Currently working as an IT consultant , I have certifications for Microsoft and AWS cloud services almost solution architect level for both. Working on that in February. I have 2 yrs exp in IT business consulting in a functional less technical space. Looking to pivot into data & analytics in an entry/associate level roles with these certifications what other experiences & skills should I have in order to come into an analytics role? UG Degree was quantitative but not technical chem engineering.

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Python is useful. Could be worth doing some hands on work in Databricks community edition for exposure to Apache Spark.

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For a SA type role, not necessary. Adding more skills is always useful. Data viz will always be a use case so it helps if you can speak to it (e.g. know when to recommend Power BI vs Tableau). In that scenario, you'd want to know more about architecture - understanding sizing for Tableau Server or Power BI Premium, the different user types, etc. - more than you'd need to know how to make a good viz.

That said, I've found that data viz projects (e.g. implementing exec dashboards) are typically a quick win and a good foot in the door for bigger data architecture and engineering projects. So if you have the facility for data viz, learning a tool can pay off.

Get some of the Microsoft data certs. Also look to do some of the tableau free badges.

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Have worked with Microsoft BI, Comfortable with sql.

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