SQL Analyst

The role involves performing SQL related Impact Analysis, GAP Analysis and staging activities.  

Key responsibilities include: 

-        Impact Analysis - Describe the predictable impact on the Apple Maps Product of issues encountered by Editors.

-        Gap Analysis - Describe the magnitude and severity of missing information relative to expectations in developing workflows and available sources.

-        Source Staging - Design and monitor automated workflows, and apply manual interventions as necessary to ensure source data is properly staged and suitable for intended use.

Qualifications:

-        Ability to ingest and transform common data formats for tabular and geospatial information.

-        Working knowledge of software asset control in GitHub.

-        Ability to execute and troubleshoot SQL queries in a PostGIS database.

-        Experience with Postgres spatial functions, using pgAdmin, MySQL, or other sql databases.

-        Experience with database manipulation using python (pandas), R, or other language.

-        Experience working with datasets in JSON file format.

-        Familiarity with regex and hive.

-        Working knowledge of map usage and digital mapping concepts.

-        Ability to recognize common planimetric features in natural color photography.

-        Ability to learn editing workflows in map editing software.

-        Familiarity with common GIS editing software, including QGIS.

-        Working knowledge of computer terms and concepts, especially as they apply to data sources and products that describe geo-referenced business listings. 

-        Ability to manage and organize large volumes of data.

-        Excellent organization skills—able to design and implement ad-hoc tracking systems as spreadsheets or other desktop computer tools.

-        Demonstrated ability to perform open-source research with a variety of search tools and techniques.

-        Ability to follow (or question) complex procedural instructions in English that may have gaps, ambiguities, contradictions or other imperfections typical of early-stage piloting.

-        Ability to produce concise documentation of issues encountered during the execution of Assignments, in a format that may be dictated to support issue tracking systems and to support the analysis of issue uniqueness.

-        4-5 years of experience working on Maps SQL.

-        Familiarity in JSON file format

-        Familiarity with regex and hive.

-        Experience with database manipulation using python (pandas), R, or other language

-        Experience working on Maps related program for Large Map development companies is a must.

-        Has experience working on digital map production environment and responsible for Delivery and Quality functions.