Azure Business Analyst

Position Description:

CGI is seeking a business analyst to work with one of our key clients in South Carolina. As part of a fast paced, global team, you will assist users of BI technology. The focus leverage data warehousing in an Azure Cloud environment.

This opportunity requires candidates to be located within the United States, at one of our CGI office locations.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

• Transform raw data into relevant insights via interactive and simple-to-understand dashboards and reports.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels of the organization

• Create Calculated Columns and Measures in Power BI and Excel depending on the requirement using DAX queries.

• Create and maintain Analysis services objects such as cubes, dimensions, measures.

• Implement row level security on data and application security layer models in Power BI

• Responsible for optimizing SQL queries, stored procedures to improve the performance time

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.

• Proven experience (5+ years) as a Business Intelligence Developer, with a successful track record of building BI capabilities within an organization.

Intermediate to advanced (or you can say proven) experience with cloud-based BI platforms and technologies, particularly Azure services such as Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, and Azure Analysis Services.

Experienced with Azure Data Factory for data movement and orchestration.

• Knowledge of working with Azure Blob Storage for storing unstructured data.

• Experience with Databricks:

• Proficiency in using Databricks, a managed platform for running Apache Spark.

• Ability to create and manage notebooks, clusters, and jobs within Databricks.

Python (Preferably PySpark):

• Strong Python skills, especially for data manipulation and analysis.

• Ideally, experience with PySpark, which allows Python code to be executed on Spark clusters.

• Strong knowledge of data modeling, data warehousing, ETL processes, and business intelligence concepts, particularly within the Azure ecosystem.

• Experience in architecting and implementing end-to-end BI solutions on Azure, including data integration, modeling, and reporting/visualization tools.

• Solid understanding of database management systems, data integration techniques, and data governance principles, with a focus on Azure services.

• Data analysis, visualization, interpretation, and business intelligence skills.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable and robust technical solutions within the Azure environment.

Experience with Databricks:

Proficiency in using Databricks, a managed platform for running Apache Spark.

Ability to create and manage notebooks, clusters, and jobs within Databricks.

Python (Preferably PySpark):

Strong Python skills, especially for data manipulation and analysis.

Ideally, experience with PySpark, which allows Python code to be executed on Spark clusters.

• Strong knowledge of data modeling, data warehousing, ETL processes, and business intelligence concepts, particularly within the Azure ecosystem.

• Experience in architecting and implementing end-to-end BI solutions on Azure, including data integration, modeling, and reporting/visualization tools.

• Solid understanding of database management systems, data integration techniques, and data governance principles, with a focus on Azure services.

• Data analysis, visualization, interpretation, and business intelligence skills.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable and robust technical solutions within the Azure environment.

CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $59,000 - $130,600.

At CGI we call our professionals "members" to reinforce that all who join our team are, as owners, empowered to participate in the challenges and rewards that come from building a world-class company. CGI's benefits include:

• Competitive base salaries

• Eligibility to participate in an attractive Share Purchase Plan (SPP) in which the company matches dollar-for-dollar contributions made by eligible employees, up to a maximum, for their job category

• 401(k) Plan and Profit Participation for eligible members

• Generous holidays, vacation, and sick leave plans

• Comprehensive insurance plans that include, among other benefits, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, out-of-county emergency coverage in all countries of employment;

• Back-up child care, Pet insurance, a Member Assistance Program, a 529 college savings program, a personal financial management tool, lifestyle management programs and more

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Skills:

• Leadership

• MySQL

• Python

What you can expect from us:

Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status, political affiliation, genetic information, height, weight, or any other legally protected status or characteristics.

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All CGI offers of employment in the U.S. are contingent upon the ability to successfully complete a background investigation. Background investigation components can vary dependent upon specific assignment and/or level of US government security clearance held. CGI will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records in accordance with all local regulations and ordinances.

CGI will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with CGI's legal duty to furnish information.