back-office and under SQL Server) in close collaboration with service providers and partners.
Maintenance and occasional development of legacy business applications, under Access
Consolidation of data from different production centers and BI/dashboarding (Tableau)
Interfacing line of business data with those of departments other than breeding/ecology: GIS (ESRI), ERP (Exact), BMS (WebCTRL), etc.
Support for data curation and extraction (querying under SQL Server and Access)
Writing support documents and activity reports
Training and assistance for internal users of the line-of-business applications
Technical follow-up of service providers
Missions are to be planned internationally.
Your Profile:
Education and Experience:
Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy, Ecology, Biology, Breeding, or a related field.
At least 2 years of experience working with SQL (T-SQL and SQL Server or other relational database management systems).
Experience in a relevant field such as agronomy, ecology, biology, or breeding would be a plus.
Technical Skills:
SQL Server and T-SQL language
Actual experience of data management/treatment (not only database administration).
A good knowledge of Access and VBA is an asset.
Proficient in computer use (Windows, Office, Internet, utilities…)
A first experience in BI, ideally with Tableau, is an asset.
IT Skills:
Basic knowledge of Python (or another language) coding is a plus
Basic knowledge of the system and network (Active Directory, IP, DNS…) is a plus.
Basic knowledge of GIS (Esri ArcGIS Pro, …) is a plus.
Knowledge in descriptive statistics; basic knowledge in data mining/signal analysis is a plus.
Language Skills:
English required.
Arabic, Russian, French, Kazakh, Uzbek, or Spanish is a plus.
