Data Analyst (Data and Analytics)

RESPONSIBILITIES

You will support the delivery of data and analytics initiatives across the organisation, including reporting, dashboards, data modeling, and emerging AI/ML use cases. This role involves gathering business requirements, assisting in solution design, and supporting the development of insights that drive data-informed decisions.

You will work closely with senior analysts, BI developers, data engineers, and data scientists to support the organisation’s journey toward becoming a fully insight-driven and analytics-enabled enterprise. You will also play a key role in fostering data culture, supporting data literacy, and enabling the organisation’s transformation into an insight-driven enterprise.

JOB SCOPE

• Assist in gathering, documenting, and refining business requirements for reporting, dashboards, and analytics solutions.


• Support BI teams in developing user stories, KPI definitions, and dashboard layout specifications.


• Work with business users to understand operational processes and translate them into basic reporting or data needs.


• Assist in validating the accuracy and completeness of dashboards, reports, and analytics outputs.


• Conduct data analysis to identify trends, anomalies, and insights to support decision-making.


• Support data scientists by helping with requirement documentation, business understanding, and validation of AI/ML outputs.


• Participate in UAT and ensure delivered analytics solutions meet business expectations.


• Maintain documentation such as requirement logs, process notes, data dictionaries, and report inventories.


• Support trainings, demo sessions, and user onboarding activities for BI dashboards and analytics tools.


• Coordinate with data engineers to communicate business needs related to data sources or data quality issues.


• Assist in monitoring adoption and usage of BI dashboards and reports and gather feedback for improvement.


• Ensure all analytics activities comply with data governance, privacy, and organisational standards.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Solid understanding of the analytics lifecycle: reporting, dashboards, data modeling, and introduction to AI/ML concepts.


• Able to translate business needs into structured requirements with guidance.


• Skilled with BI tools (e.g. Power BI or MicroStrategy) and able to interpret visualisations.


• Demonstrates foundational data literacy and analytical thinking skills.


• Good communication and documentation skills, able to interact with stakeholders clearly.


• Willingness to learn new BI, analytics, and AI technologies and adopt industry best practices.


• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional environment.


• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate outputs.


• Positive attitude, proactive mindset, and eagerness to contribute to an insight-driven culture.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Malaysian citizen.


• Pass Malay Language including an oral test at the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) level.


• Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Information Systems, or equivalent from accredited institutions.


• Minimum 2–4 years of experience in business analysis, BI, data analytics, or related areas.


• Proven experience delivering enterprise dashboards, complex reporting requirements, and analytics solutions.


• Exposure to AI/ML projects, including business problem framing and interpreting model outputs.


• Good understanding of SQL; familiarity with Python or analytics tools is an added advantage.


• Experience working in large enterprise, public sector, or regulated environments is preferred.

JOB STATUS

Permanent

All applications are strictly
CONFIDENTIAL
and only shortlisted candidates will be called in for interview. Applications are deemed
UNSUCCESSFUL
if there is no feedback from the EPF
2 MONTHS
after the closing date of advertisement.