Business Intelligence Developer and Data Engineer – do you need them both in your team?
The first one works on a strategy and cooperates closely with the team, while the second one is responsible mainly for technical work at programming the whole data infrastructure. Their tasks differ, but their roles in the organisation are essential and complementary to each other. Are you curious why it is so? Let’s check it.
In this article, we talk about:
- the details of the essential roles of BI Developers and Data Engineers;
- the reasons why outsourcing of both the above-mentioned experts is crucial for the whole business development;
- the benefits of cooperating with both IT professionals, when you are an IT specialist at the executive level and value your time;
- Future Processing’s expertise and solutions in the field.
Nowadays, people across the globe produce tons of data daily. That’s a fact. Every business (regardless of its size) that is keen to develop and understands its client’s and industry needs aims for proper data analysis and skilled specialists in the area. Two examples of such experts are Business Intelligence Developers and Data Engineers.
Two different but complementary roles
The IT and data analysis field keeps changing and expanding dynamically, constantly revealing new areas to explore. So are the skills of people working in them. During the last few years, we have seen significant development in the data analysis job market. Many new roles emerged to respond to the ever-changing clients’ requirements and the constantly growing amount of data that must be appropriately processed and analysed. Business Intelligence Developers and Data Engineers are excellent examples of such relatively new positions on the market, as their roles have grown significantly lately.
We need to point out that Data Engineers and Business Intelligence Developers are two different roles and require other skills and backgrounds. Although some aspects of their jobs may seem similar, their competencies don’t overlap. While Business Intelligence Developers work on the general strategy and need to have an expansive view of the business needs, Data Engineers are focused on purely technical work and are involved in programming and the technical side of the data infrastructure.
How can they help you solve your problems?
Let’s assume that you want to have a reporting system that will help you make better decisions based on current sales data and predictions. It also requires integrating data from a few internal systems. We must take into account that some of them can be manual.
The whole process will probably require:
- understanding your needs,
- understanding your organisation’s capabilities and systems,
- designing solutions, based on which (building costs, maintenance costs) we decide to build,
- building solutions on-premise or on cloud.
To better demonstrate the difference, let’s see how Business Intelligence Developers and Data Engineers can help you in particular situations:
Business Intelligence Developers
Those experts make the data understandable for people who run organisations. By that we mean IT experts at the executive level, e.g. CIOs, CTOs, Heads of Delivery, Senior managers, IT Project Managers. For them particularly BI Developers create and run reports containing the found data and make the highly technical language available to those not as technically skilled.
Data Engineer
Data engineering focuses on practical applications of data collection and analysis. The primary role of Data Engineers is to put together all data infrastructure to make it ready for analysis, further done by Data Scientists and used for analytical or operational purposes.
The Future Processing Way
In Future Processing we have our own way of approaching the issue of who is needed in projects. We ensure that the process of creating a team is not too time-consuming, and you get competences as well as our know-how and mindset. Drawing from over 20 years of experience, we know that clients are focused on solving the problems, and we help them do it. We are agile and prepared to adapt to the changing demands of our clients.
Our engineers are qualified in many roles and experienced in many projects so that you can get complex support from necessary specialists: Business Intelligence Developers and Data Engineers. Their highest competencies and broad experience in the field guarantees the best quality of service and cooperation.
What’s the main benefit for you as an IT industry specialist at the executive level? You can fully trust our expertise and delegate the responsibility without worrying. That will help you save time and energy to focus on tasks you are indisputably best at.
Their main goal is to design a solution tailored to your needs and capabilities. You don’t have to wonder whether you need a warehouse, data lake, big data tools or choosing the right reporting system. We are here to let you focus on your business problems.
Our role in the process
Given the global gap in the IT talent pool and an increased need for skilled IT professionals, it is very challenging to find experienced and qualified Business Intelligence Developers and Data Engineers still looking for a job. Suppose you need a professional team to deal with your data analysis.
In that case, the best solution is to outsource the data analytics service to an experienced and trusted partner who will deliver the results you are keen to get, giving you all their expertise and a well-organised, proactive and trustworthy team. Our experienced Business Intelligence Developers and Data Engineers are ready to help you make your business thrive.
