Job Description

What the role is:At Sport Singapore, we aspire to transform the nation through an active lifestyle designed around innovative, fun and meaningful sporting experiences. Sport has the unique ability to bring people together through play, regardless of age, gender, race, ability or social status. It imparts life values, nurtures character and builds resilience. It inspires and evokes the Singapore spirit through shared experiences and strengthens our national identity. We help Singaporeans Live Better Through Sport. Sport Singapore is constantly on the lookout for individuals who are passionate about what they do. Anchored in our values of Passion for Sport, Strength through Teamwork and Care for People, we believe in working and playing, not just as a team, but as a family.What you will be working on:In this role, you will be part of the team to develop a centralized repository of information. The following roles and responsibilities of the Staff is summarised as follows: 1. Design a scalable architecture for a data platform according to best practices and ensure data consistency/reliability/accessibility for analysis, reporting and operation needs. 2. Integrate data from various data sources (public websites, documents, databases etc.) and support the entire data pipeline process from extraction, transformation to loading. 3. Continuous monitoring, troubleshooting and maintenance to ensure reliability and stability of in-house data systems and integration tools (e.g. databases, analytics systems, batch jobs, data pipeline scripts etc.). 4. Automate and improve existing data pipelines for optimal performance of data flows between dashboards/reports and databases/data sources. 5. Support data governance policies development that addresses any potential security breaches or data integrity issues. 6. Implement and manage data backup strategies to ensure data can be restored in case of data loss or corruption. 7. Utilize version control tools for database schema to keep track of changes and ensure a reliable history of modifications. 8. Benchmark, perform stress tests and analysis on data systems performance regularly to identify bottlenecks and implement optimizations.What we are looking for:We are looking for self-motivated individuals who value integrity, teamwork and take pride in going the extra mile to provide excellent service to stakeholders and the community. This individual should be a sport advocate through living an active lifestyle and staying active. In addition, an ideal candidate should possess the following: \xe2\x80\xa2 Background in Software Engineering / Computer Science / Information Technology / Data Science or related specialty \xe2\x80\xa2 Proficiency in programming languages and version control tools such as (Python, Java, SQL, Scala, R, Rust or Git) \xe2\x80\xa2 Knowledge of using database version control tools (e.g. Flyway, Liquibase) \xe2\x80\xa2 Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau and PowerBI etc) \xe2\x80\xa2 Proficiency in relational databases (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL etc.) \xe2\x80\xa2 Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Oracle) and their data services. \xe2\x80\xa2 Experience with using ETL tools (e.g. Apache Airflow, Apache Nifi, Talend) \xe2\x80\xa2 Experience with big data technologies (e.g. Hadoop, Spark) \xe2\x80\xa2 Knowledge of data warehousing solution (e.g. RedShift, BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks) \xe2\x80\xa2 Experience in integrating and working with APIs (REST, GraphQL, SOAP, RPC etc) is a plus. \xe2\x80\xa2 Proficiency in Linux is a plus. \xe2\x80\xa2 Knowledge of ML frameworks and libraries is a plus. Soft Skills \xe2\x80\xa2 Strong problem-solving skills and creativity \xe2\x80\xa2 Ability to work independently and as part of a team \xe2\x80\xa2 Good communication skills \xe2\x80\xa2 Strong analytical skills and attention to detail The level of offer will commensurate with applicants\' experience and track records.About Sport Singapore:Why We Do What We Do? Simply because we believe that everyone can live better through sport. At Sport Singapore, we aspire to transform the nation through an active lifestyle designed around innovative, fun and meaningful sporting experiences. Sport has the unique ability to bring people together through play, regardless of age, gender, race, ability or social status. It imparts life values, nurtures character and builds resilience. It inspires and evokes the Singapore spirit through shared experiences and strengthens our national identity. We help Singaporeans Live Better Through Sport.

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