Online applications are invited for the Data Analyst Jobs at DIC, MeitY, Delhi. The last date for the application is December 5, 2023.
About DIC
Digital India Corporation (DIC) has been set up by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, to innovate, develop, and deploy ICT and other emerging technologies for the benefit of the common man. It is a not-for-profit Company under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013. The Company has been spearheading the Digital India programme of the Government of India and is involved in promoting the use of technology for e-governance, e-Health, Telemedicine, e-agriculture, e-payments etc.
The Digital India programme promotes safety and security concerns of the growing cashless economy and addresses challenges confronting its wider acceptance. It also promotes innovation and evolves models for the empowerment of citizens through Digital initiatives and promotes participatory governance and citizen engagement across the government through various platforms including social media.
IndiaAI is an Independent Business Division under DIC. IndiaAI aims to catalyse AI for social
the good ecosystem in India while supporting innovation, research, and capacity building in the field of
Artificial Intelligence.
Number of Posts
40
Job Objectives
The Data Analyst will play a key role in the future of IndiaAI. He/she will be responsible for operationalising efforts towards transforming the data management practices of the ministry/department to improve the quality and use of public sector data and catalyse the data-based research and innovation ecosystem. The Data Analysts will be dedicated to the pursuit of building capacity throughout the end-to-end data value chain in Ministries/Departments for the purposes of AI-based innovation.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with relevant data policies/guidelines/rules as set forth by the Data
Management Office (when established) or any other Government of India agency; - Streamline data collection practices and systems within the host Ministry/Department/Agency;
- Ensure data integrity and accurate record-keeping by supporting data collection and management efforts (data entry into electronic formats, SOP-based data verification);
- Create, maintain, and improve the quality of data repositories for the host Ministry/Department/Agency;
- Perform data analysis for cleaning data, and generation of insights;
- Perform quality assurance checks on datasets;
- Maintain detailed documentation on data management decisions and technical work;
- Work on cross-sectoral initiatives across governments to extract data from data warehouses and other back-end systems;
- Develop data feeds and automated reporting through dashboarding;
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in data management, data analysis and visualization;
- Develop and ensure the adoption of data storage, archival and deletion SOPs in alignment with relevant government policies/guidelines/rules.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, economics, statistics or related fields from a recognized university/institute;
- Certifications in data analytics, data science, and data/information management are preferred from a recognized university/institute.
Desirable Skills & Experience
- 2-3 years of data management and analysis experience, preferably in software or technology
- industry;
- Familiar with cleaning, coding, merging, and analyzing large and complex quantitative data files in Python, R;
- Detail-oriented with a focus on data quality and accuracy;
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
- Strong experience in building complex SQL queries and schema building Advanced Excel/Google
- Sheets & Macros knowledge.
How to Apply?
Interested candidates can directly apply through this link.
Deadline
The last date for the application is December 5, 2023.
