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Data Academy | Data Support Analyst

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IT, Customer Service
Málaga, Spain
Posted on Jul 14, 2025

Company Description

Talan – Positive Innovation

Talan is an international consulting group specializing in innovation and business transformation through technology. With over 7,200 consultants in 21 countries and a turnover of €850M, we are committed to delivering impactful, future-ready solutions.

Talan at a Glance

Headquartered in Paris and operating globally, Talan combines technology, innovation, and empowerment to deliver measurable results for our clients. Over the past 22 years, we’ve built a strong presence in the IT and consulting landscape, and we’re on track to reach €1 billion in revenue this year.

Our Core Areas of Expertise

  • Data & Technologies: We design and implement large-scale, end-to-end architecture and data solutions, including data integration, data science, visualization, Big Data, AI, and Generative AI.

  • Cloud & Application Services: We integrate leading platforms such as SAP, Salesforce, Oracle, Microsoft, AWS, and IBM Maximo, helping clients transition to the cloud and improve operational efficiency.

  • Management & Innovation Consulting: We lead business and digital transformation initiatives through project and change management best practices (PM, PMO, Agile, Scrum, Product Ownership), and support domains such as Supply Chain, Cybersecurity, and ESG/Low-Carbon strategies.

We work with major global clients across diverse sectors, including Transport & Logistics, Financial Services, Energy & Utilities, Retail, and Media & Telecommunications.

Job Description

We are looking for a skilled Data Support Analyst to join our Data Academy.

Responsibilities:

  • Production Support: Provide first-level support in a fast-paced production environment, ensuring system stability and adherence to defined SLAs.

  • Incident Management: Monitor, triage, and resolve production incidents through effective code reading and troubleshooting. Escalate unresolved issues to Level 2 support when needed.

  • Code Comprehension: Analyze and interpret Java, SQL, Airflow, and Databricks code to identify the root cause of production issues—without being responsible for new feature development.

  • Collaboration with Juniors: Support and mentor junior developers by helping them understand system behavior, troubleshoot issues, and improve their code comprehension skills.

  • Daily Reviews: Conduct daily incident reviews and maintain documentation to ensure continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.

  • Prioritization and Escalation: Prioritize tasks effectively under pressure and ensure critical issues are escalated appropriately.

  • Infrastructure Coordination: Work closely with infrastructure teams to support operational needs and manage technical blockers.

General stack: SUPRA, Microstrategy, Hue (hive/impala), Scala, Power BI, Pyspark, TrueDat, AirFlow, Hadoop, Databricks, Qlik.

Qualifications

Mandatory Requirements:

  • At least 3 years of experience in support and technical analysis.

  • Strong code reading & comprehension, especially in Java.

  • Proven experience in incident resolution and troubleshooting within SLA-driven environments.

  • Solid understanding of SQL, Airflow, Databricks (training provided, but familiarity preferred.​​​​​​

  • Teamwork with Agile methodologies.

  • Strong communication skills for cross-functional team collaboration and mentoring juniors.

  • Comfortable working under pressure and in high-urgency settings.

  • English level at least B2.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in production support or site reliability engineering roles.

  • Background in scripting or light development tasks is a plus.

  • Prior experience with data engineering workflows or ETL systems is an advantage.

  • Ability to analyze and debug production issues independently.

  • Fluency in Spanish would be highly valuable.

  • Bank treasury fundamentals are an asset.

Additional Information

What do we offer you?

  • Full-time contract
  • Smart Office Pack so that you can work comfortably from home
  • Training and career development
  • Benefits and perks such as private medical insurance, life insurance, lunch and travel cards as part of the flexible remuneration package
  • Possibility to be part of a multicultural team and work on international projects
  • Hibrid position based in Málaga, Spain. Realocation is mandatory
  • Possibility to manage work-permits.

If you are passionate about data, development & tech, we want to meet you!

Talan Spain’s commitment to non-discrimination based on gender, race, ideology, or any other reason, in accordance with the company’s "Equality Plan" and the current regulations on gender equality between women and men (Royal Decree-Law 6/2019).